Religion is man’s attempt to make peace with God on his own terms. Redemption is God’s offer of peace through Jesus Christ. But this is peace through the blood of His cross (Col. 1:20).
We have little control over the circumstances of life. We can't control the weather or the economy, and we can't control what other people say about or do to us. There is only one area where we have c...
Stop having a measuring rod for other people. There is always one fact more in every man’s case about which we know nothing.
The mind grows by taking in, but the heart grows by giving out.
Sometimes fear comes, not before the battle or even in the midst of the battle, but after we have won the victory.
It is impossible to stand still in Christian life and service, for when you stand still, you immediately start going backward. Let us go on! is God’s challenge to His church (Heb. 6:1), and that means...
In their time of crisis, instead of turning to God for wisdom, the people consulted demons (Isa. 8:19; Deut. 18:10–12), and this only increased their moral and spiritual darkness. The increase of the...
How rarely we weigh our neighbor in the same balance in which we weigh ourselves. Thomas à Kempis
God doesn’t promise to remove the stones from the path, but He does promise to make them stepping-stones and not stumbling blocks. He promises to help us climb higher because of the difficulties of li...
Faith simply means obeying God’s will in spite of feelings, circumstances, or consequences.
If we desire to become leaders for God, we must give ourselves totally to the Lord and obey whatever orders He gives us (Rom. 12:1–3).
If our faith in Jesus Christ isolates us from those who need him, there’s something wrong with our faith—and our love.
He read John Locke’s Essay Concerning Human Understanding and made an about-face in his approach to the problem of how people think and learn. He came to the conclusion that knowledge was not somethin...
God has ordained that His people live by promises and not by explanations.
When we lose our desire for God’s Word, then we are vulnerable to the substitutes the world has to offer (Isa. 55:1–2).
When faith, hope, and love are vital powers in our lives, then no matter what difficulties may come, we’ll be able to thank our Father in heaven and bring glory to His name.
Too many believers have an intellectual religion that satisfies the mind but never changes the life. They can discuss the Bible and even argue about it; but when it comes to living it, they fail.
Tact is the art of making a point without making an enemy. Howard W. Newton
Grace never looks for a reason; it only looks for an opportunity.
Life is something like a doctor's prescription: taken alone, and the ingredients might kill you; but properly blended, they bring healing.