In today's society, many people base their importance or their value on what family they were born into. If they were born into a family of prominence, then they automatically have a sense of self-worth. However, if they were born into poverty, they feel like the...

For we are God's [own] handiwork (His workmanship), recreated in Christ Jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which God predestined (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which He prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them [living the good...

Have you ever prayed for something over and over and you still didn't get the results you were believing for? Have you prayed the "Prayer of Faith" and every other kind of prayer you knew to pray, and it didn't work? It makes you wonder, "Well, last time it...

I began to see the love of Father God when I had my own children and grandchildren. It doesn't matter what we do; it doesn't matter how we mess up; it doesn't matter how many spills we make, He just says, "It's okay, Honey," and pulls us right back to His bosom and...

Is your house occupied by the presence of God? Or is it occupied by the influences of this world? As a military force goes into a country and conquers that country, they set up people there to occupy those zones. Well, Jesus came. He was the invading force that...

Malachi 3:16 (AMP) says, Then those who feared the Lord talked often one to another; and the Lord listened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before Him of those who reverenced and worshipfully feared the Lord, and WHO THOUGHT ON HIS NAME. There is...

What do you think people say about you when you leave a room? "She's always in a bad mood;" or, "He has a bag of chips on his shoulders." "Does she ever say anything positive?" "He always complains about something." Do people see the good in you? Or do they see...

Recently, I asked some little boys to name, if they could, 12 NBA players. And boy, they started rattling them off one by one, trying to say them faster than the other one could. They not only knew 12 players names, but could name their team, their number, and...

Jesus was very explicit in seeing to it that we understand the danger of harboring unforgiveness. After reading this parable, there should be no question of the consequences of having an offense in your heart: Therefore is the kingdom of heaven likened unto a...

We may not totally agree with the way certain people minister—their style of delivery, what they were born with, their mannerisms, etc., but it is not our place to judge, to criticize, or to voice our opinion to anyone else. There are ministers on TV that I can't...

In friendships, when people become close, we find out that we all have faults. No one is perfect (except Jesus). The more intimate the relationship, the more the faults become obvious. As I'm sure we have all witnessed many times in church, members notice faults in...

Do you know how God created all things? He spoke it and it was so. And God said, "Let there be light: and there was light" (Gen. 1:3). "Death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Prov. 18:21). You have all the power you need to get the victory you've been...