You need patience, so that after you have done the will of God, you might receive the promise. (Heb. 10:36) P-A-T-I-E-N-C-E "Wow, that's a big word, I said. "I wonder what it means." "I know. I know." Said Benji Bear. "It's smiling and smiling, even when you're...

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. (John 15:11) Jolly Jack is the funniest clown in the whole circus. He does the silliest things and tells jokes all the time! He even lets children throw pies at...

[That you may really come] to know [practically, through experience for yourselves] the love of Christ, which far surpasses mere knowledge [without experience]. (Eph. 3:19 AMP) I speak well of my husband—my sons' father—but I don't make him out to be some...

Dear Pastor, I know God loves everybody but He never met my sister. Yours sincerely, Arnold. Age 8, Nashville. Dear Pastor, Please say in your sermon that Peter Peterson has been a good boy all week. I am Peter Peterson. Sincerely, Pete. Age 9, Phoenix Dear Pastor,...

If you want to be a good parent, look at how our heavenly Father parents us, His children. He gently guides and leads us with loving kindness, tender mercies, and correction. Don't make your children angry by the way you treat them. Rather, bring them up with the...

You don't need to pray for a long time asking God to give you the power of the Holy Spirit. Remember, the gift is already yours. You are just receiving what is yours to begin with. The Holy Spirit has a part to do and you have a part to do. As the Holy Spirit fills...

A testimony by TOM C., as told to Muriel Larson "The just shall live by faith." (Rom. 1:17). "What are you doing to my brother?" screamed the teenage girl running into the street. "I'm going to kill him, and now I'll have to kill you too!" I cried. I had recently...

This is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. (1 John 5:14-15 NKJV) There is a way you can know...

Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let them say among the nations, "The Lord reigns!" 1 Chronicles 16:31 You have filled my heart with greater joy than when their grain and new wine abound. Psalm 4:7 But let all who take refuge in you be glad; let them...

A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her. (Prov. 31:10-11) In order for a marriage relationship to be truly intimate, the husband and wife must have confidence in one another. You have...

There are three basic reasons to believe the Bible is the infallible and pure Word of God: No human would have written a standard this high. Think of the best person you know. You must admit he would have left certain scriptures out, had he written the Bible. So...

Let the wise listen and add to their learning, and let the discerning get guidance—for understanding proverbs and parables, the sayings and riddles of the wise. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline. Listen, my...