When we become Christians, God deposits in our hearts forces the Bible calls the fruit of the spirit. Notice what these fruit consist of: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against...

How do we get, and keep, the free gift of peace that God offers? The first step we must make in order to discover peace is to have confidence in a right relationship with our Creator. God created us for the purpose of companionship, but Adam’s disobedience created...

Companionship with man has always been God’s greatest desire. Nothing is more important to Him or more vital to our well-being in this life. Despite this fact, many people still struggle with this idea. Some are not even comfortable talking with God. Others have...

When Paul faced the threats of Satan’s strategies, he called upon God. In Second Corinthians 12:9, God reveals a powerful principle in His answer to Paul’s prayer: “…My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness…” (NKJV). God’s grace...

We must all do what we do by the grace of God! The Apostle Paul said, “But by the grace of God I am what I am…” (1 Corinthians 15:10 NKJV). We, too, must be what God wants us to be by His grace. In First Corinthians 3:10-13, Paul reveals the importance of this...

Grace is God’s empowering within our hearts to do what we cannot do alone. When problems or insufficiency seem to stand in our way like a mountain, His grace keeps us strong and moving ahead into His perfect plan. Faith in God removes the mountains. Grace keeps the...

We must begin to see ourselves through the light of God’s grace working in and through us. Notice what Romans 5:2 says, “By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God” (KJV).   We reach into...

In Acts 2:42, we have a revealing glimpse of the emerging Church and the priorities of its people: “And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers” (NKJV). We see here that fellowship requires...

Many Christian parents have pushed their children to be a pastor or preacher without really knowing from the Holy Spirit that it is God’s will. They assume that these ministries must be the highest calling. However, if that child is not truly called by God to...

We are not all the same, nor are we called to be clones of some “superstar” in the Christian world. Each of us has been placed in Christ and must therefore cultivate our individual place of service to Him. When this truth becomes real to us, the importance of the...

Peter described this grace as possessing a variety of facets. The King James Version translates it as the “manifold grace of God” in First Peter 4:10. Notice The Amplified Bible: As each of you has received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine...

The grace of God is such a vast subject that scholars have filled volumes in examining its aspects. However, every believer needs to know the ways in which God’s grace is essential to living and growing in the midst of his or her circumstances. One of my priorities...