“Choose you this day whom ye will serve….” (Josh. 24:15) Man has always had a choice. God has tried to show us that from the very beginning. He formed man from the dust of the earth and breathed His own life into him. He put man in the midst of the...

When I was a young boy, ten o’clock was our official city curfew. Nobody under eighteen years of age was allowed on our streets after that hour. The local radio broadcasters loved to announce this curfew hour by declaring in strange sounding, almost ominous...

“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise” (Heb. 10:36). Contrary to what you might think, you don’t have to wait for a major trial to develop patience. We have wonderful opportunities in...

“I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live” (Deut. 30:19). A number of years ago I heard a certain minister say,...

As it is written, I have made thee a father of many nations, before him whom he believed, even God, who quickeneth the dead, and calleth those things which be not as though they were. (Rom. 4:17) Let me give you some examples of God calling those things that be not...

Throughout the ages, the deep, innermost desire of mankind has remained unchanged. Man wants to obtain the success that will create within him a lasting satisfaction and a sense of fulfillment. When God first created mankind, He gave them an assignment, the...

“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed” (Isa. 53:5). Isaiah 53:1 says, “Who hath believed our report?” Believing the right...

A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing. (Prov. 13:17 NIV) The armorbearer must have a disposition that will eagerly gain victories for his leader. In 2 Samuel 22:36 David said of the Lord, “Thy gentleness hath made me...

“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed” (Isa. 53:5). When Jesus was raised from the dead, was He still sick? No, He was raised with a...

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me” (Gal. 2:20). The usual Greek word translated crucified is stauroo (stow-ro’-o) meaning “to impale on a cross.” Here in this verse, Paul uses the Greek...

In righteousness you shall be established; you shall be far from oppression, for you shall not fear; and from terror, for it shall not come near you. (Isa. 54:14)  In the above verse, God says, “…you shall be….” He believes in you and His power to work through you....