“Without faith it is impossible to please him (God)” (Heb. 11:6). A soldier in boot camp will jump out of bed before dawn every morning to run and do push-ups. He may not like it, but he’ll do it because his commanding officer has ordered him to...
“In righteousness shalt thou be established” (Isa. 54:14). Do you know what it means to be established in righteousness? It means to be in a right place with God. To be able to stand in the presence of a holy, awesome, almighty, pure God without a sense...
“Thy word have I hid in mine heart” (Ps. 119:11). Whatever you do in life, whether you’re a surgeon, a garbage collector or a schoolteacher, spending time with God and keeping your heart full of His Word is your number-one priority. That’s...
“We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us” (2 Cor. 4:7). There’s an old religious cliche that used to be especially popular among ministers: “We’re just going to burn...
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Anointed One): By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God” (Rom. 5:1-2). God’s Word...
“If the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have” (2 Cor 8:12 NIV). In God’s economy, giving equals receiving. Seeds planted bring a harvest. All of us who’ve studied what...
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good...
“Let our lives lovingly express truth…. Enfolded in love, let us grow up in every way and in all things into Him, Who is the Head, (even) Christ, the Messiah, the Anointed One” (Eph. 4:15 AMP). The Church, as a whole, is discontent with carnal...
“Walk by faith, not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7). When I think of the spiritual tenacity we’ll need in the days ahead, I think of a story I once read about a young man who was in pilot training during World War II. He was a bomber pilot training on the...
“A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things” (Matt. 12:35). Have you ever heard someone say, “I’d have no problem at all believing...
I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. “For this is good...
Type a word, author name, or topic in the search bar to begin a new search.