“For he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Heb. 11:6). As a teenager and young adult, there were many times before I left home that I came to my earthly father, A.W. Copeland, with...

“Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his [God’s] saints: To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of...

“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves” (James 1:22). One of the greatest enemies of real faith is what’s called “mental assent.” People who operate in mental assent read the Word and think they...

“Now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed. The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light” (Rom.13:11-12). We are...

“And he gave heed unto them, expecting to receive something of them” (Acts 3:5). Real Bible hope is not “wishing.” It is earnest, intense expectation that what God has said will come to pass. How do you develop that kind of hope? You stay in...

“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart” (Heb. 4:12). How can...

“Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus” (2 Tim. 2:1). Paul instructs us to be strong in grace. But what is grace? And what does it do? Titus 2 tells us, “For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us...

“Let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name” (Heb. 13:15). Oftentimes we think about praising God, but because we don’t feel like it, we shrug off that prompting in our spirit,...

“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind” (2 Tim. 1:7). When the Israelites came out of Egypt, they had just seen a marvelous display of God’s miraculous power. Yet, as they faced the Red Sea...

“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...

“Now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word” (Acts 4:29). Have you ever noticed that miracles most often occur among people who are bold about God? Boldness and the miraculous are so...