"You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!" --Isaiah 26:3 (NLT) Those of us who know Christ should also have his peace in our lives, but sadly, a good example of what many of our Christian lives are like can be found in the famous [...]
Today, please look at a familiar story with me in Mark chapter 2. This story holds some rich truths for today. But don't stop there, for as we read and study God's Word, ask Jesus to speak to your heart. Just as He helped this man to transcend his circumstances, He can help all of [...]
"Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ Anything more comes from the evil one." --Berean Study Bible Remember those old westerns where two people would shake hands and say, "My word is my bond"? While this may or may not have been true, the idea of a man being bound by his [...]
"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of him who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What he opens no one can shut, and what he shuts no one can open." We've all figuratively kicked ourselves sometimes. I can remember a day when I was [...]
"Long ago the LORD said to Israel: “I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself." --Jeremiah 31:3 (NLT) Since 2020 has been a rough year for all of us, you might be wondering what this next year holds. Maybe you have suffered as a [...]
When the angel Gabriel came to Mary and told her that she, a virgin, would bear the son of God, she had a choice to make. While the gospel record doesn't show it, I can imagine Mary standing there with her mouth open. She must have thought something like this. "If I obey God, what [...]