Only a few people in scripture are called a friend of God. “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God.” James 2:23 The Bible tells us that we need to be friendly if we want to have friends (Proverbs 18:24) If you...
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Sickness Common to man If Jesus has taken all on the cross and it is by His stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5), then why do Christians get sick? I just walked into my mother-in-law’s house. She had been sick for five days with the flu, and it had spread...
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Don’t Lose Hope When we refuse to lose hope, there is a blessing for us. It actually pleases God. “The LORD takes pleasure in those who fear Him, in those who hope in His mercy.” Psalm 147:11 NKJV
Beware of false doctrines and those that seek after signs and not after the heart of God.Through revelation, Peter was able to declare who Jesus is “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” Mathew 16:16 and in the next instant, Jesus was rebuking him for allowing Satan...
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A loss can steal your joy. Job said, “My days are swifter than a runner; they fly away without a glimpse of joy.” Job 9:25 Now how do you get your joy back? Joy is a fruit of the Spirit, “the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance,...
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Disobedience may result in captivity. Disobedience is “gratifying the cravings of our flesh and following its desires and thoughts.” Ephesians 2:3 The funny thing is that people believe they can get away with being disobedient. However, God says, “Who can hide in secret places so that I cannot see them?” declares...
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Layer upon layer you build a house. We are God’s house and in order to be built up in Him, we must continue to grow in Him. “Whom will he teach knowledge? And whom will he make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts? For precept must be upon...
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The Best Solution Man’s solution to sin is religion. But, religion has no fruit. There is only one solution to sin and that is Jesus Christ. “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’ “ John...
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God yearns for you! When you desire something more than anything you yearn for it. David understood yearning, “As the deer pants for the water brooks, So pants my soul for You, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before...
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Are You Running from Grief? When my husband died the number one advice given to me was, “keep busy”. We can become so busy that we do not have time to grieve. We can pack our schedule with so many projects to avoid “thinking” about it; and the result is...
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