“My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the Lord” (Isaiah 55:8, KJV). Accordingly, we need the Word of God to help us bring our thinking and ways in line with God’s. How receptive are you to allowing the Word of …
Jesus taught a parable about the seed and the sower (see Matthew 13:3-8). In summary, a farmer goes about sowing seed. The seeds fall on four kinds of ground. The yield of the seeds is a function of the ground on which they fall. This parable …
When God saved us, He gave us everything we need to develop a strong relationship with Him. But realizing such a relationship with God is not happenstance. In fact, it’s possible to be a genuine Christian and still feel far from God. I have met a …
I serve as the pastor for the English-speaking members of a Korean Full Gospel church. One Sunday evening, my wife and I had dinner with two couples who attend that church. The wives were Korean, and their husbands were white Americans. Both wives spoke English fluently. …
Repentance literally means to “perceive afterwards.” Hence, the word denotes a change of mind subsequent to some event(s) or experience(s). From a biblical standpoint, repentance is a change of mind that results in a turning of one’s heart to God. Consider these words of Apostle Peter …
The world would have us to believe that the “good” guys always finish last. Some of us know someone who appears to personify that saying. Through their cheating or unlawful deeds, they seem to get ahead in life first. That’s why it is vital that …
Sometimes, a simple event in life can teach you a powerful lesson. Or it can underscore important biblical truths. I had such an experience several years ago. It underscored the importance of individual church involvement. I started showing symptoms of what turned out to be a …
Do you expect the Holy Spirit to speak to you? Or do you believe that having such an experience is merely a far-fetched idea? The Holy Spirit is a real person. He was sent to guide us in this life. How can He possibly do that …
The message of salvation is simple. We are saved by grace through faith in Christ. But the effect of salvation is that true believers stay with the Lord. “We are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them who believe to the saving …
Some relationships are good, and some are bad. By bad relationships, I don’t mean the people we share these relationships with are necessarily bad. But they are a liability in our relationship with God. Sometimes, we try holding onto people that we know are taking away …
