“Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” (Matthew 18:1, KJV). The disciples asked Jesus this question. He responded by placing a little child in the midst of them. As He often did, He used their question for a teachable moment. “Except ye be converted, …
Do you ever doubt the fact that God fulfills His promises? Sometimes, we are guilty of treating God as if He were a man. We may not realize that we are doing this even when we are. For instance, we may regard a situation as hopeless …
“Take your son, your only son, Isaac, whom you love, and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about” (Gen. 22:2, NIV). That’s what God told Abraham to do at the …
In Psalm 137, the psalmist writes about a time when the Jews were in captivity in Babylon. While there, the Babylonians asked them to, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion” (Psalm 137:3). These were the songs the Jews used to sing in the Promised …
“Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new,” Paul writes (2 Corinthians 5:17, KJV.) The fact that we have become a new creation in Christ does not mean we automatically live …
In preparation for Hurricane Irma in 2017, my wife and I went to try and find a supply of bottled water. She went to one Walmart location, and I went to another. Both of us came up empty. In the location I visited, not one case …
Whenever one of the apostles wrote to a local church, it was to be regarded as a call to action from God. That’s because they wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit with apostolic authority. Their writings were filled with godly advice for the churches …
We make many personal plans in our lifetime. And though we can’t see God, He is actively involved in those plans. According to the Bible, “Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails” (Proverbs 19:21, NIV). The quote …
Each of us differs in terms of our aspirations in life. I find it difficult understanding how some people are so passionate about things that I find utterly boring. I am sure some feel the same way about the things I love in life. The truth …
“The Lord has sought out for Himself a man after His own heart, and the Lord has appointed him as ruler over His people, because you have not kept what the Lord commanded you” (1 Samuel 13:14, NASB). Samuel the prophet said these words to Saul …
