Note the following from the book of Daniel, “Then he said to me, “Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your words. ” ((Daniel 10:12–13))”“But the…
“Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.” ((2 Peter 1:4 )) The world around us is falling apart. How? Peter says, “The corruption that is in the world through lust.”…
“If the righteous will be rewarded in the earth, How much more the wicked and the sinner!” ((Proverbs 11.31)) All of us are working towards a final payday. Every day of our lives we are chipping into an eternal pension fund. For those of us who are born again, we are laying up treasures in heaven.…
“What the wicked fears will come upon him,But the desire of the righteous will be granted.” ((Proverbs 10.24)) The wicked can only live in fear. Notice their responses to the recent terrorist attacks in Europe. They may have a lot of loud words and get busy with security, but down deep there is fear. When a…
“Delight thyself also in the Lord; And he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the Lord; Trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass.” ((Psalm 37:4–5)) Delight in this verse means “enjoy, be fond, i.e., take pleasure and enjoyment in an object, implying desirability of the…
“Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.” ((Colossians 4:6)) Words are powerful. They can hurt or help. Some words are gracious, others are angry. Some words are spoken graciously, others are tinged with a bad attitude. Some words are judiciously chosen,…
In Colossians Paul wrote, “in all things that He Himself would become to have the preeminence.” ((Col 1.18)) I would confess that Jesus is my Savior and Lord. That is a fact of being born again. But, experientially, is Jesus my Lord? Does He have the preeminence in my thoughts, my work, my play, my…
“And they began laughing at Him…” ((Luke 8:53a)) Current western society laughs at Jesus and His followers. We speak of sin and it responds with freedom of choice. We speak of eternal hell and it responds with, “Live for today, for tomorrow we die.” Jesus and His followers are not taken seriously. But one day…
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” ((John 19:30)) Not, “I am finished,” but “IT is finished.” Jesus was not defeated, He was victorious on the cross. He completed God’s eternal plan of redemption. He shed His precious blood for…
My oldest son is practicing a song to sing as a special for our church. In that song, the following words keep on reverberating in my heart and mind. There’s no valley, there’s no place, No where that’s beyond His grace! Be strong, For He walks with you, And knows your steps before you do.…
I remember when I was younger, wishing that time would pass because I was so dissatisfied with my current situation. Now,having crossed over the half century of life several years ago, I have come to appreciate today: to see today as a gift from God’s hand and an opportunity to serve and glorify Him. To…
“For we do not want you to be unaware, brethren, of our affliction which came to us in Asia, that we were burdened excessively, beyond our strength, so that we despaired even of life; indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who…