God Values Faith How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How great is the sum of them!PSALM 139:17 How happy…

UNITY OF THE SPIRIT Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit. EPHESIANS 4:3 NLT The structure of the human body…

You will face loss, trouble, and disappointment, but nothing has the power to separate you from your Redeemer’s unrelenting love. As I’ve said…

Do it yourself Determinedly Discipline other Things. Bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. 2 Cor. 10:5. This is another aspect…

“Not much earth.” (Matt. 13:5.) SHALLOW! It would seem from the teaching of this parable that we have something to do with the…

Peace in the Storm May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace. ROMANS 15:13 A wonderful old hymn says,…

A CHRIST-CENTERED LIFE To me, living means living for Christ. PHILIPPIANS 1:21 NLT When the Lord doesn’t answer your prayers in the way…

Maybe today you want the District Attorney Jesus, who’ll get all those people who’ve made your life hard. He will be only your…

“Thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress.” (Psalm 4:1.) THIS is one of the grandest testimonies ever given by man to…

MEDITATION King David went in and sat before the LORD and prayed. 2 SAMUEL 7:18 NLT Today, notice the phrase “David . ….

We Get Around It Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another’s feet. —JOHN…

We Need Mercy The LORD is good; His mercy is everlasting. PSALM 100:5 Many Christians do not see God in all of His…

THE FUTILITY OF REGRET If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us…

WOUNDS AND SCARS Psalm 147 Tucked away in a quiet corner of Scripture is a verse containing much emotion: “From the city men…

Don’t Interpret; Learn! Remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you … that he might humble you. (Deuteronomy 8:2)…

Diffusiveness of life Rivers of living water. John 7:38. A river touches places of which its source knows nothing, and Jesus says if we…

“And he went out carrying his own cross.” (John 19:17.) THERE is a poem called “The Changed Cross.” It represents a weary onewho…

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1.) THE question often comes, “Why didn’t He help me…

“There he proved them.” (Exod. 15:25.) I STOOD once in the test room of a great steel mill. All around me were little…

The waters of satisfaction scattered … nevertheless he would not drink thereof but poured it out unto the Lord. 2 Samuel 23:16. What has…

IDOLS THAT DESERT. We may not believe in literal divine god-beings of beauty, wealth, pleasure, or fertility. But we must all live for something,…

It is a fact: the Lord is my light and my salvation. So why should I be afraid? Since the Lord fears nothing,…

INTEGRITY. Who gets to draw near to God? Those who speak true words (verse 2), but in love (verse 3) and generosity (verse 5)….

A Present Reality Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. (Romans 6:8) Unfortunately, many…

“And he took him aside from the multitude.” (Mark 7:33.) PAUL not only stood the tests in Christian activity, but in the solitude…

Our Chief Joy and Delight Rejoice in the Lord and be glad, you righteous; sing, all you who are upright in heart! —PSALM…

DON’T MISS HIM “Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details! There is only one thing worth being concerned about.” LUKE…

Romans 14 His face was covered with a full beard. His hair fell almost to his shoulders. When he smiled, his white teeth…

Why fear when God has already given you, in Christ, everything you need to be what you’re supposed to be and to do…

That Point in Time I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel … which you received, in which you stand. (1 Corinthians 15:1)…