“Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.” Psalm 100:2 A minister once recounted being reproached by the Lord. In his confusion, he defended himself, saying, “I have done all you said I should do. There hasn’t been a time I have been disobedient.” The divine response was sobering: “You have…
“Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of…
“For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place; but thou and thy father’s house shall be destroyed: and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” Esther 4:14 The story of Mordecai and…
“And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.” Matthew 19:24 The Bible recounts a tale of Jesus and a young rich man who sought a way to enter heaven by…
“For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord GOD: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye.“ Ezekiel 18:32 Are you a parent? Then you probably understand that feeling of wanting to do everything possible to protect your child. You understand exactly what it means to bear the pain of others…
“So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you?“ John 13:12 Have you ever found yourself in a situation where, despite your relative affluence or age, you were asked to serve others? How did that…
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.“ Psalm 51:10 The Christian life is such that you must consistently have a heart that is pure before God. The psalmist in our passage understood how prone man can be to wickedness and the evil way without the Spirit of…
“They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.” John 8:4. Are you a sinner condemned by others? Do you know Jesus is still waiting for you? When you run to Him, He is ready to disappoint your accusers. Truthfully, Jesus loves you, but He despises sin itself. You…
“For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.” 1 Timothy 6:10 Did you know that the ideas shaping our world today, even wealth and riches, while some have been corrupted, originally stemmed from God’s creativity and…