Have you ever been rescued from a dangerous situation? If so, then you know the relief and gratitude that you’ve experienced from being delivered from danger. God has performed one of the greatest rescue missions in history; however, many Christians… Continue Reading →
We were created to live in communion with God. When Adam chose to sin, mankind became separated from the true knowledge of God and people sought live for themselves. God desires our fellowship because He knows that a life apart… Continue Reading →
We live in a world filled with a variety of influences. Our challenge is to discern which influences are from God and which ones are from the world. The Apostle John instructs us that we need to test the spirits:… Continue Reading →
How do you experience times of refreshment? When we think about refreshment, it may bring to mind going swimming on a hot day summer day. Others may find refreshment from a novel and pleasurable experience. We may experience refreshment in… Continue Reading →
Are you experiencing life as God intended? We have a tendency to settle for less than God’s best for our lives because we are keenly aware of our failures and foibles. We may think that life on a higher plane… Continue Reading →
God desires a relationship with His people, but we have a tendency to go our own way. The prophet Isaiah made this observation: All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way;… Continue Reading →
Many people go through life oblivious to the various attacks against them. We struggle against the world, the devil, and our own fleshly desires. As the Apostle Paul was writing to Timothy, he warned him against a common struggle that… Continue Reading →
What is it in your life that receives your maximum effort? There are many worthwhile endeavors that garner our attention, but are we focusing on that which is the best? The Apostle Peter teaches us that the key to a… Continue Reading →
People have a tendency to confuse the sacred and the secular. We have a tendency to worship our work, work at our play, and play at our worship. Christians are called to be in the world, but we not to… Continue Reading →
What is your response when discouragement seems overwhelming? The more we think about the situation the greater our frustration grows until we may even despair of life. The great British preacher, Charles Spurgeon, declared, “There are dungeons beneath the castles… Continue Reading →
What happens when people do not hear a word from God? When people stop listening to God, they drift into the baser levels of their nature and decide to do what is right in their own eyes. This was the… Continue Reading →
When we go through difficult times we can become discouraged if we believe that this life is all there is. We may question, “What is the purpose of life?” When we have an eternal perspective however, it enables us to… Continue Reading →
We face a myriad of challenges in this world. We can face these situations with confidence, knowing that God enables us to walk in victory. When you are seeking to follow God, you may feel like a salmon swimming upstream…. Continue Reading →
How do we know what’s in an individual’s heart? As Jesus was ascending in popularity, there was also increasing opposition toward Him from the religious leaders. Jesus presented an axiomatic truth to the Pharisees: Either assume the tree to be… Continue Reading →
Comfort zones are aptly named because they create a psychological state that provides freedom from stress and anxiety. If we are to experience significant growth however, then we must step outside of our comfort zone. The Apostle Peter experienced both… Continue Reading →
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