“… according to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.” (Philippians 1:20) Sometimes in our reading, we come across a word, phrase, or perhaps even a sentence or […]
“For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.” (2 Corinthians 5:14,15, NKJV) Motivation … a good word for so […]
“Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.” (2 Kings 22:8, NKJV). In the early days of my preaching, I experienced the traumatic loss of a Bible that […]
“Therefore, my beloved and longed for brethren, my joy and crown, so stand fast in the Lord, beloved.” (Philippians 4:1) Joy! Happiness! What’s the difference? Can you have one without the other? Are you living a joyful life, exhibiting this fruit as one among several of those “fruits of the Spirit” found in Galatians 5:22-23? […]
“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those […]
“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27, NKJV) There is to be found in God’s Book a great view of life … both now and in eternity! But along the road of life, there will be challenges, issues, […]
“… But Your servant meditates on Your statutes. Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors.” (Psalm 119:23b-24, NKJV) What is your final authority when it comes to life … choices … and the dilemmas of this world? This question is a foundational question that each one of us must answer. Where do we […]
“For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” (2 Corinthians 5:10, NKJV) Like in most households, when our kids were little they knew that if and when they acted up at […]
“When He utters His voice, There is a multitude of waters in the heavens. And He causes the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain, He brings the wind out of His treasuries.” (Jeremiah 10:13, NKJV) Even little children when they are old enough to talk … […]
“For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, …” (2 Timothy 4:6-7, NKJV) Life can be hard! Life can be challenging! Life brings with it times of sacrificing … for others … […]
