Wherever God places that is true and genuine, Satan inserts a counterfeit. We must be on high alert, so as not to be deceived by him or his emissaries.Rooted and built up in him, and stablished in the faith, as ye have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving.Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and ...  Read More

The Lord loves us, and He cares greatly for us in all the details of our lives. He illustrates this perfectly well in the ministry of the Old Testament high priest.And Aaron shall bear the names of the children of Israel in the breastplate of judgment upon his heart, when he goeth in unto the holy place, for a memorial before the LORD continually.  - Exodus 28:29Jesus is our great High Priest, and...  Read More

WE MUST GO FORWARDWhen our hearts are overwhelmed with sadness, discouragement, or grief, it is especially then that we must go on. This is exactly what our Lord did.And saith unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful unto death: tarry ye here, and watch.And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.- Mark 14:34-35As our Lo...  Read More

There is nothing wrong with receiving credit for a good deed or a job well done. But we must avoid doing anything for the purpose of bringing glory to ourselves.Nor of men sought we glory, neither of you, nor yet of others, when we might have been burdensome, as the apostles of Christ.- 1 Thessalonians 2:6We must remember that everything that we have we have first received from God and others that...  Read More

Darkness is associated with many things, such as fear, sin, uncertainty, and despair. And we have just the resource to deal with the darkness. "The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple." - Psalm 119:130  Read More

By nature, we are impatient people, but one of our greatest needs in life is learning to wait. Waiting for people can be very frustrating, but there is One for whom we gladly wait. "And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come." - 1 Thessalonians 1:10  Read More

We must beware of the great temptation of acting out of presumption. When we speak or act without having all the facts in a situation, we will be ashamed. "He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him." - Proverbs 18:13  Read More

Acting hastily is unwise when we are acting out of anger or mere impulse. But sometimes acting with haste is necessary. "I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments." - Psalm 119:60  Read More

Love is considered to be the greatest of the graces, but even then there is an aspect of love that is not good at all. "This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy." - 2 Timothy 3:2  Read More

Responsibilities of life have a way of wearing us down. In addition to that, the troubles and trials of life sometimes seem to take everything out of us. "My soul melteth for heaviness: strengthen thou me according unto thy word." - Psalm 119:28  Read More

It is not a sin to be angry, but it is very difficult to be angry without sinning. The Lord commands us by His grace to control our tempers. "He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city." - Proverbs 16:32  Read More

Though we are all made of the same clay, human beings have a tendency to look down on one another. May that not be true of us And may we so live in God‘s grace that we give others no reason to despise us. "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." - 1 Timothy 4:12  Read More