It is impossible to get through life without being opposed and disliked by some people. It is especially difficult to take when it seems that there is no just cause behind it. But even when others oppose us, God is working. "And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither: for God did send me before you to preserve life." -Genesis 45:4-5  Read More

We definitely want and need God to bless us in many ways. And He will surely do so, but we must look beyond ourselves. "God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations." - Psalm 67:1-2  Read More

It is easy to trust the Lord when all of our needs are met, and things are going smoothly. We must learn to trust in Him at all times. "Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah." - Psalm 62:8  Read More

It is a source of grief and discouragement to us believers that we still sin after we are saved. But there is coming a time when we will sin no more. "Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen." - Jude 1:24-25  Read More

Conflict is inevitable in a sinful world, but we must do all we can to resolve it when possible. "It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling." - Proverbs 20:3  Read More

It is very easy to become smug and self-righteous when you are saved and have been delivered by God from many sins of your past. We must persistently resist this temptation. "Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God." -1 Corinthians 6:10-11  Read More

It is every believer’s responsibility to stand firm against sin and to be faithful to the Lord. But even so, we cannot do it alone. "O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved." - Psalm 66:8-9  Read More

One of the sad realities of the Christian life is that we often do not get answers to prayer because we have not prayed. But sometimes prayers go unanswered because of the prayer itself or the motive behind it. "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts." - James 4:3  Read More

In the midst of a difficult experience and when everything looks bleak, we must not give way to fear or lose hope. And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved of my children: Joseph is not, and Simeon is not, and ye will take Benjamin away: all these things are against me." - Genesis 42:36  Read More

There are obviously many stages in life through which we must go. Sometimes we need to get moving, but sometimes we just need to be still. Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth." - Psalm 46:10  Read More

We live in the age of self-esteem, but in truth that is not a biblical concept. However, we do need a proper view of ourselves. "For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith." - Romans 12:3  Read More

God in His great wisdom has made us for relationship with Himself and with each other. As such, we need to do all we can to cultivate strong relationships with one another. "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity." - Proverbs 17:17  Read More