Life is likened unto gardening, for every deed is a seed, and we sow them daily. "Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the LORD, till he come and rain righteousness upon you." - Hosea 10:12  Read More

The Christian life is certainly not a game, but it does require a great deal of effort and discipline on our part to live a godly, righteous life. "Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain. And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible." -1 Corinthians 9:24-25  Read More

Sometimes we can be our own worst enemies. This is always the case when we reject God‘s Word and insist on going our own way. But even after we have made a mess of things, we can turn to the Lord for help. "O Israel, thou hast destroyed thyself; but in me is thine help." - Hosea 13:9  Read More

Receiving forgiveness from God is one of life‘s greatest blessings. But granting forgiveness to others is one of life‘s most difficult challenges. Yet we must do it. "And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses. But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses." -Mark 11:25-26  Read More

Much of our lives will be spent waiting, and for this we need great patience. But there are times when we must make haste. "I made haste, and delayed not to keep thy commandments."- Psalm 119:60  Read More

Bearing insults and unjust criticism is difficult, but our Lord set the example for us in this. "Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him." - Mark 15:32  Read More

We must admit that most of our growth and life transformation does not occur during times of ease and comfort, but during times of affliction. "Before I was afflicted, I went astray: but now have I kept thy word." - Psalm 119:67  Read More

Love, mercy, and grace are all glorious attributes of God. But His patience is also truly amazing. "Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus." - Romans 15:5  Read More

We are saved from our sins by faith alone in Christ alone, and not by works. But good works are certainly important after we are saved. "This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men." - Titus 3:8  Read More

Anger is a normal human emotion and mindset. But we must take great care not to sin when we are angry. "And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other." - Mark 3:5  Read More

While we sometimes seek to have an independent spirit, we must remember that in the truest sense, our lives are not our own. "For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord: whether we live therefore, or die, we are the Lord's." - Romans 14:7-8  Read More

One of life’s difficult challenges is learning how to respond to unexpected disruptions. Our Lord is the perfect example in this. "And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things." - Mark 6:33-34   Read More