When the Lord Jesus came to this world from heaven, He came to suffer and die for our sins. One description of Him in the Old Testament is the Man of Sorrows. We must also be reminded that He rejoiced. "In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father, for so it seemed good in thy sight. " -Luke 10:21  Read More

By nature, we are selfish and self-centered people. But the more we grow in grace and love, the more we can freely be a blessing to others. "We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification." - Romans 15:1-2  Read More

Fear and happiness are usually opposed to each other. But there is one sense in which they go hand-in-hand. "Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief." - Proverbs 28:14  Read More

When God created the world, everything was good. But when man sinned, the penalty that came with sin was death. And it is truly our enemy. “The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.” -1 Corinthians 15:26  Read More

Because of sin, we have a natural inclination to be dissatisfied in life. We must constantly be on guard against a heart of covetousness, even after we have been saved for a long time. "Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied." - Proverbs 27:20  Read More

Sometimes believers can get upset or even despise those who do evil things. "But Christ came to call sinners to repent and be saved.I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." - Luke 5:32  Read More

Our God is wise enough and powerful enough to use every experience and circumstance in our lives not only for our good, but also for the good of others. "And whether we be afflicted, it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer: or whether we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation." - 2 Corinthians 1:6  Read More

For all of life, we have responsibilities that we must fulfill, whether in the workplace, the church, the home, or elsewhere. And in tasks both big and small, we want our work to have meaning and significance. "And let the beauty of the LORD our God be upon us: and establish thou the work of our hands upon us; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it." - Psalm 90:17  Read More

Most of the difficulties and trials of life that break our hearts leave us with many questions that will not be answered in this life. But God will ultimately give us full understanding. "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known." - 1 Corinthians 13:12  Read More

Because of our sinful flesh, believers are prone to wander from what we know is right even after we have been living for God for some time. There is a solution for this. "With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments." - Psalm 119:10  Read More

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