How to Overcome Pride with Sheep
(Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth) Numbers 12:3. The bible tells us there are many blessings attached to being humble. Here are a...
Repentance and Forgiveness: The Link
“Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal...
God Is My Shield When I Yield
“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him” Proverbs 30:5. I’ll be the first to admit, I’m no biblical scholar. But the English word “shield” seems...
How Not to Be Overcome by Trials in Life
“. . . Make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love. For...
What Does the Bible Say About Gratitude in the Wilderness?
“You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. . . I will...
How Overcoming Sin Keeps You Safe
“But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the people of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem’s walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry. They...
How Is the Parable of the Sower Relevant Today?
“’A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed. . . some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil...
Submit to God and Be Healed
“Go and tell Hananiah, ‘This is what the Lord says: You have broken a wooden yoke, but in its place you will get a yoke of iron’” Jeremiah 28:13. Jeremiah was God’s “weeping prophet” to His...
Serving A Pointless God
Humans need a God. That’s why gods have been a prominent part of all civilizations from the beginning of time. You and I need a God because we are, well, human. We are mortal....
How Suffering Produces Character
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope” Romans 5: 3, 4. This passage tells us perseverance produces character. This is a simple...