This Momentary Light Affliction: Price of Glory
“For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison” 2 Corinthians 4: 17. This verse came to mind one day, during a stressful period, when I was...
The Promise Land: Meaning and Significance
“When the Lord your God brings you into the land that you are entering to take possession of it, and clears away many nations before you, the Hittites, the Girgashites, the Amorites, the Canaanites, the Perizzites, the...
Wilderness In the Bible: To Do You Good in the End
“When the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he has promised you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ because you crave meat, you may eat meat whenever you desire” Deuteronomy 12: 20. I love this verse...
Suffer Well and Incur No Absolute Loss
“But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of...
Why Should We Obey God? What Pharaoh Can Teach Us.
“Why should you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? After he had dealt severely with them, did they not send the people away, and they departed” 1 Samuel 6: 6? People with...
Resisting Sin: Is Temptation a Friend or Foe?
“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes” Mathew 18: 7! To read this passage for context, click here....
Trusting God No Matter What: Surprising Benefits
“Only, may the Lord grant you discretion and understanding, that when he gives you charge over Israel you may keep the law of the Lord your God. Then you will prosper if you are careful to observe the...
Being Thankful in All Circumstances and Deliverance: The Link
“The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me; to one who orders his way rightly I will show the salvation of God” Psalm 50: 23! This verse tells us the Lord saves or delivers or...
King Hezekiah’s Prayer: God’s 180
“In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, ‘This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because...