The Broad Way Gets More and More Narrow
“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads...
Spiritual (Real) Freedom and How to Get It
“Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom” James 2:12. This verse tells us the law gives freedom. What does that mean, exactly? How can rules...
Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife: How Did He Resist?
“. . . After a while his master’s wife [Potiphar] took notice of Joseph and said, ‘Come to bed with me!’ But he refused. ‘With me in charge,’ he told her, ‘my master does not...
The Prodigal Son: From Give Me to Make Me
“And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of property that is coming to me.’ And he divided his property between them. . . I am no longer worthy to...
Dwelling in the Presence of God
“But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever” Psalm 52:8. This psalm was written when David was running for his...
Lessons from Samson to Live (or Die) By
“Some time later, he fell in love with a woman in the Valley of Sorek whose name was Delilah” Judges 16:4. Most people have probably heard the story of Samson and Delilah. But, in case...
If God is Good, why do I Hurt So Bad?
“The Lord is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. The Lord is good to all; he has compassion on all he has made” Psalm 145:8, 9. This verse tells us the Lord is gracious, compassionate, rich...
What Does it Mean to Humble Yourself?
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may lift you up in due time” 1 Peter 5:6. The book of 1 Peter is largely about suffering. The apostle Peter wrote...
How Does God Restore Your Wasted Years?
“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten—the great locust and the young locust,the other locusts and the locust swarm—my great army that I sent among you” Joel 2:25. This passage out of...
Dew of Heaven and Earth’s Richness: The Link
“May God give you heaven’s dew and earth’s richness—an abundance of grain and new wine” Genesis 27:28. This verse comes from the passage of scripture where Isaac one the patriarchs, gives his eldest son’s (Esau)...