Why Did God Choose Me (and You)?
“But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that...
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Going Through the Fire: Purified or Consumed?
“Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw— each one’s work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire...
How To Stop Sinning
“Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin” 1 Peter 4: 1b. I’ve had so much sin in my life....
Walking with God Through Loss, Pain and Suffering
“Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you”...
The Fruit of the Holy Spirit and Childbirth: The Link
“Be ashamed, O Sidon, for the sea has spoken, the stronghold of the sea, saying: ‘I have neither labored nor given birth, I have neither reared young men nor brought up young women’.” You cannot...
My Testimony of God’s Nearness in Trouble
“In the whole land, declares the Lord, two thirds shall be cut off and perish, and one third shall be left alive. And I will put this third into the fire, and refine them as one...
The Promise Land in the Bible: How Do We Get There from Here?
“For the people of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, until all the nation, the men of war who came out of Egypt, perished, because they did not obey the voice of the Lord; the Lord swore...
Why You Should Judge Yourself
“But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged” 1 Corinthians 11: 31. If we don’t sin when we’re tempted, we are judging ourselves. And we will suffer for it. And if we...
The Narrow Road Is Taxing but Temporary
“Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day. Surely there is a future, and your hope will not be cut off” Proverbs 23: 17, 18. It’s no accident that verse 18...
Moses and the Promise Land: Rash Words
“Then Moses and Aaron gathered the assembly together before the rock, and he said to them, “Hear now, you rebels: shall we bring water for you out of this rock” Numbers 20: 10? I’ve always...