Jesus said, "Feed my lambs." (John 21:15) The great commission: Feed My lambs! Sounds easy enough, doesn't it? Yet how much feeding actually happens with most Christians? How many Christians feel they have the resources, the time, the energy,...
"Keep watch over yourselves and all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he bought with his own blood. I know that after I leave, savage wolves will come in among you and will not spare the flock."...
“The LORD said to Moses, ‘Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. They are to perform duties for him and for the whole community at the Tent of Meeting by doing the work of the tabernacle. They are to take care of all the...
“Then Jesus told them, ‘This very night you will all fall away on account of me . . .’ Peter replied, ‘Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will . . . Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.’ And all the other disciples said the...
“Through your own fault you will lose the inheritance I gave you.” (Jer 17:4) Wow. What a statement! So many times you like to place the blame for your own problems on someone else, don’t you? Like your spouse, for instance? Or your...
"This is the one I esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, and trembles at my word." (Isa 66:2 ) Have you ever wondered just what it was you needed to do in order to please God? You know, things like keeping the commandments, doing work for God, going...
“When his offering is a sacrifice of a peace offering . . .” Lev. 3:1 NKJV As my study of the books of Moses brought me to the book of Leviticus, I suddenly found myself “bogged down” in ceremonial law. All these offerings . . . What was their purpose then? Do they...
“ . . . There I saw a woman sitting on a scarlet beast that was covered with blasphemous names and had seven heads and ten horns . . ." (Rev. 17:3b) "The beast and the ten horns you saw will hate the prostitute. They will bring her to ruin and leave her naked; they...
'I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence." But when I was silent and still, not even saying anything good, my anguish increased. My heart grew hot within me, and as I...
". . . for they will prolong your life many years and bring you prosperity . . . Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man . . . this will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones . . . He will make your paths straight . . ....