Bitterness, wrath, and anger are the fruits of unforgiveness. Unforgiveness is like a poison that begins on the inside and like cancer, spreads and consumes an individual’s life. They are only one step away from healing, but for some that is one step that is difficult...
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.” (Matthew 6:14-15, KJV) Is there such a thing as being spiritually sterile? We have a...
The Lord is our Provider. We learned this last time in Part Nine. Today's lesson is a hard one and the basis of the series as it was first given to me, a bitter pill indeed but necessary to our lives as Christians: "And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven...
"In your anger do not sin. Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold." (Ephesians 4:26,27) Where we live we boast we're having a dose of winter if the temperature drops down into the fifties, which it did last week....
Today we come to the end of our series on The Lord's Prayer. This will be our surrender to our King. We will denounce any praise that comes our way as we point to the one true God as the author of all good things and deserving of any and all honor and glory and...
"Let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think." (Romans 12:2) "Capture.. rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ." (2 Corinthians10:5) "Get it!," I squealed from the back room. My husband came in, glanced at the insect, and said,...
I have discovered, and continue to discover, the ways that pride hinders not only the Christian but also the unbeliever. The list, I am sorry to say, is long and goes on and on, stretching into eternity where finally pride will be forever eradicated, as will all sin...
"Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a...
Are you someone who worries about what other people think? If you're not, then you are fortunate indeed. But if you are, then you know the pain that comes from being falsely accused. You know how much it cuts into the self-esteem when someone turns your own words and...
"It keeps no record of wrongs." (1 Corinthians 13:5) Many times 1 Corinthians 13 (the love chapter) has been studied, commented on, used at weddings, and taught in Sunday School; however, I think that we miss some of the significance of the individual parts in...