A friend was asked to give his "testimony" to a group of people. If you are asked to give such a statement it is usually because you are highly respected for some quality you have displayed. It is a witness statement about one’s self so it is very revealing and very...
"Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known." (1 Corinthians 13:12) “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” In the Disney children's...
Continuing our series on the "Chess game" between the crafty Enemy of our souls and Christians, today we come to Satan's insidious attempts to waylay a believer, who has already "tasted" God's love. 1. Perception: He would always try to make us "perceive" things we...
"And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after the earthquake a...
My husband and I had just returned from an emergency trip to Europe to bury my father-in-law. We were exhausted, emotionally as well as physically, and all I could think about was seeing my young son, who we had left in the care of my mother. Our dear friend Luke (not...
"Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth." (1 Corinthians 13:6) If we think of evil as dark and truth as light, then the picture of this concept becomes clearer. We know that Satan is "the evil one" and we know he represents darkness, death and...
Last week, in THE WOMAN AT THE WELL, Part 1, we saw that there are three types of worshippers: Those who worship God for personal gain, those who do so out of fear, and those who worship God in Spirit and in Truth. Today's lesson takes a look at the first type of...
Why do are we told to worship, anyway? Isn't that kind of arrogant for God to say, "Hey! Worship me!" Does He need my worship? Not at all. Friends, the God who created the universe out of nothing doesn't need anything. He doesn't need our worship in even the smallest...
The book of Job has many valuable lessons to teach us. Over the course of the next year, several min-series will be published in the Nugget, focussing on each of these lessons. Please click here for Study #1 -- Managing Troubles. The next 3 devotionals from Job will...
The book of Job has many valuable lessons to teach us. Over the course of the next year, several min-series will be published in the Nugget, focussing on each of these lessons. Please click here for Study #1 -- Managing Troubles. The next 3 devotionals from Job will...