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“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...
When I was a new Christian, pastors and other Christian workers were always trying to give us tips about how to witness to Christ. I went to some beach evangelism and campus evangelism outreaches, which often used a cold-turkey and aggressive style of witnessing to a...
This story is about the true meaning of Christmas. The true meaning of Christmas is not about getting, it's about giving, and it's about Jesus. Jesus came to this world to forgive us for our sins. Here's the story of when Jesus was born. One day an angel...
'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...
1. Wake Up - Decide to have a good day. "Today is the day the Lord hath made; let us rejoice & be glad in it" Psalms 118:24 2. Dress Up - The best way to dress up is to put on a smile. A smile is an inexpensive way to improve your looks. "The Lord does not look at...
Have you ever tried to read the Bible and got bogged down in the Book of Numbers or Leviticus and wonder why God put them there? Like our body, all parts of the Bible are necessary, some parts are not as attractive as other parts but often these parts are vital for...
". . . 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 . . ....
1. Worship helps us to overcome our human tendencies to rely on our own insights (Prov. 3:5,6) 2. Worship gives us a sense of God's presence and companionship (I Cor. 1:9) 3. Worship gives us a sense of God's power and might. (Zeph. 3:17) 4. Worship helps cleanse our...
“For, before the harvest, when the blossom is gone and the flower becomes a ripening grape, he will cut off the shoots with pruning knives, and cut down and take away the spreading branches.” (Isa 18:5) I don't know about you, but pruning knives, being cut down,...
"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." (Ps 145:8-9) Slow to anger, gracious, compassionate, rich in love . . . Wow! Did you ever know anyone like that? I would...