Human nature drives people to revolve around an ideal, a center. God’s desire is for His chosen to revolve around Him, His Word, filled with His Spirit. The bigg… Read More

When emotions run high and fear creeps in: stop in the silence/stillness of God. (1)Identify what is real, (2) what this can teach us, (3) how God can act through this, and (4) how we can sh… Read More

            When God calls you into His arms through Christ, you become set apart and adopted into an eternal family where love is meant to lead you and the st… Read More

            When we recognize Jesus as our Savior that salvation comes with more than just the gift of eternal life in Heaven. We are also given the Holy Spiri… Read More

9 Let love be genuine. (Truly place the well-being of others above your own.) Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. (Allow evil to cause uneasiness in your spirit. Don&rs&helli…Read More

          It seems that some people have an easier time with obedience and their walk with the Lord. We should never compare our walk with anyone else’s becau… Read More

         God created us, man and woman, in His image. As men and women we are created to represent a duality in God that He has designed to be unified in covenant m… Read More

          Any believer has struggled with the duality that exists when we accept Christ and receive the Holy Spirit to fill our once calloused heart. God takes away… Read More

          In the following piece of scripture it is revealed that God reveals Himself to all people. He makes His presence and power clear through His creation. Eve… Read More

          Some of the most difficult and yet most rewarding things we can have in life is relationship. If we narrow that down to the relationships of Christian bel… Read More

30 Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not mine. (John 12:30)         Many times as we read the gospels, where Jesus is walking among the… Read More

       The religious leaders that Jesus encountered had been blinded by the law and the man-made religion that stemmed from it. The leaders created variations that profi… Read More

In the Gospel of John, chapter 8 verses 2-11 we find a story we all know about the woman caught in adultery. This story has so many things in common with the way people treat each other eve… Read More

       Once you give your heart to God and accept Jesus as your Savior, you belong to the One that will never let you go, never cast you out. Just as a good father will… Read More

2 Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, in Aramaic (Hebrew) called Bethesda, (Bethsaida) which has five roofed colonnades. 3 In these lay a multitude of in… Read More

… I call you by your name, I name you, though you do not know me. I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God; I equip you, though you do not know me… Read More

In a word: Yes! Have you ever heard the question of how could God allow evil to exist? The simple answer is that evil would not exist without God. A verse sprung this thought into existenc… Read More

                I sat in church on Palm Sunday and I imagined the scene of Jesus on a colt, riding triumphantly in… Read More

2 Early in the morning he came again to the temple. All the people came to him, and he sat down and taught them. 3 The scribes and the Pharisees brought a woman who had been caugh… Read More

One of my favorite bible verses is John 13:1. I read it one time and it was different from many of the other times I read it. It was that translation that drew me to it. The verse means o… Read More

       Today I attended a sermon where the pastor referenced Luke 17:11-19 and looked at the gratitude of the 1 of 10 lepers who turned back and fell at the fe… Read More

                I was listening to a lecture from a professor of theological studies and he made a point that reso… Read More

There are attributes in many believers that seem unnatural to the people around them. Some people have a joy that shines out of them, some the patience that lasts forever. While all seem un… Read More

We all know people whose fire for The Lord doesn’t burn as hot as it once did. The bright light that was such an inspiration, such a beacon for Christ, struggles to even be visible. M… Read More

  Many of us as believers find ourselves at odds with the secular world as we grow deeper in the Lord and walk in submission to the Spirit. The things that use to bring us happiness no… Read More

As he said these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said to him, “Blessed is the womb that bore you, and the breasts at which you nursed!” But he said, “Bles… Read More

And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make preparations for him. But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerus… Read More

For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given… Read More

I will not forget you. I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you. (Isaiah 44:21b-22)        &nb&hell…Read More

This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…. (Isaiah 30:15) Yet t… Read More

I was listening to a sermon about spiritual warfare and had a thought about what kind of motive and opportunity the deceiver has to try and derail the walk of God’s children as they… Read More

“‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes. Other… Read More

Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. Offer the sacrifices of the righteous and trust in the LORD. (Psalm 4:4)My sacrifice, O God, is a broken… Read More

So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. But whoever has doubts is condemned if they ea… Read More

But I will not drive them out in a single year, because the land would become desolate and the wild animals too numerous for you. Little by little I will drive them out before you, until you… Read More

       As we grow closer to God we not only grow away from the things of this world we also create a distance from other believers who’s walk is different from our… Read More

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and a… Read More

What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction? What if he did this to… Read More

They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved…. When the Lord heard them, he was furious; his fire broke out against Jacob, and his wrath rose a… Read More

                The relationship God desires with His children calls us into the deep and of the metaphorical swim… Read More

He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out i… Read More

When Jesus came into Peter’s house, he saw Peter’s mother-in-law lying in bed with a fever.  He touched her hand and the fever left her, and she got up and began to wa… Read More

                As Christians we are called to live our life in obedience to Christ our Savior. A life lived in su… Read More

       It is inevitable in our Christian walk that we will encounter seasons of difficulty. Some people assume that walking with the Lord takes away the afflictions of t… Read More

“Daniel, don’t be afraid. God has heard your prayers ever since the first day you decided to humble yourself in order to gain understanding. I have come in answer to your prayer… Read More

       Many people come to Christ and dive into trying to be good. They imitate what they think a Christian should do and end up disappointed and exhausted in their effo… Read More

                It is rare that we are exposed to preaching and writings that focus on the schemes of the deceiver… Read More

Yet if there is an angel at their side, a messenger, one out of a thousand, sent to tell them how to be upright, and he is gracious to that person and says to God, ‘Spa… Read More

Many times, in the reading of the Psalms, there is a distance between our hearts and the heart of the psalmists. We read these words where someone is in anguish over their persecution. They… Read More

                Many people think of pride as someone who thinks they are better than those around them. People fo… Read More

       The exile/ correction of God’s people in the Old Testament can be compared to the difficult times God allows His people to go through today. He let His peop… Read More

 And Zechariah said to the angel, “How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in years.” And the angel answered him, “I am Gab… Read More

         If Adam’s disobedience was the match that started the deadly fire that we call sin. The law was the dry forest that allowed the fire to run wild, con… Read More

But when I thought how to understand this, it seemed to me a wearisome task, until I went into the sanctuary of God; then I discerned their end. (Psalm 73:16-17) &n&helli…Read More

“Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than… Read More

 He (Saul) waited seven days, the time appointed by Samuel. But Samuel did not come …, and the people were scattering from him. So Saul said, “Bring the burnt offerin… Read More

 Let no one disqualify you, insisting on asceticism and worship of angels, going on in detail about visions, puffed up without reason by his sensuous mind, and&nbsp&helli…Read More

         The world is focused on what they can see and touch. People who don’t have a correct view of God fail to realize that the things we cannot see are muc… Read More

    It’s amazing how many parallels can be drawn for the discipline of heath and that of faith. Even non-believers can identify with the struggles of dieting. I was confront… Read More

Power over the Kingdoms of the Earth The third temptation shows the deceiver trying to take God’s glory for Himself, which is what caused him to be cast from heaven. Our Savior again… Read More

Jump from the Pinnacle of the Temple The second temptation of the deceiver is for Jesus to prove His identity and throw Himself from the top of the temple so that He would be rescued by the… Read More

Stone to Bread At first glance, we see a hungry man being tempted to feed Himself. His response is from scripture: …that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word… Read More

        Following His baptism in the Jordan by John the Baptist, Jesus is led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted after 40 days and 40 nights (Matthew 4:1). I… Read More

    As the multitude followed Jesus, it was recorded twice that He stopped and provided for them so that they would not parish in their pursuit of Him and His truth. (Jesus feeds… Read More

Dear Heavenly Father,           How mighty, infinite and holy is Your name. I humble myself in the idea that You are above all things and beyond what I could ever c… Read More

                Many people who come to know Jesus as their Savior feel that once they’ve accepted Him, they… Read More

    Jesus gave communion at The Last Supper so that those who follow Him would later receive those elements and remember what He sacrificed as God’s lamb for us. I see that… Read More

      How many times have we met someone that knows there must be a God? How many people do you know who say they believe in Jesus, but their life doesn’t show signs of… Read More

5 And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your sins are forgiven.”6 Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, 7 “Why… Read More

7) Walking in The SpiritThe freedom found in walking above the hold of the earth is available only in God, through Jesus Christ. What a breath of fresh air to walk in the Spirit after we ha… Read More

6) Rising AboveAs a believer walks in the Spirit and their spirit matures and grows they become aware of how dark the world is. They see how fallen this world has become. It becomes clear h… Read More

5) GrowingAs a believer sheds their self and moves away from worldly comfort and emotionally based happiness, they enter an environment where the Spirit can grow in them and replace the fle… Read More

4) Shedding of SelfAs the believer learns what it looks like to walk with Christ they see that the process involves a new heart. This new heart is made new by the indwelling of the Holy Spi… Read More

3) LearningBeing awakened to the love of God and the sacrifice of His Son creates a vacuum in our spirit that wants to take in all that has been missing. The void left from earthy provision… Read More

2) AwakeningThose who God calls are awakened to their fallenness and desperate need for a Savior. Their pride falls away and they become aware of their depravity. They stop believing they a… Read More

1) AwarenessWe are all aware that there is something more. It may get shoved down to a place where it can be temporarily ignored but it resurfaces when the panic arises. Our desire to fall… Read More

              God equips each of us in a unique way to serve Him and to glorify Him. In His infinite wisdom He molds us thro… Read More

For God speaks in one way, and in two, though man does not perceive it. (Job 33:14)“Behold, God does all these things, twice, three times, with a man, to bring back his soul from the… Read More

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the LORD. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways… Read More

“From Him (Christ) we learn how God acts toward people. The hypo-critical, the basically insincere, will find Him cold and aloof, as they once found Jesus; but the penitent will find… Read More

Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. (James 3:13)Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. (Matthew 5… Read More

God will give to each person according to what he has done. To those who by persistence in doing good seek glory, honor and immortality, He will give eternal life. But for those who are sel… Read More

(2 Timothy 2:24-26)  And the Lord’s servant must (1)not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, (2)able to teach, (3)patiently enduring evil, (4)correcting his opponents with gentle… Read More

(2 Timothy 2:24-26)  And the Lord’s servant must (1)not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, (2)able to teach, (3)patiently enduring evil, (4)correcting his opponents with gentle… Read More

(2 Timothy 2:24-26)  And the Lord’s servant must (1)not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, (2)able to teach, (3)patiently enduring evil, (4)correcting his opponents with gentle… Read More

(2 Timothy 2:24-26)  And the Lord’s servant must (1)not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, (2)able to teach, (3)patiently enduring evil, (4)correcting his opponents with gentle… Read More

(2 Timothy 2:24-26)  And the Lord’s servant must (1)not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, (2)able to teach, (3)patiently enduring evil, (4)correcting his opponents with gentle… Read More

(2 Timothy 2:24-26)  And the Lord’s servant must (1)not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, (2)able to teach, (3)patiently enduring evil, (4)correcting his opponents with gentle… Read More

        God offers grace to fulfill a need most deny exists. He values what we need over the law. Laws were made to honor God and glorify His provision. Sinful man used… Read More

                With the growth of technology and social media, we are bombarded with people’s opinions and… Read More

                There are times when you read the Bible and the lessons of one passage reveal a larger truth in an… Read More

                People study the bible and wonder what purpose is found in the Old Testament seeing as Christ brou… Read More

                Along with the New Covenant found in Jesus Christ came new ways of understanding God. Describing t… Read More

Never be wise in your own sight Being wise in our own sight grows arrogance in our hearts. True wisdom accepts reproof and direction. (Proverbs 9:9) Give instruction to a wise man, and he w… Read More

Live in harmony with one another. Do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly/ so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all The absence of harmony and the presence of arrogance… Read More

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep When we are invited into someone’s life we must understand what that means. We are trusted to receive their inner most feeling… Read More

Bless those who persecute you, bless and do not curse them/ Repay no one evil for evil/ never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God/ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome e… Read More

Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality We are called to rely on God as our provider. He is the source of everything we need. Living a life as an image bearer of… Read More

Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer Biblical hope is the anticipation of a favorable outcome under God’s guidance. More specifically, hope is the confide… Read More

Serve the Lord Service of the Lord is an abandoning of self in its most complete form. Serving God requires that we keep our eyes on our purpose in His kingdom. We must allow God to fill us… Read More