“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart” (Galatians 6:9-10). The act that becomes a habit, the habit that equates into a lifestyle of doing good, is the life we have been called to live. We enter into the life and experience of Christ and grow…
“I will meditate on Your precepts, and contemplate Your ways” (Psalm 119:15). To give deep thought of what God requires is necessary if we are to align ourselves with His will. It is not a casual or passing thought that captures the truths contained in His Word, but rather to savor those morsels of insight until they become a part…
“…and they came to Him from every direction” (Mark 1:45). The courses of many people were redirected to the place where Jesus could be found. At that time He was not to be found in the open marketplaces of the city, but rather in a deserted place. It did not matter for those who were seriously in pursuit of Him;…
“I would have lost heart, unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living” (Psalm 27:13). Believing is more than a casual thought in the direction of God. It is a firm conviction that God will do everything He has promised. His glory will cover the earth and we will…
“I’m single-minded in pursuit of you; don’t let me miss the road signs you’ve posted” (Psalm 119:10 MSG). The heart has many paths available for it to follow. There are significant things that one must pay attention to that can easily grow into obsessions, and one can find justification for having to give their undivided attention to them. To be…
“Yet a man has risen to pursue you and seek your life, but the life of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with the Lord your God” (1 Samuel 25:29). When our souls are joined to the Lord, our lives are hidden in Him. Our minds, our wills, and our emotions are under the influence…
“I say to God, ’Be my Lord!’ Without you, nothing makes sense” (Psalm 16:2 MSG). To reason is a virtue. Through reasoning, we embrace the truths applied to our hearts with a renewed mind and emblazoned hope. Those who have meditated upon the Word have arrived at conclusions that are vastly different from those who merely compare the spiritual to…
A proclamation is taking ownership of what we speak. When His Word becomes life within us, then we can proclaim it with confidence and conviction. The Spirit of grace upon our lives will arrest hardened hearts to hear us, and His power will convert sinners into saints. Otherwise, our words apart from God’s perspective are like a dog howling at…
“In that day this song will be sung in the land of Judah: We have a strong city;God will appoint salvation for walls and bulwarks” (Isaiah 26:1). There will be a day when the people of God will have a new song in their hearts. Those who had been driven into exile while the land had been forcefully taken from…
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen” (2 Corinthians 13:14). The benedictional blessing released from the lips of Paul over the brethren was that they receive the favor of the Lord Jesus Christ. Unlimited grace was invoked in order to fully participate with…
God sent His greeting through angels to the shepherds while they were tending their sheep at night. This greeting provides evidence that God does not discriminate when addressing humanity as He introduces His peace to the world. “Then the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be…
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven” (Matthew 7:21). Is it our works that qualify us for heaven or a faith that translates into efforts that are pleasing to God? Many among the professors of religion have believed that no evidence is…