“He doesn’t treat us as our sins deserve, nor pay us back in full for our wrongs” (Psalm 103:10 MSG). If we received what we deserved, every inhabitant on the earth’s surface would warrant the consequences of their transgressions. Our treatment would be harsh while the sentence would be measured against the deserving. None would be able to survive the…
“Then Jesus spoke to them again, saying, “I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life” (John 8:12). Light exposes hidden things. Things that ought not to be will hide their intentions. People who wish to deceive do it under the covering of a disguise. But when…
“Can you search out the deep things of God? Can you find out the limits of the Almighty?” (Job 11:7). The deep things of God are baffling to the mind. It is impossible for any person to wrap their minds around the mysteries that are hidden from the exploration of an inquiring mind. The rhetorical question of Job was for…
“Who can understand his errors? Cleanse me from secret faults” (Psalm 19:12). The degrees and dimensions of transgressions are not easily and readily understood. It is extremely difficult for a person who is engaged in an act to fully understand the full effect of that act upon others was well as his own future. This is also true both in…
“But what did you go out to see?” (Matthew 11:8). The search for significance will lead many out of their familiar environment. They believe that there has to be something out there that has a greater value and can add meaning to life. Many have abandoned family and home, while others have walked away from their employment because of this…
“Ask a sign for yourself from the Lord your God; ask it either in the depth or in the height above” (Isaiah 7:11). God extended an invitation to an evil king to request a sign. It was His challenge to reveal degrees of His authority either in heaven, the earth, or under the earth. The offer to the king was…
“Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established” (Proverbs 16:3). Our works or the lack thereof is a direct result of thoughts. The primary occupation is assigned to us by God in Christ. What we think of Christ will determine the degree of work we would freely engage. He wants us to see and understand that…
“Do not be rash with your mouth, And let not your heart utter anything hastily before God. For God is in heaven and you on earth; Therefore, let your words be few” (Ecclesiastes 5:2). Many are the thoughts of an active mind. Thoughts rush in as life’s experiences appear to build a defense against the truth. The rational mind is…
“You will show me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy; At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore” (Psalm 16:11). Divine guidance is the most precious possession of any being. To be equipped for great effectiveness is important, but to be directed towards the very thing for which one is appointed is of much greater value.…
“One thing I know: that though I was blind, now I see” (John 9:25). His former condition of blindness was forever changed. He could see that healing could come forth through the Man who had laid His hands on him. This led to a kind of searching faith to discover the identity of the Person who could do what would…
“Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life” (Psalm 23:6). It is the goodness of the Lord and His mercy that is close behind to rescue us from the destructive forces threatening to overtake us. They sneak from behind while we are unaware of what is approaching. Because of God’s goodness and mercy, we have…
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses” (1Timothy 6:12). The battle continues to rage for the soul of every human. It requires one to have knowledge that the fight is on lest there be a state of lethargy…