The foremost need in the life of every child of God is compassion. My heart breaks because it is not broken. We should weep because we do not weep. We should have tears over the fact that we do not have tears. Nothing ought to stir us up anymore, folks, than that our hearts have grown hard and calloused and careless. The missing ingredient in American soil is concern.
In Lamentations, we find the funeral address for a nation. If we do not remind ourselves that there is hope in the Lord, what we find in this book of the Bible will be so discouraging. As God speaks through the prophet, Jeremiah gives us this eye witness account of what happened to his people. […]
Do you know of someone who has fervently, earnestly prayed for you? Do you know of someone who regularly prays for you? There is no one praying for us like the Lord Jesus. Notice this expression in John 17:9, “I pray for them.” I have no idea what the voice of Jesus sounds like. I […]
We are able to make a difference in the lives of those we love to the same degree we allow the Lord Jesus to make a difference in us. Meditate on these things that the Lord left on the hearts of His disciples. In John 13:34-35, the Lord says, “A new commandment I give unto you, […]
Who are the great people? Are they the ones whose names appear in the headlines of news articles? No. The great people of the earth are those who allow the Lord to be great in their lives. They are more concerned about what people think of God than what people think of them. Through faith […]
God hears and answers prayer. We must believe that God is and that He rewards them that diligently seek Him. God extends an invitation to His children in Jeremiah 33:3, inviting them to come unto Him and to call upon Him. “Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, […]
Friendship begins with God. We have a divine invitation to come to the Lord. He desires to transform strangers and aliens into His friends and true followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. One of our favorite hymns is titled “What a Friend We Have in Jesus.” The man who penned the words to this hymn […]
The Lord is real to us only as we place our faith in Him. The Christian life is a faith life. Without faith, it is impossible to please God. The Bible says that “we must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him” (Hebrews 11:6). We need […]
Most of life is lived in the human flow of existence. The Lord tells us there is a “more excellent way” to live. Have you discovered the “more excellent way”? The Lord Jesus Christ commands us to love one another the way He has loved us. He goes on to say that as we accomplish this, all people […]
As the oldest of four children, I enjoyed a lot of attention from my mother, especially as a young boy. So many precious memories flood my soul as I think about my mother. She was used of God to plant the thought in my heart that the Lord had a special purpose for my life. […]