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. […]
“And when he had considered the thing, he came to the house of Mary the mother of John, whose surname was Mark; where many were gathered together praying.” Acts 12:12 Mothers are called on to do many things in their relationship to their children, but they do nothing greater than pray for their children. Do you […]
The Bible says in I Corinthians 15:51-57, “Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For […]
Many churches are changing. All over the world, churches have fallen into the “success syndrome.” The measure of whether or not they are getting the job done has become little more than keeping score. I am grateful to God for the number of people who attend our church, for the generous giving on the part […]
It is a wonderful thing that God has let us live to see a new year and we praise the Lord for His precious promises. For each new day God gives us, He also gives us the strength and grace we need for that day. “…and as thy days, so shall thy strength be” Deuteronomy […]
All of us have treasures. Children treasure their toys. A special object handed down from one generation to another becomes a family treasure. What are your treasures? What is considered to be of greatest value to you? Shortly after my wife and I were married, our house was burned. Nearly every earthly possession we had […]