Jesus told us very plainly that our adversary, the devil, is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44). He lies to sinners to keep them from the salvation (2 Corinthians 4:4) and he lies to saints to keep…
Jesus told us very plainly that our adversary, the devil, is a liar and the father of lies (John 8:44). He lies to sinners to keep them from the salvation (2 Corinthians 4:4) and he lies to saints to keep…
In the Word of God honesty is a key to fruitfulness and change in our lives (Luke 8:15). Honesty in our lives needs to start with being honest with ourselves. People good at fooling others have to first be…
A Christian cannot live a happy and fruitful life without being an honest person (Luke 8:15). What if God wasn’t honest? There would be no basis of trust in living or in dying. What if honesty was not a…
Several years ago during a Christmas Holiday season my wife Candy and I were hosting our in-laws at our home. As she was preparing our dinner she ran out of a few ingredients and asked if I’d run to…
Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. Hebrews 10:16, 17 This is the covenant that I will make with them…
Colossians 3:13 Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. Jesus made forgiveness an important part of the life of faith. Faith…
Living in a fallen world with other fallen beings can make us vulnerable to people and things that hurt us. Jesus informed us that life on earth will not be without opportunities to be offended (Matthew 18:7; Luke 17:1). When…
Psalm 1:1-3 Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 2 But his delight is in the law of the…
2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates? One of the real blessings of celebrating a…