Prayer is one of the great blessings that we possess as the people of God. It is both a responsibility and a privilege to be able to approach God’s throne in prayer. The Word of God makes it clear that God desires for us to pray. Jesus gave a parable to His disciples, teaching them […]
As Christians, nothing is more important than the heart. The biblical heart refers to the intellectual part of our being, that is, the mind. It involves, not only our thinking, but our emotions and dispositions as well. It determines our level of commitment to God and how loyal we are to Him. When it comes […]
One of the challenges that we face as children of God is to learn to wait on the Lord. Waiting for anything is hard. Most of us want what we want on our schedule, which usually means we want it sooner rather than later. This mentality sometimes creeps into our dealings with God. When we […]
Are you afraid to die? The question is not do you want to die, but are you afraid of dying. The hope that we have as Christians should make us unafraid of it. One of the biggest fears of death is the unknown that follows it, but we know what comes next, and it is […]
That life is full of trouble is not simply a pessimistic viewpoint taken by those with a melancholic mentality, but something confirmed by the Word of God. Job 14:1 (ESV) 1 “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble. The question is how do we handle the […]
Matthew 4:23 (ESV) 23 And he went throughout all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the gospel of the kingdom and healing every disease and every affliction among the people. The ministry of Jesus can be summarized by three words—teaching, preaching, and healing. This is what Jesus spent His adult life doing. He taught […]
In last night’s “Winding Down with the Word,” I wrote about making God the beginning of all aspects of our lives, in other words, putting God first. One thing I can guarantee is that you will never regret doing so. We can all look back on our lives and think of things that we regret; […]
The Bible begins with the account of the creation. God created the heavens and the earth by the power of His word. The Hebrew word for “beginning” is rēʾshît and means “first in place, time, order, or rank” (Strong). In Genesis 1:1, time is under consideration, but when it comes to our lives, God should […]
There was an article on the internet (actually it was only a heading and a picture) that got over 44,000 responses in a short period of time. The heading said, “What Jesus Says about Homosexuality.” The picture was that of a blank Bible. The picture implied that Jesus did not condemn homosexuality. The implication, however, […]
In the letter to the brethren at Colossae, Paul wrote, “Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God.” One of the lessons that we learn from this passage is that a Christian is to give his all in everything that […]