The purpose of this parable is to teach us the importance of loving our neighbors. A life spent doing good for others is a life well-lived. This parable teaches us how important it is to help others, especially those who are hurting. The parable begins with a man being assaulted. He has been beaten, almost […]
Every day we are in a battle. The devil does not rest. He does not take days off or go on break. He spends all his time trying to defeat us, and he often has his way with those who are weak in the faith. So, we must do everything we can to be strong. […]
Daniel proves to us that one does not have to be up in years to make good decisions for God. Yes, experience helps, if we are willing to apply it, but there have been many young people over the years who have decided to do what is right in the eyes of God. Daniel was […]
One of the great biblical decisions recorded in the Bible was made by Joshua, the successor to Moses. Joshua 24:15 (ESV) 15 And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River or the […]
Moses lived an interesting life. It was a life of extremes, some of which were determined by the decisions he made. He was born at a time when Pharoah commanded the midwives to kill all of the babies that were born male because he was afraid the Jews were becoming too numerous and, if war […]
When Abraham left his country, his kindred, and his father’s house to go to the land that was destined by God to belong to his offspring, he took with him his brother’s son, Lot. God richly blessed both of them with much livestock. However, a problem arose after they returned to Bethel after a short, […]
Life is full of decisions. We make several decisions every day. Some decisions are minor, not affecting our lives very much at all. Other decisions are life-changing. This has always been the case. In the Bible, we read of decisions made by well-known individuals, some of which we should emulate, others we should avoid. This […]
For nearly 40 years, ABC aired a show called the Wide World of Sports. It always began with Jim McKay referring to “the thrill of victory…and the agony of defeat… ” It is true that defeat can be agonizing, while victory is almost always thrilling. The good news for Christians is that while life has […]
In Matthew 6:22-23, Jesus speaks about the spiritual vision we need to have as Christians. The KJV says the eye must be single. Having single vision simply means being single-minded, and that is the key to being consistently productive in the kingdom of God. Do you remember the movie “City Slickers”? It was about three […]
In Romans 3:21, Paul tells us that the righteousness of God, not His personal righteousness, but the righteousness, or justification, that He imputes to man, comes by faith rather than by the law. The law that he is speaking of is the law of Moses. Paul was constantly writing against the false teachings of the […]