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Worry Does Not Belong to You

Worry Does Not Belong to You

Psalms 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Worry is a burden.  Jesus paid it all so that you can carry it all to Him and leave it there.  He said don’t worry about anything.  When worry, the thoughts of defeat […]

Love

Love

John 13:24 A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. I John 4:7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. I John 4:10 Herein […]

Faith, Wisdom and Actions

Faith, Wisdom and Actions

James 2:24 Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by works was faith made perfect? Any time you apply faith to situations, it must be accompanied by wisdom and actions.  Abraham, the father of Isaac and Rahab, the harlot, applied faith, wisdom and action when each obeyed God.  Faith is the confidence that […]

Broken Fingernails and Missing Buttons

Broken Fingernails and Missing Buttons

Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. To what lengths are you willing to go to share your faith in Christ? Consider Paul’s testimony: “23 … I know I sound like a madman, but I have served Him far more! I have […]

Check Your Foundation

Check Your Foundation

Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: I woke up this morning singing “On Christ the solid rock I stand all other ground is sinking sand…”  In 1834, Edward Mote author of the hymn apparently […]

Shipwreck Faith

Shipwreck Faith

I Timothy 1:19 Holding faith, and a good conscience: which some having put away concerning faith have made shipwreck: How does one shipwreck his faith?  Faith is what a person believes about Christ.  A good conscience is refusing to let one’s conscience be overtaken by sinful practices, which are contrary to the true doctrine of […]

Could Have, Should Have, Would Have, But … 

Could Have, Should Have, Would Have, But … 

Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. (NLT) There is a clarion call to deny oneself and follow Jesus.  Not all will receive the invitation to follow Him.  When the invitation […]

Six Things to be an Example In

Six Things to be an Example In

I Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Paul wrote to young Timothy to encourage him to be an example of a believer.  Paul listed six things that all believer should be an example […]

Grace and Truth

Grace and Truth

John 1:17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.  Moses went into the mountains to meet with God.  He brought back what we call the Ten Commandments, the Law.  Jesus came from the Father and gave to us grace and truth.  That is not to say that […]

The Clothing of an Ambassador

The Clothing of an Ambassador

  II Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. Paul reminds us that we are ambassadors for Christ.  As new creatures in Christ, we prepare to representative Him by taking off the old man, the old nature, […]