1 Samuel 12:24 KJVOnly fear the Lord, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider how great things he hath done for you.While this passage comes from the Old Testament, when I read it, I think of the cross. The greatest thing God has ever done for us is sacrifice His son, so that we can have eternal life. But we can only have it if we prepare our heart.Preparing our heart for heaven s...  Read More

He’s coming back on those silver clouds of glory, he’s gonna take me away….Jesus told us in the book of Matthew that only the Father knows the day and the hour that Jesus is going to come back for us (24:36).Over the years, people have scoffed at the idea of Jesus’ return. The very fact that they’ve done this has fulfilled scripture, see 2 Peter 3:4.No matter how long it seems he’s tarried, we mus...  Read More

John 8:12 KJVThen spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.Darkness is the absence of light. When this world is dark, we shouldn’t despair. The darkness of this world allows our light as Christians to shine all the more brightly.Cities can’t see the stars at night due to too much light from s...  Read More

John 11:40 KJV - Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?When we pray for things, do we actually believe God will bring it to pass? Often times, it is our lack of faith that prevents God from moving.When Mary & Martha had the grave workers lay Lazarus in the grave. They stopped believing God could move on the situation. They r...  Read More

1 Peter 5:7 KJV - Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.Focus on that last part for a minute. God cares for you! He loves you. He knew you before you were born (Jeremiah 1:5). He wants the very best for you.Sadly, we often don’t want what is best for us. When we were lost and wandering through life satisfying the lusts of our flesh, we did not desire what was best for us.There is n...  Read More

1 Samuel 17:34-37 KJVAnd David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock: And I went out after him, and smote him, and delivered it out of his mouth: and when he arose against me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and slew him. Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear: and this uncircumcised Philistine shall ...  Read More

Luke 15:8-9 KJVEither what woman having ten pieces of silver, if she lose one piece, doth not light a candle, and sweep the house, and seek diligently till she find it ? And when she hath found it, she calleth her friends and her neighbours together, saying, Rejoice with me; for I have found the piece which I had lost.Our heart longs for four things: success, joy, love, and Jesus. Sadly, most peop...  Read More

In business there’s a old adage: It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. We can modify this to a spiritual truth: it’s not what you do, it’s who you know.God doesn’t care what you do for Him. He cares that you believe in His Son. It is faith in Jesus and the price He paid for our sins at Calvary that matters to the Heavenly Father. Want scripture?Matthew 7:21-23 KJVNot every one that saith unto...  Read More

Pain is unavoidable. Pain can cause scars, and the fear of pain can freeze us in our tracks. The Lord, however, can overcome pain, scars, and fear. He desires for us to have courage:Joshua 1:9 KJVHave not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.When Joshua led the troops into battle to ta...  Read More

Genesis 19:26 KJVBut his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.God sent angels to rescue Lot and his family from the impending doom of Sodom. After trying to convince other members of his family to depart with him, only Lot, his wife, and his two daughters escaped.The angels warned the family not to turn their eyes back toward Sodom, but Lot’s wife didn’t heed the warni...  Read More

Everyone has faith: the atheist believes there is no god, the sinner believes he can succeed in his job, the backslider believes he has failed. The problem is not a lack of faith, but a lack of faith in the right object.Sinners and saints alike place their faith in things that may help them succeed in this life - their abilities, their bodies, their intelligence, but one day all these things will ...  Read More

Colossians 1:10 KJVThat ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;After the fall, man and God were separated. Jesus is the bridge that reconnects God and man. Jesus elected to add humanity unto Himself, making Him fully man and fully God. His sacrifice allowed mankind to have fellowship with God in full once again....  Read More