Sitting on the Fence

James 4:4 ESV“You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.” The Apostle James isn’t as popular as many of the other NT...

Share What You’ve Been Given

Ephesians 4:11-12 NLTNow these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers. [12] Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ. One...

United

Ephesians 4:3-6 ESV eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. [4] There is one body and one Spirit-just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call- [5] one Lord, one faith, one baptism, [6] one God and Father of all, who is over...

Redemption

A long time ago a son spoke to his father. “Daddy, I have fallen in love with a beautiful woman and I want her to be my wife. Can you arrange for us to be married?” But the father looked at his son, loving tears streamed down his face. “My dear son,...

Take A Chance

Esther 4:14 ESV“For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” God...

Trusting in the King’s Promises

As 2018 came to a close, I was in a serious season of seeking the Lord about the upcoming year. He gave to me the scripture Matthew 6:33: “But seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” He had given me that scripture...

There’s Fire in You

Genesis 26:22 GNTHe moved away from there and dug another well. There was no dispute about this one, so he named it “Freedom.” He said, “Now the LORD has given us freedom to live in the land, and we will be prosperous here.” This is a story...

Jesus Is the Sin-Killer

Romans 8:12 NLTTherefore, dear brothers and sisters, you have no obligation to do what your sinful nature urges you to do. Many times, Christians tell me that a Christian has to sin. And to prove their point they will refer to the end of Romans 7 where Paul complains...

Priorities

Psalm 126:5 GNTLet those who wept as they planted their crops, gather the harvest with joy! Farming always involves a sacrifice. You have to take your food and plant it in the ground in hopes of getting more food later on.  Jesus was a seed. Jesus had eternal life in...

Remember Your Need

Revelation 3:17 NLT“You say, ‘I am rich. I have everything I want. I don’t need a thing!’ And you don’t realize that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.” What was the sin that Jesus chewed out the Laodicean...