If you have ever read the Old Testament straight through, you’ve probably noticed the pattern. God’s people serve Him and are blessed. Then they get careless and begin to sin. God uses a prophet to bring a message of warning, but the people don’t listen. God judges them, they cry out to God for mercy,… Continue reading From Haggai: 5 Lessons for the Remnant of Today
Psalm 23 is one of the most beloved Psalms. It’s the one where David compares the Lord to a Shepherd who always takes care of His sheep. But there is one line in the Psalm that stood out to me recently, one I hadn’t really thought about much before. Psalm 23:2a says, “He maketh me… Continue reading He Maketh Me to Lie Down: When God Gives Us Rest
Matthew 21:22 says, “And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.” The Bible is filled with examples of people who prayed for things, believing they would receive them. In the Old Testament, Elijah prayed for rain, Daniel prayed for understanding, and Jeremiah prayed for God to take vengeance against his enemies.… Continue reading 3 Lessons from Those Who Didn’t Pray, Believing
Proverbs 24:16 has been on my mind – and in my face - recently. It came to me this past weekend through my pastor in a sermon, a TV show I was watching, and in response to something I did on Saturday night. It says, “For a righteous man may fall seven times and rise again, but the… Continue reading A Righteous Man May Fall Seven Times but Rise Again
“Hath God said?” It was the serpent’s question to Eve in the Garden of Eden, and it was the first of many times over the next six thousand or so years that Satan would come at believers with the very same tactic: fiery darts of doubt. After all, Hebrews 11:6 says that without faith, it’s… Continue reading How to Quench the Enemy’s Fiery Darts of Doubt
In 2 Timothy Chapter 3, we hear about a specific time in the latter days called “perilous times.” It’s a time when man’s fallen nature is not only on display but is legitimized and even celebrated. One look at the news and social media will tell you that we are very much there. More and… Continue reading Perilous Times and the Price of Christian Silence
“I don’t want to fast today,” I told God for probably the fifth time since the day before when the nudges had started. I don’t think He was impressed, and it certainly wasn’t a negotiation. Despite my objections and my intense desire not to do so, the idea that I should fast just wasn't going… Continue reading How to Crucify the Flesh in 3 Steps
If you have ever been to a social function by yourself, you know that feeling. It’s that wondering, hoping feeling that you will find somewhere to be and someone to be with. See, people don’t like to be left out. We want to be included and feel like we matter to others. Recently, I attended… Continue reading Biblical Inclusion: A Seat at God’s Table
The little boy didn’t have a truck full of food. He had five barley loaves and two fish that he volunteered to Jesus’ disciples on a mountain near the Sea of Galilee that day. Jesus took his offering and multiplied it to feed five thousand men plus women and children. It’s an account that would… Continue reading When the Loaves and Fishes of Your Life Aren’t Enough
As Christians, we all have jobs to do for the Lord. Sometimes we do well and rock the assignment so much that we give glory to God for His grace. (Because we know there was no way we could have done that well by ourselves.) But sometimes, we miss God and end up kicking ourselves… Continue reading The Truth About Christian Victories and Defeats
