Traditionally, people who don’t normally go to church find their way there for Easter. In fact, people who normally don’t get dressed up for any occasion find a little extra special look for Easter occasions. What about Easter seems to bring out “the best” in people? The answer is in the reason for the occasion. […]

Is your heart divided? “Of course not,” is the answer most give to that question. But the reality is this: unless we are totally focused upon loving God with all of our heart, soul, mind, and strength all the time, we have a problem with a divided heart. Mark 12:29–31 (ESV) — 29 Jesus answered, […]

What comes to mind when you hear the words, “forever and ever?” If we admit it, we’d have to say that we really don’t think of those words much and whenever they come to mind, we are quick to set them aside. But wait, did you realize reference to the word “everlasting” and the various […]

God blesses us with a plethora of benefits every day – one of which is a sound mind; a mind which is reasonable, can understand, and can make good decisions. Of course, we realize that all our being has been corrupted by sin that has been passed along to us through our fallen parent, Adam. […]

How well are you bearing the image of your Creator? That’s a fine question you may say, but let’s consider some facts. First, we were made in the image of God. Genesis 1:27 (ESV) — 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female […]

We have all come to a crossroad in life where it is necessary to make a decision to go one way or the other. Some people seek the will of the Lord in the matter, while others make hasty decisions only to regret it later. Consider this: Proverbs 14:15–16 (ESV) — 15 The simple believes […]

We live in a day when judgment is made regarding the success by the size of accomplishment albeit in numbers, income, or accomplishments. In reality, man has always had a tendency to look up to achievements and look down on what is smaller, as if the smaller were insignificant. Wait a minute! What does God […]

The security of the believer in the Lord Jesus Christ is described in a variety of ways, but none so strong as a fortress as found in Romans 8:34. Romans 8:34 (ESV) — 34 Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at the right hand […]

It’s easy to get the impression that God is way up there in heaven and really doesn’t know that much about us individually, but that way of thinking is far from the truth. Psalm 139:1 (ESV) — 1 O Lord, you have searched me and known me! The verse is taken from a series of […]

God is a covenant keeping God. In fact, we are told that God not only does not lie, but cannot lie. Titus 1:2 (ESV) — 2 in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began Hebrews 6:17–18 (ESV) — 17 So when God desired to show more convincingly to […]