WAITING ON GOD– Isaiah 40:29-31He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might he increases strength. Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:29-31 ESV) This whole idea of waiting...  Read More

GOD PROMISES HE NEVER CHANGES(Malachi 3:6) “For I am the Lord, I do not change; Therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.”One of the divine attributes of God is His immutability, which means God does not change. Another of His divine attributes is His omniscience which means God knows everything. He knows the end from the beginning. This should bring comfort to us as Christians because God ...  Read More

ARE WE LIVING ABUNDANT LIVES?Ecclesiastes 12:13-14Despite our humble, modest circumstances, are we living abundant lives? Despite our lack of toys, a mansion on the lake, or a Rolls-Royce on our driveway, are our lives better than we ever expected? Or do we feel that life has passed us by, serving us the dregs instead of the wine? If so, could it be that we need a change of perspective?The big “se...  Read More

Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts and wild honey. (Mark 1:6 ESV)  Read More

KEEPING YOUR WORDby Charles R. Swindoll1 Chronicles 17:16-27; 2 Chronicles 6:12-15; Psalm 145:13March 11, 1942, was a dark, desperate day at Corregidor. The Pacific theater of war was threatening and bleak. One island after another had been buffeted into submission. The enemy was now marching into the Philippines as confident and methodical as the star band in the Rose Bowl parade. Surrender was i...  Read More

IS THERE GRASS ON YOUR PATH?Psalms 62:8 Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.Early African believers were earnest and regular in private devotions. The missionary taught about prayer closets, except the natives had never seen a closet. So instead of a private prayer closet, they came up with a private spot in the wilderness. Each one r...  Read More

DOUBLE MINDEDBy Ron Graham“A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways,” James 1:8. In the scope of what James is referring to here we find that a man who is double minded is as unsettled as a wave of the sea driven by the wind.Double minded in the Greek is “dipsychos” meaning “divided in interest”, or “two-souled.” It can also mean wavering, uncertain, doubting. Unstable in the Greek is “ak...  Read More

Many followers of Jesus are totally missing out on the enjoyment of the abundant life, and most all of us go through periods of time where we are not dialed in. It is therefore good to look at a few Scriptures on the subject.   Read More

WHY WONT GOD JUST TELL ME WHAT TO DO?That would certainly make things simpler in life, wouldn’t it? Like if there was a blank page at the back of every Bible, and every morning you woke up and there was a personal, hand-tailored message for you from God. Telling you where to eat lunch. Letting you know how to get another job and when it’s going to happen. Informing you of the right choice to make ...  Read More

E.M. Bounds was a pastor in the Methodist Episcopal Church South. He died 110 years ago. Although he wrote several books (most on the topic of Prayer), he’s little-known today. At times his language feels archaic. And his frequent use of “men” instead of a more inclusive “people” immediately stands out in the modern reader’s mind. And he and I might differ on various issues.But this little-known, ...  Read More

THE ABSENCE OF DISCERNMENTWhen people ask me, “What’s the biggest problem in the church?” I always say the same thing: The absence of discernment. That is the biggest problem in the church because if you can’t discern the truth with the Word of God in your hand, with the Bible in your hand, if you can’t discern the truth, you can die of 1,000 heresies. It’s like having spiritual AIDS. People who h...  Read More

Arise, shine; for thy light is come,and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,and gross darkness the people:but the Lord shall arise upon thee,and his glory shall be seen upon thee.And the Gentiles shall come to thy light,and kings to the brightness of thy rising.Lift up thine eyes round about, and see:all they gather themselves together, they com...  Read More