There is no chapter in the Bible more fascinating, thrilling and profound than the first chapter of the Bible. There are 31 verses and the name “God” is found 32 times and the masculine, personal pronoun “He” is found 6 times (for a total of 38 times). What is that first chapter about? GOD! Five times, “God created.” Five times, “God made.”…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 195)
How many things can you absolutely count on in life today? Can you absolutely count on having hot water in your morning shower? Can you absolutely count on your refrigerator not dying during the night? Can you absolutely count on your car starting every morning? Can you absolutely count on the red lights and green lights to be red and green at…
“He who believes in Me has everlasting life” (John 6:47). “Whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved” (Acts 16:31). Believing on Jesus is a central and critical doctrine of the Bible—essential to a relationship with Him and all spiritual blessings that He provides! Believing is…
Have you ever noticed the normal movement that God gave to human arms? They can reach up, they can reach down, they can reach out, but the shoulders were not really designed for reaching back. Why not? Perhaps the heavenly design has an intentional purpose. I can serve someone else by being able to reach up, perhaps when their vertically-challenged stretch will not…
So many of us complain that we don’t have time to do the things that we really need to do or really want to do. We wish that we could have more than 24 hours in a day or more than 7 days in a week. Well, guess what? God has given you a whole extra day this year! Today is February…
How much of an impact are you having on others through your life? Are you just coasting along on cruise control, or are you actively taking every occasion you can to positively influence people around you? Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third President of the United States, once made the following statement. Pay close attention to the last part of this quote: “Men…
Temper, temper, temper. Do you have one? We all do, to one degree or another. How are you doing at “reigning it in”? The Lord’s commands are clear: “Let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath” (Jas. 1:19). “Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry” (Ecc. 7:9). Controlling the temper is vital! “He who is…
Road construction. It’s one of our favorite things, isn’t it? When visiting other cities, many times a local will say, “This stretch of highway has been under construction for as long as I can remember!” And then there’s building construction. New apartments, homes and businesses are going up all over town. It seems wherever you go there is a perpetual state of construction.…