“This world is not my home!” Aren’t you glad! Doesn’t that just make all the difference in your day knowing that “there’s a beautiful place called heaven” that is “reserved” for you (1 Pet. 1:4-5)! The very thought of heaven…the very thought that we do not deserve to be in that place for even one second…the very thought that God longs for us to be…
There has long been a discussion regarding the Bible as to whether it is “A Rule Book” or “A Love Letter.” (Note: The Bible nowhere uses those kinds of terms to describe itself, so recognize that we are using language that man has created in an effort to describe the Bible. Thus, this language falls short in many ways of adequately and…
We might think this is so obvious, but consider the wisdom of Proverbs 22:2, especially for our day and age: “The rich and the poor have this in common, the Lord is the maker of them all.” Every rich person needs to see the poor person is made by God, and every poor person needs to see the rich person is made by…
King David was nearing the time of his death and was giving some final instructions and advice to his son, Solomon. (His last words are recorded in 1 Kings 2:2-9.) What would be some of the most important things that a father could say to his son to carry with him? The first three statements from David say it all: “(1) Be strong. (2) Prove yourself…
Here we go again. Many are waking up to find some extra money in their bank accounts. As with previous stimulus checks, many folks are excitedly looking for something they can do with their newfound money. What are you going to do with yours? Regardless of what you think about the relief bill and the government mailing out stimulus checks, for just…
Sometimes when you hear something so often, you might be tempted to dismiss it as “simplistic” or “old hat,” and think that you need to find something more modern or even more complex for it to be effective. That is not always the case. There is a statement made about King David in Second Samuel 5:10, which reveals that he “went on and…
Unfortunately, there are times when folks (including some preachers) think that we need to soften the message of the gospel a bit, to make it more palatable for those who hear it. A passage to which some will appeal is Paul’s statement, “I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2). Folks will say, “There you…
Unquestionably, the apostle Paul was one of the greatest soul winners of all time! We could learn a lot by trying to emulate his love for lost souls and his determination to teach the good news of “Jesus Christ and Him crucified” (1 Cor. 2:2) to every individual he encountered (from the lowliest of slaves to the highest of kings). But, there…