God’s desire is for His people to “know His will” (Acts 22:14; Rom. 2:18; Col. 1:9) and “do His will” (John 7:17; Heb. 13:21). But, there is another entity who wants us “to do his will.” Some Christians have strayed from “the truth,” and they need to “come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil,” for they have “been…

One of the most exciting and comforting and compelling verses in the Bible is Hebrews 4:16. In verse 14, the writer reminds us that we have “a great High Priest,” who is in heaven. In verse 15, the writer informs us that our High Priest can “sympathize with our weaknesses,” for He lived on this earth as a human Himself. “Therefore,” verse…

All around you there are people sitting in the pews during the worship assembly. Some are Christians, some are not. Some are strong Christians, some are not-so-strong Christians. Some are young and impressionable, some are old and set-in-their-ways. How is your behavior in worship affecting others? What are you doing during the sermon? Is what you’re doing (or not doing) a possible…

So, which is stronger–a tent or a building? Which will last longer–a tent or a building? Which would you rather shelter you during a storm–a tent or a building? Those are not hard questions to answer. The thought behind those questions is based upon 2 Corinthians 5:1. “For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is destroyed, we have a…

We know that Jesus came to “save His people from their sins” (Matt. 1:21). We know that Jesus “gave Himself for our sins” and “died for our sins according to the Scriptures” (1 Cor. 15:3). We know that Jesus “bore our sins in His own body on the tree” (1 Pet. 2:24). Perhaps we’ve heard that so much that we’ve allowed the…

On the waterways, each operator is responsible for his vessel and everything about his vessel (what’s in it, where it goes, what it does, etc.). On the roadways, each driver is responsible for his vehicle (or vessel) and everything about his vehicle (what’s in it, where it goes, what it does, etc.). On the pathways of life, each person is responsible for…

As the tide of opinions shifts around us, Christians may be tempted to “go with the flow.” When people are watering down righteousness, it’s certainly easier sometimes to go along with them than it is to swim against the current. Then, when people go from watering down righteousness to trampling it underfoot and seeking to crush anyone who holds to those godly…

Young Samuel found himself in a tough position. The Lord revealed to him that He was going to bring punishment upon the house of Eli for the iniquity of his sons, which Eli allowed to go unrestrained. The next morning, Eli asked Samuel what the Lord spoke to him. At his mentor’s bidding, “Samuel told him everything, and hid nothing from him”…