After the flood, the descendants of Noah were journeying out and being “divided on the earth” (Gen. 10:32; 11:2). “And it came to pass…they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and they dwelt there” (Gen. 11:2). The fact that they stopped journeying and “dwelt there” is significant. There they said to one another, “Come, let us” (notice the pronoun “us”)…

How does someone become a friend? How does someone move from being a non-friend to being a friend? When do you allow someone to transition from outside to inside your circle of friends? Does any of this really matter? In Proverbs 12:26, the Lord declares, “The righteous should choose his friends carefully.” Think about it. Someone cannot force themselves into our  circle…

We might call it “cussing” or “cursing,” but it’s interesting to see the different ways the translators translate this unique Greek word (found only in Colossians 3:8) — “shameful speaking,” “obscene language,” “abusive speech,” “obscene talk,” “evil speech,” “foul speaking,” “foul talk,” “foul-mouthed abuse,” “filthy talking,” “filthy language,” “filthy communication,” etc. You get the idea! And, you know exactly the kind of…

Well, it might be hard to choose just one verse as “the most important,” but there is no verse that is more important for your home than the one below. If this verse is missing from your home and your marriage (i.e., if the implementation of this verse is missing in your home and your marriage), you will never have a happy…

Jesus taught that, unless one turns and becomes as little children, he cannot enter the kingdom (Matt. 18:3).  For a great commentary on what God means by becoming as little children, look at the simplicity of heart in Psalm 131. “Lord, my heart is not haughty, Nor my eyes lofty. Neither do I concern myself with great matters, Nor with things too…

One of the saddest statements in the Bible is when we read of “all the elders of Israel” (i.e., the leaders) coming before God’s judge, Samuel, and saying, “Look, you are old…Now make us a king to judge us like all the nations” (1 Sam. 8:5). The next verse says that “the thing displeased Samuel,” but what about God? The Lord told…

The first line of an article published just this morning read, “A 3-year-old boy who disappeared Sunday from his father’s Memphis home was found dead in a nearby dumpster Tuesday.” My heart aches every time I read a news story like this. The article went on to say, “Based upon the age of the missing child, and the blood evidence… the affiant…

Rather than putting your trust in man (Psa. 146:3), the Lord says, “Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help” (146:5). When God is your help, look at what He does: 1. He raises those who are bowed down (v. 8).2. He loves the righteous (v. 8).3. He watches over the strangers (v. 9).4. He relieves the fatherless…