King David faced much opposition in his life. Many times he had to flee and run for his life. His enemies were not always foreign nations, but sometimes his own king (Saul) and sometimes his own son (Absalom). David’s heart is transparent as you read through the book of Psalms, as he lays it open in his appeals to God. Consider this one from the first…

It is interesting how man has made worship more about “man” and “man’s likes” than he has about God and God’s demands. There is a mentality, which is often voiced, regarding worship that, “We’re doing this for God, to give the praise to Him. He will accept it.” Unfortunately, such sentiments are actually proven completely contrary to what God will accept. Many examples of worship…

One of the most comforting and thrilling verses in all of the Bible is the prophecy that Jeremiah foresaw in the coming new covenant and which was highlighted as a reality for Christians in the book of Hebrews, when God says, “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more” (Heb.…

The sun rises every morning, as if it had never gone anywhere. It appears to give you a whole new supply of minutes, ready at your disposal in the new day. But there is another supply of “new” for you “every morning.” Perhaps you know the words of the song, which is based upon Lamentations 3:22-23, “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His…

Usually when I fly, I take a lot of study material with me to work on various lessons or projects. If I’m working on lessons, I will usually take pictures of the passage(s) in my wide-margin Bible, so that I have the notes from my Bible readily available on the flight. It is also extremely helpful, when I’m sitting on the plane, to be…

Most preachers live by a guiding principle that they will strive to make decisions and take whatever actions are necessary to do what is best for the church. Removing self and being truly determined to put the needs of a congregation above one’s own personal desires is essential to the betterment of the Lord’s people and the Lord’s purpose on this earth. Most elders…

Back in the day, we used small calculators, which could only display a limited number of digits. If you entered a calculation which resulted in a number too large to display, it would display an error.  Speaking of numbers too large to calculate, when was the last time that you counted up all of the struggles and burdens that you’re dealing with? Here’s a…

As a kid, we played a variety of games to see “how close” we could get to something. We used paper footballs or sometimes quarters (or coins) to slide across a table and see how close to the edge of the table we could get—trying to get it to hang over the side without falling off. Sometimes, it seems like we play the…