In Acts 11:22-24, Barnabas exhorted the church at Antioch “that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.” To purpose in your heart to do something is to become so resolved that nothing will change your mind. For instance, in Is 14:24-27, the Lord purposed to break the...
In Ps 23:1, David said, The Lord is my shepherd. Though he was the king of Israel, and the best king Israel ever had at that, he needed a shepherd. With the Lord as his shepherd, he had: Contentment – I shall not want Rest – lie down in green...
Ps 119:1-8 shows us that we are supposed to walk in the law. This is not in the sense of keeping the Old Testament law for salvation. To walk in the law is to walk by the faith of the words of God; to obey what God shows you to...
In Prov 8:6, wisdom says, “Hear.” We are supposed to listen to wisdom because wisdom will speak of: Excellent things – Prov 8:6 – “I will speak of excellent things.” Excellent things are things of great value; things that are superior. Wisdom is better than rubies – A man...
In Mark 5:22-34, Jesus encounters a woman with an issue of blood on his way to Jairus’ house. He is surrounded by a crowd of people and Jairus’ daughter is in need of immediate attention. This is not the time for an interruption. Nevertheless, when the woman touches Jesus’ garment...
What can you do to comfort the grieving? Just sit with them – Job 2:11-13 – Job’s friends did more by just sitting down with him quietly than they did by trying to talk him through his situation. It’s hard to know what you should or should not say; you...
In Jas 4:26, James wrote, “For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.” From Jas 4:13-17, we should glean some important truths from this thought provoking question and the comments James gives in reply. We see from this...
In 1 Cor 15:6 most of the over five hundred brethren who saw Jesus after his resurrection were still alive when Paul wrote 1 Corinthians. However, Paul said, “some are fallen asleep.” Our dear brother, Benny Craft, fell asleep yesterday. His race is over – Heb 12:1 – we...
Last Wednesday night we saw from Ps 148, that everything in the universe is governed by the words of God. Likewise, you should allow the words of God to govern all areas of your life. All of your paths, your convictions, your responsibilities, your privileges, your instructions, and your duties...
In Eph 4:22-24, we find one of the best passages on how to live the Christian life. Before we were saved, we did everything “according to the deceitful lusts,” [Eph 4:22] of the old man. After we get saved, we are suddenly supposed to do things differently. And that can...
