“How do we stay encouraged in a world full of struggles and letdowns?” It is easy to become discouraged, if we allow the trials and circumstances of life to determine our outlook and our level of joy and peace in life. The devil would enjoy nothing less than to watch us wallow in the cares and troubles of life and avoid all…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 259)
The word “if” can be used in a constructive way and in a destructive way. In 2 Peter 1, our God said, regarding the essential Christian qualities, “If these things are yours…If you do these things…” (1:8-10). As a conditional statement, our God motivates us in constructive ways. In the temptations of Jesus, our adversary used the word “if.” Twice the devil…
Have you noticed how obsessed television shows have become with sex? Can you believe we have reached the point when public broadcast television has daytime and primetime shows that have as their sole theme (or as one of their major emphases) the glamorizing of the sexual inclinations and exploits of its characters? One program that seemed to break through some social barriers…
When one takes the time to read Isaiah 53 slow enough, the predictions about the coming Messiah can be quite alarming. Consider the expression regarding our Savior that He would be “acquainted with grief” (53:3). “Acquainted” does not merely mean that He would see grief or feel it, for the rest of the Old Testament indicates that God saw and felt grief. …
This is the time of year when you do more shopping (perhaps) than any other time of year. Maybe you can only get your husband’s favorite fishing lures at this one specialty shop. Maybe your wife has a favorite chocolate that can only be purchased at a local shop. Maybe your friend has a favorite coffee that you have to drive past…
God chose to reveal His will to mankind by means of prophets. Hebrews 1:1 says, “God…at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets…” We know some of the prophets by name (like Moses, Isaiah, Peter, etc.), and some we do not. Prophets were God’s chosen messengers to proclaim His saving message (both in…
Can you imagine being on the mountain when Jesus “was transfigured” and “His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And…Moses and Elijah appeared…talking with Him…and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud” (Matt. 17:1-5)? What an experience that must have been for Peter, James and John – the only mortals on that mountain…
Jesus’ half-brother, Jude, wrote a short but stirring letter, “exhorting [his readers] to contend earnestly for the faith” (Jude 3). Every word in the Bible is significant, even the small words that we might sometimes treat as insignificant (like “the”). Suppose Jude had written to “contend earnestly for faith” – would that have made a difference? The Muslim terrorists who killed 3,000…