We want to be liked. We want to be accepted. We want people to be nice to us and say nice things about us. But what if that’s all we have and all we receive? Jesus made an interesting statement in Luke 6:26, “Woe to you when all men speak well of you.” The Son of God Himself came to this earth, and guess what? Not everyone…

According to a quick web search, the world’s most powerful magnet is located in Tallahassee, Florida, at Florida State University’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. This superconducting magnet has a strength of 45 tesla, which, according to the experts, is over 400,000 times stronger than the Earth’s magnetic field. For comparison, an MRI machine typically operates at 1-3 tesla. But, as powerful as the pull…

Sometimes when we are consciously trying to see souls around us and look for prospects for the gospel, we may be so focused on a certain “kind” of people that we may neglect to see those whose level of receptivity is actually open to the Word. Consider for a moment the two spies who went into Jericho. Who would have thought that Rahab—a…

Imagine someone coming out of the gym and saying, “I didn’t get anything out of that!” Well, sir, did you put forth any effort while you were there? “No, I just went in, sat down for a while, and then left.” Well, no wonder you didn’t get anything of out that! Imagine someone else coming out of a restaurant and saying, “I didn’t get anything out…

It is certainly easier to sit back and watch (and wait), rather than jump up, jump in and take the initiative to act. But, what is the proper behavior of one who belongs to Christ? Do you sit back at work and just wait to be asked to do something? What about at home? Do you just wait to be asked to help out before…

Someone in a social media office somewhere entered some watch words into a database to be flagged in any posts on that social media platform. Then the algorithm was set loose to troll its users’ posts. An article, which just happened to be written the day before the national election, had words in it like “tomorrow,” “worry,” “no matter what,” “trust God.”…

For thousands of years, there have been those who “worry about tomorrow” (Matt. 6:34). This is not anything new. Even when Jesus tells us, “Do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things,” we still…well…we still worry. Here are some things to keep in mind. No matter what happens tomorrow: God still loves you (John 3:16). Jesus still loves you (John 15:13). God…

Do you ever look up at the sky and wonder, “Will today be the day that Jesus comes back?” Do you ever look up at the sky and pray that today will be the day that Jesus comes back? One day it will be “that day.” Oh, what will that be like? His return will be sudden and unexpected. People did not know the flood was…