We learn from Galatians chapter two that Peter had been chosen especially by the Lord (and was being used especially by the Lord) to take the gospel to the Jews. We also learn that Paul had been chosen especially by the Lord (and was being used especially by the Lord) to take the gospel to the Gentiles (Gal. 2:7-9). That got me to thinking,…

“Holy Father in heaven, I need You! There are so many things going on right now that I’m not even sure what to think sometimes or what I should do in some cases. I realize that I have always needed You, but I believe that I need Your help right now more than ever before! “Loving Father, please help me! Please help me to be…

Viewers of television sitcoms, dramas and reality shows are inundated with all sorts of immorality that is made to appear ordinary, acceptable and even entertaining. There are few things more prevalent on television today than individuals who are not married to each other engaging in sexual activity (whether explicitly depicted or merely implied). What children of God must remember is that people having sex…

Over 140 years ago. Philip P. Bliss penned the words to a beautiful hymn, which should resonate in our hearts and be perceptible in our daily lives. It is so easy today to become absorbed in our culture, in our media and in the cares of this world that we just…forget. We forget who we are. We forget how good we have it. We forget our…

New Testament Christians, of all people, should know how to be wary of things that they hear. In religious settings, we long to be like the Bereans, who sought to verify what they heard before acting upon it (Acts 17:11). We should take that same mindset to everything else in our lives. When we hear something on the news, do we just believe the…

Each of us needs to honestly answer the following question. Let’s look inside our hearts and examine before we answer. “Am I the same person when I am speaking to someone face-to-face that I am when I am typing on a keyboard?” It is so easy to say some things (that I normally would not say) and to say them in a certain way (that…

If there is anything that we do not want, it is for others to think ill of us—especially without any cause. When others hear something about us or are led to believe something about us, we certainly would love it if they would just give us the benefit of the doubt. If we want that so much for ourselves, shouldn’t we be ready to…

Sometimes it is easy for us to get puffed up—to think that we are something and to think that our thoughts, our ways, our abilities, our pursuits are of utmost importance and of supreme value. The Lord, however, is quick to remind us that such thoughts are not of Christ. Paul wrote about the wonderful “treasure” of God’s new covenant and how “glorious”…