It’s right there on the tag. It’s the manufacturer’s instructions for properly cleaning. It might say, “Dry clean only.” “Wash in warm water.” “Wash in cold water with like colors.” “Tumble dry on medium heat.” The one who created the garment knows the best way to clean the garment. From the beginning, the Creator has “formed…wonderfully made…[and] intricately woven” His special creation–both…

Sometimes a day doesn’t go well. Sometimes you may not feel 100%. Sometimes you’re wiped-out tired. Sometimes the “kids are acting up.” Sometimes you’ve “got a ton going on.” Sometimes it would be easier to not go to worship or Bible study than it would be to go.  If we measured everything by how we felt or by what would be easier,…

Old typewriters had a backspace button, but it wasn’t like the one on your computer today. On the typewriter, the backspace simply moved the carriage back one space, to the character previously typed, but all you could do was overtype that character (leaving an ugly mark) or grab the whiteout bottle (leaving an obvious spot of correction).  As word processors came along,…

In Psalm 103, David praises the Lord for all that He has done and calls upon the people of God to “forget not all His benefits” (103:2). While it would be quite impossible to list “all His benefits,” David begins to enumerate how God “forgives… heals… redeems… crowns… satisfies” (103:2-5).  He explains how “the Lord executes righteousness…made known His ways…is merciful and…

Paul spent eighteen months preaching the word in the immoral, pagan city of Corinth (Acts 18:11). During this time, a group of Jews “rose up against Paul” (18:12) and made the following accusation, “This fellow persuades men to worship God contrary to the law” (18:13). Think about that indictment. It implies a number of things.  Paul was urging people “to worship God.”…

The reciprocal pronoun “one another” is found 89 times in 81 verses in the New Testament, emphasizing the great responsibility that Christians have to “one another.” The most practical book for daily Christian living (i.e., the book of James) has the expression in three verses.  First, “Do not speak evil against one another” (4:11). Stop for a moment. Do you speak against…

The title of this article will make some people uncomfortable. Some will say, “Oh, we don’t have to show off! He knows our hearts!” Yes, God knows our hearts! But “showing God our faith” is not (when done right) showing off! In Mark 2, four men (1) “carried” a paralytic to Jesus, the Healer, (2) “uncovered the roof where He was,” and…

Our money has a way of defining us and even–when we are not careful and deliberate–controlling us. And the more money we acquire in life, the more this statement is proven true. Of course, many of us quickly deny such a claim. But the Bible offers warning after warning regarding how we must handle our money and not let our money handle…