The Spirit and the flesh are diametrically opposed to one another. (1) The Spirit of God works in our lives to conform us to Christ, which is our highest joy. The flesh refers to our natural, sinful nature. It constantly tempts us to gratify the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Samuel knew that his time on Earth was coming to an end. Saul had just been established as Israel’s first king. Samuel offers a last word to Israel in 1 Samuel 12:21. “And do not turn aside after empty things that cannot profit or...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:10 “I am what I am.” We hear that claim, or something like it, often in our culture today, but usually with a very different meaning...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The book of Judges is basically a history of how everything went wrong after Israel entered the Promised Land. It is a roller coaster ride. Israel turns from the Lord, the Lord judges them through their enemies, Israel groans for deliverance, the...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Romans 8:31 If you are trusting in Christ Jesus as your Lord and Savior, then you have every reason to have full confidence and assurance that God knows you, is...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children forever… Deuteronomy 29:29 Secret things. There are things that we do not know and things that we cannot know. There are things...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
God is not a man, that He should lie, Or a son of man, that He should change His mind. Has He said, and will He not do it? Or has He spoken, and will He not fulfill it? Numbers 23:19 A most comforting truth for the believer. A most dire warning...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Did not our hearts burn within us while He talked to us on the road, while He opened to us the Scriptures? Luke 24:32 The Bible is unlike any other book. It has God as its author. It is eternal. Its truth is unchanging. It contains words of life...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Throughout the Bible, there are two primary ways the Lord motivates His people to obedience: blessing and judgment. Obedience will be rewarded; disobedience will be punished. The Bible sets these before us as a means of stirring us toward holiness...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
…but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. Leviticus 19:18 It’s the second greatest commandment. According to Jesus in Matthew 22, this commandment, coupled with wholehearted love to God, form the basis and summary of God’s...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
