Really being committed to the Kingdom of Heaven includes considering the values of time, money, property, relationships and skills in light of their values to Jesus. Beyond what value anything has or fails to have to Him, discovering what He wants to do with that value and doing it will bring more valuable things into your care as you prove […]
Will a preacher have a better inheritance than a luggage handler at a bus station or airport? Someone who is doing what the King leads them to do will have a greater inheritance than someone who isn’t. For God is not unjust; He will not forget your work and the love you showed for His name when you served the […]
Therefore, when many of His disciples heard this, they said, “This teaching is hard! Who can accept it?” Jesus, knowing in Himself that His disciples were complaining about this, asked them, “Does this offend you? Then what if you were to observe the Son of Man ascending to where He was before? The Spirit is the One who gives life. […]
The righteous will inherit the landand dwell in it permanently. The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;his tongue speaks what is just.The instruction of his God is in his heart;his steps do not falter. The wicked lies in wait for the righteousand seeks to kill him;the Lord will not leave him in his handor allow him to be condemned when […]
The word of the Lord came to Jonah son of Amittai: “Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because their wickedness has confronted Me.” However, Jonah got up to flee to Tarshish from the Lord’s presence. He went down to Joppa and found a ship going to Tarshish. He paid the fare and went […]
Jesus sent out these 12 after giving them instructions: “Don’t take the road leading to other nations, and don’t enter any Samaritan town. Instead, go to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, announce this: ‘The kingdom of heaven has come near.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse those with skin diseases, drive out demons. […]
If you have ever been to a football game (or Sunday service), you have seen people leave before the end because they are bored and want to get somewhere else in a hurry. Or they want to at least get there before the Baptists down the street. Those people are not there because they are dedicated or excited. Get excited […]
It is pitiful that some people only want enough of Jesus to keep them out of the lake of fire. It is maybe more pitiful that there are religious people who for centuries have been offering that level of a relationship with clear conscience. I am hoping to gain enough of Jesus to always have a holy fire burning in […]
If you get worried about current events, be certain to include in your array of thoughts that the First-born of our family was raised from the dead. Are You not from everlasting,O LORD, my God, my Holy One?We will not die.O LORD, You have appointed them to execute judgment;O Rock, You have established them for correction.Your eyes are too pure […]
We will not always do well if our measure of promotion and reward comes from the structure of corporations and denominations and military. We will likely be discouraged and lost, in fact. If you want to paint a big picture you need a big canvas to paint it on. If our measures are able to encompass eternity and martyrdom and […]