The moon is reliable. Because the moon is reliable, the tides are reliable. Because the tides are reliable, it is possible for ships to dock and depart and to safely navigate bays and waterways that can’t be navigated during low tides. The moon is reliable because it doesn’t have a choice. It is reliable because some other heavenly body with […]
Which is more costly – the presence of fear and pain, or the absence of joy and faith? How much could we decrease the effects of pain and fear by increasing the demands we place on joy and faith? So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell His disciples the news. Just then […]
Righteousness includes both the making of proper decisions in moral and practical terms, and the making of decisions that are under the direction of the Holy Spirit of Jesus even in moments when we are not feeling led, but we asked for guidance and proceeded as seemed best. In fact, the place of maturity is to be so submitted that […]
All it really takes to be successful in life is to believe Yahweh and obey Him. Do not expect being successful to make you popular, though. Nobody listened to the reports offered by Joshua and Caleb as they reported on their spy mission trip. In spite of the unpopularity at the time, their names are remembered. Nobody has memorized the […]
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 […]
Jesus spoke to Mary and John while He was on the cross paying for their sin. If you could be standing on the ground in front of Him as He was being shamed, insulted & tortured, imagine as you pause a few minutes what He would say to you. If you aren’t sensing something being spoken to you, ask Him […]
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 […]