Many believers delay simple acts of faithfulness because they assume they must find the perfect role. Scripture points us instead to the nearest opportunity.   We often hesitate to serve because we feel unqualified or unsure of what to do first. “And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds.”... Continue Reading

Based on the biblical differences between justification and sanctification, there is, on any given Sunday and in any given congregation, a holiest Christian and a least-holy Christian. This isn’t a statement about salvation or justification before God. There is not a least-saved or most-saved person. All the saints of God are equally righteous in Christ.... Continue Reading

Every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord. The only question is whether you will confess Him willingly now, or unwillingly then. The world may reward silence and applaud compromise. But the approval of men is temporary. The approval of heaven is eternal.   Accompanying Scripture Reading: Matthew 10:32-33 Jesus never recruited disciples under... Continue Reading

Enjoy the gifts, even as they slip through your fingers. Enjoy them for what they are, while you have them. Celebrate the day you’re in, right now. Live in the light of God’s glory, and rise to meet him, knowing that nothing on this earth can ever last, and nothing in God’s generous, eternal promises... Continue Reading

There is a growing lack of confidence in the preached Word. May the Lord teach His people that the Word is true, that it is God who speaks in it, and that the children of God love sitting under the Word preached, for it is especially through the preaching of the Word that God makes... Continue Reading

Philip was listening and surrendered. The Spirit was gladly willing to lead to accomplish His purposes in the lives of those whom Christ came to “seek and to save.” He communicated to His servant. His servant courageously, instantly, unhesitatingly obeyed.   Is it possible to be so led by God that you are always the... Continue Reading

We may not back into the conclusion that immigration policy is a relevant reason for all unfortunate events that involve illegal aliens….Let’s get back to rational interchange and the art of valid argumentation. In biblical terms, let’s strive to obey the Ninth Commandment by thinking well.   Four Amish men were killed in a head-on... Continue Reading

Dominion, rightly understood, is the patient, Spirit-empowered work of aligning the world with God’s purposes, until heaven and earth are no longer estranged.   In the beginning, God crowned man with a calling, to exercise dominion over His creation. He placed him in a garden as a steward, charged to cultivate, guard, and extend the... Continue Reading

We must always remember the origin of any good work: it is God’s work in us, not our own autonomous achievement. Both mercy and workmanship come from the same Light that shines upon us. We reflect His work in us and upon us. The differences [in glory], then, are not quantitative or hierarchical, but distinctive.... Continue Reading

We second-guess that God, the one who sustains the universe, can sufficiently cater to our needs. We figure that He has no qualms feeding the ravens and tending to the lilies. But not us, the pinnacle of His creation. Jesus’ response is “Oh, you of little faith”. (Luke 12:28). This appalling unbelief drives us to... Continue Reading