These men truly loved their master. They had left brother and sister and mother and father to follow him. He had called them and they had responded to his call, and they had stayed with him for three years. But their devotion to Christ did not change the fact that they were weak men. This... Continue Reading

There is no power in created man or objects to raise the dead but in God alone. Put no confidence in princes, prophets, wood, stone, undecomposed hearts, decomposed hearts, fingers, brains, splinters, crying statues, paintings, beads, necklaces, or anything else that may be offered, sold, or suggested to you – put your trust in the Lord! ... Continue Reading

God has equipped us with both spiritual armor and access to His presence. We are called to “put on the full armor of God so that [we] can stand against the schemes of the devil” (Ephesians 6:11). We simply cannot fight this battle without biblical truth and prayer, but the good news of the gospel... Continue Reading

Lost sheep don’t have the capacity to find the Good Shepherd. It is the Good Shepherd who has the capacity to find lost sheep. Hagar was running away from believers, and she was running away from God. She was angry and resentful; she felt a sense of injustice. This hardly seemed like a time when she... Continue Reading

Grace that only forgives is not as great as grace that also transforms. When you draw near to the throne of God with your sin, expect grace to be bigger than all our cheap expectations. Expect grace to not only cancel the wrath of God against you but to create the holiness of God within... Continue Reading

We intercede for each other to share in ministry together and plead with God on behalf of our brothers and sisters, but we do not intercede with each other on the basis of our own righteousness that we give to each other. However, we can see in texts such as Romans 8:34 and 1 John... Continue Reading

As the stones were a memorial for Israel to trust the Mighty Lord so the Shunammite’s son was a memorial to teach us that women will once again receive their dead to life. There were only a handful of times the Lord parted a river; there were only a handful of times that the Lord... Continue Reading

Paul anticipated being personally refreshed by the church in Rome with the people he knew and loved (Romans 15:32). Maintaining personal relationships takes time. Email communications, letters, phone or video calls, coordinating hospitality, and being flexible all take our attention and energy. Relationships must also be maintained if they are to be refreshing. The body... Continue Reading

None of the beatitudes are natural tendencies. They do not exist in the heart of the natural man, nor are they even possible in people who have not been born again. Part of this misunderstanding stems from not understanding the Beatitudes themselves. They may assume that poverty of spirit means to sympathize with the poor... Continue Reading

How quickly I forget that I’m a sojourner. I am tempted to build my own personal kingdom filled with fortresses of comfort and towers of self-glorification. It’s no wonder the Apostle John told Christians that everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—come not from the... Continue Reading