For the believer, Christ is everything. If we are guilty, He has made atonement. If we are vile, He is worthy. If we are nothing, He is all in all.     Jesus knows your sins, your errors, your follies, and still He loves you tenderly. Your weakness does not repel Him; it gives Him... Continue Reading

What’s the best way to avoid this dangerous straggling? Get in the middle of the pack! How can we avoid being hardened by sin? “But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called ‘today,’ that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin” (Heb 3:13). Rather than wallow and... Continue Reading

When we sin with our mouths, we know that if we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us our sins. Because Jesus was perfect in how He spoke and how He lived, He could bear God’s wrath for our sins as our substitute. He has paid for all of the times... Continue Reading

As we ponder the redemption Christ has accomplished, we should sing for joy at all times, in all places, proclaiming His mercies to those around us and inviting them to be part of the people of God   If you’re anything like me you likely have a long prayer list filled with petitions for family,... Continue Reading

God’s glory shines through the earth, yet it also towers above the heavens. The brightest star in the night sky is already spending itself. Every sun is burning toward its appointed end. The whole created order is running on borrowed breath. God does not fade. He does not diminish. He is not wearing down by... Continue Reading

A sense of our guilt is what leads us to repentance, it gets us back on the right path. But guilt is a terrible fuel to drive us forward on the path of obedience. The life that pleases God is not one which is motivated by guilt, but by love. And love doesn’t grow from... Continue Reading

When God rejects Cain’s offering, Cain becomes angry, and angry at his brother Abel in particular who has done nothing wrong. I think this fact alone shows us that for Cain, worship was not really about God. It was always about Cain. If I bought my wife a gift, and she was offended by it,... Continue Reading

A decision has to be made. A problem needs to be solved. A wrong needs to be corrected. A need needs to be met. I wish I had an easy formula for you to follow, but I don’t. You earnestly pray, seek wisdom fro     Psalm 102 is a prayer of someone suffering, earnestly... Continue Reading

Often, we struggle with divesting our-selves of our old sinful ways because we try to do it alone and in our own strength. No wonder we often find ourselves as spiritually discouraged and tangled as I was in the dressing room. Whatever God commands, he also enables and empowers (2 Peter 1:3). God stands ready... Continue Reading

How many educate their children in the knowledge of the truth of God? the fear of God? They don’t stop to consider that by this failure they murder their children and cut off the hope of a church in the next generation. They don’t realise they are making Satan’s dreams come true and contributing to... Continue Reading