Perseverance in Suffering
When God saves a person, he/she is changed forever. However, they are not at the spiritual maturity level that God desires for His people.
Let us never forget my brethren, that God wants all of His people to know Him, to have knowledge of Him and His ways. He wants us to know good doctrine, to know His Word. This will develop the mind of Christ in us and then He will give us wisdom and discernment based on... Continue Reading
Like a Treasure Hidden
Gaining the Kingdom doesn’t cost us anything. Receiving the Kingdom costs us everything.
The Kingdom of God costs you everything because, when you find it, you can’t stay who you once were. Your life is radically changed. Your loves are altered. Your purpose is different. The Kingdom of God costs you nothing because Jesus paid the price to give it to you. He gave you the right to... Continue Reading
Fighting Fear and Anxiety
The world is fearful and anxious, but it is fearful and anxious about the wrong things.
The world is fearful about the economy. The world is fearful about retirement accounts. The world is fearful about natural disasters and man-made disasters. The world is fearful of terrorism, and the world is fearful of diseases like the coronavirus. The world, however, is not fearful of God. Jesus tells us that we are not... Continue Reading
The Wrong Way
Sometimes the Lord shows us the wrong way we are going in miraculous fashion as he did with the Syrian army.
There is a guide to teach us the way that we should go and it is Christ Jesus our Lord and Savior who is the “way, the truth, and the life.” He has revealed Himself and His way to us in His Word which is the perfect rule for faith and life. Follow Christ. Follow... Continue Reading
Byang Kato and the Universal Nature of the Historical Gospel
If there was a time in Africa when there was a need of the clean-cut gospel, it is today
Kato was born on June 23, 1936, in the small town of Kwoi, in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Being followers of the Jala traditional religion, his parents dedicated him to a local deity, Pop-ku, and trained him to follow their religion. When he was twelve years old, they allowed him to attend the local school, run... Continue Reading
Flowers from Spurgeon’s Garden
Spurgeon’s sermons are adorned with illustrations from nature.
Spurgeon said, “Moreover, rest assured brethren, that he who wrote the Bible, the second and clearest revelation of his divine mind, wrote also the first book, the book of nature; and who are we that we should derogate from the worth of the first because we esteem the second?”[6] He said, “as I am dwelling in... Continue Reading
A Picture of Godly Encouragement
Meaningful encouragement is personal, timely, and godly.
No, true encouragement points us to God and His promises. When the text says that he strengthened his hand in the Lord, it’s clear that this is the case when we consider the summary of Jonathan’s own message: “Do not fear, for the hand of Saul my father shall not find you. You shall be... Continue Reading
God’s Presence is Our Safety
To know that God’s sanctuary – God’s holy presence – is the safest place to go in the midst of doubt and despair can bring living water to our parched souls!
The book of Hebrews speaks of the same reality: “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace in time of need.” Christian, in prayer, you are not entering the presence of a god who is temperamental or easily disturbed by your confusion and doubt.... Continue Reading
Thy Kingdom Come: Praying for Blindness
We can pray for the eyes of the enemies of God to be blinded so that they cannot carry out the harm they intend for His people.
As communist governments in various countries hunt for Christians and the underground churches we pray that they may not find them even as Jezebel could not find Elijah whom she intended to kill. We pray that women who would desire to kill their children would be blind to Planned Parenthood and other abortion mills, thereby sparing the... Continue Reading
The Luck O’ The Hobbit
I believe that Tolkien is using the device of luck or chance to make a point, but it isn't mere fate.
We get the first substantive indication that more than luck is involved on the very last page of the book when Gandalf says to Bilbo, “You don’t really suppose, do you, that all your adventures and escapes were managed by mere luck, just for your sole benefit?” So after all the references to luck and... Continue Reading
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