It’s Time for You To Stop Acting Like You’re a Victim! And having spoiled principalities and powers, he made a shew of them openly, triumphing over them in it.— Colossians 2:15 We can count on the fact that there are unseen evil forces that have been assigned to kill, steal, and destroy everything good in our lives. The Bible clearly teaches that these devilish forces band together to commit acts ...  Read More

What Does It Mean To Have a ‘Sound Mind’? For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. — 2 Timothy 1:7 In moments of stress, pressure, or fear or when you’re so exhausted you can’t think straight, have you ever been tempted to say, “Dear God, what is wrong with me? I feel like I’m losing my mind”?If you’ve ever felt this way before or if you’re temp...  Read More

It’s Time for You To Start Acting Like God! Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children. — Ephesians 5:1 Have you ever been in a situation that made you so uncomfortable, you wished you could turn and run, but you knew you had to stay? Did you throw a fit and cry in front of everyone, alerting them to the fact that you were upset? Or did you speak to yourself, telling your emotions to get a...  Read More

A Divine Stream Of Supernatural Revelation But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him. But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.— 1 Corinthians 2:9,10 I remember one January day several years ago when I was arou...  Read More

Don’t Ignore the Last Words! Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — Ephesians 6:10 In the sixth chapter of Ephesians, the apostle Paul writes his great text about spiritual warfare and spiritual weapons. But before Paul goes into a detailed explanation of our spiritual armor, he first passionately beseeches us, “Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord.......  Read More

Do Whatever Is Necessary To Keep Envy and Strife Out of Your Life! For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. — James 3:16 The devil knows that envy and strife destroy relationships and long-term friendships. He is aware that if he can create envy and strife between you and the ones you love, he can ruin those special relationships that God intended to be a blessing i...  Read More

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Does God’s Word Feel at Home in Your Life? Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.... — Colossians 3:16 Many years ago when I was speaking in a particular church, the pastor informed me that because the church couldn’t afford a hotel for me, I’d be staying that week with a family from his church. When I arrived at this family’s home, the host met me at the front door, showed me my bedroom, and...  Read More

Unshackled From The Tyranny and Cruelty of Sin! But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.— Romans 6:17 Would you like to more fully appreciate how the grace of God has changed you? Why not take a little time today to recall what your spiritual condition was like before His grace touched your life? As you d...  Read More

Is It Ever Right To Hate Something? And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh.— Jude 1:23 I don’t know about you, but I believe the word “hate” is a very strong word that should only rarely be used. When our children were young, Denise and I forbade our children to use this word. Even if we strongly disliked something or someone, we never...  Read More

Royal Ambassadors For Christ Now then we are ambassadors for Christ.... — 2 Corinthians 5:20 Did you know that you have a high-ranking, esteemed, celebrated, impressive, and influential job in the Kingdom of God? It’s true! You are so important to the Kingdom of God that all of Heaven is standing behind you, just waiting to back you up, defend you, provide for you, help and assist you, and join fo...  Read More

You’re Not a Spiritual Orphan! I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.— John 14:18 Have you ever felt isolated or alone in this world? If you have, just remember — you are never alone! Imagine how alone the disciples felt when Jesus informed them that He would soon ascend to Heaven and leave them behind on the earth!What do you think the disciples felt when Jesus told them this? They...  Read More

Is It Time To Make a Change In Your Environment? Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us....— Hebrews 12:1 Your biggest potential enemy in life (besides your own wrong thinking and the devil himself) is the environment in which you live. For instance, if you constantly live in an atmos...  Read More

A Fight Always Follows Illumination But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions.... — Hebrews 10:32 Have you ever received a word from the Lord that gave you the exact direction you needed? If so, let me guess what happened next. Suddenly — BOOM! It seemed like all hell broke loose! The craziest circumstances erupted, seemin...  Read More

Staying Untangled From the World No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life....— 2 Timothy 2:4 Have you ever wondered, How do I know if I’m becoming too materialistic? How do I recognize when natural possessions have become too important to me?Today let’s answer those questions! In Second Timothy 2:4, Paul wrote, “No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of...  Read More

You Are Never Alone! Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses....— Hebrews 12:1 At times you may have wondered, Has anyone else ever experienced the kinds of problems I’m experiencing right now, or am I out here all alone?No, you’re not alone! Hebrews 11 records the remarkable feats of faith accomplished by various people in the Old Testament. These were peop...  Read More

How To Be A Spiritual Billionaire Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly.... — Colossians 3:16 When I was growing up, I spent a lot of time at my grandparents’ house. Grandpa was an immigrant fresh from Germany. Before his life in America, he had always known poverty. Grandma had also known many hardships and had always had to scrape by to survive financially.Every afternoon, Grandpa and Grand...  Read More

A Time To Forcefully Speak the Truth in Love And others save with fear, pulling them out of the fire.... — Jude 1:23 What does the Bible say about how we should respond to believers who continue to practice sin? If you are personally aware of individuals like this, what steps or action should you take to rescue him or her?What attitude does God expect you to have regarding these people’s sin?What ...  Read More

A Spirit of Wisdom And Revelation for You That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him.— Ephesians 1:17 Would you like to receive guidance from the Holy Spirit to help you make some important decisions today? If so, Paul’s prayer to the Ephesian church in Ephesians 1:17 is an important scripture for you to...  Read More

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Comrades In the Lord Jesus Christ I charge you by the Lord that this epistle be read unto all the holy brethren.— 1 Thessalonians 5:27 Throughout Paul’s writings in the New Testament, he uses the word “brethren” when he writes to the churches. This word comes from the Greek word adelphos, which is one of the oldest words in the New Testament. In the King James Version, it is usually translated as ...  Read More

The Dead-End Places Of Life But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves,but in God which raiseth the dead.— 2 Corinthians 1:9 Although we don’t like to admit it, we all occasionally run into dead-end places in our lives where we don’t know what to say, what to do, where to turn, or even how to pray. Sometimes it seems like we’ve hit a dead-end — in other wo...  Read More

What Should You Do When Your Plans Seem Hindered? Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. — 1 Thessalonians 2:18 Have you ever pursued something that you believed was God’s will, yet obstacles seemed to keep you from doing what you thought you were supposed to do? If you have, don’t feel alone, because many people have been in that same position! ...  Read More

Have You Paid Attention To Yourself Lately? Take heed unto thyself.... — 1 Timothy 4:16 Are you constantly serving others without giving yourself needed times of rest and refreshing? Or do you remember that you have spiritual needs too?When Paul wrote First Timothy 4:16, Timothy was a young pastor working ferociously to see his ministry succeed. Timothy was serving as the pastor of the giant churc...  Read More