Purity

It is vitally important that we examine our motives for serving the Lord. We are so prone to be impressed by outward displays of zeal, but apart from a heart of love, it’s nothing but wood, hay, and stubble. Oh yes, there may be temporary results, but there certainly...

Spiritual Priorities

When we embark on a new year, we all have tendencies to make some proverbial “New Year’s resolutions”. How is that going for you? It occurred to me as I pondered writing this post that for the child of God there is essentially one resolution to make. That, my friend,...

Never Say Always?

Never and always are two no-no words in secular society and counsel. Once again, the Word of God and the counsel of the ungodly clash. The apostle Paul said that he always was bringing his fellow saints to God in prayer. In his second letter to Corinth we have...

The Way of God – The Ways of Strength

Job 17:9  The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger. Holding on to the ways of God is vital for spiritual strength. When we hold on to the ways of God, it is like adding weights to spiritual barbells. To...

Diseased Affections

Romans 1:31  Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: Fallen man is born into this world with diseased or misplaced affections. This moral malady is prevalent in our society. Babies are being murdered in the womb by...