Smitten, Yet Healed

Exodus 17:6  Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel. Isaiah 19:22  And the LORD shall smite...

Thanks-living, God-ward Appreciation

Ephesians 5:20 Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (KJV) Ephesians 5:20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. (NLT) God notices a thankful heart. Consider...

The Prison Of "Self"

The saddest person, the loneliest person, the most unfulfilled person is the individual whose life orbits around one thing – self.  How empty, how sad.  To live for the pleasure of self is an indication that one is truly dead.  The only way to be freed of self...

That None Should Perish

That none should perish but have everlasting life is the perfect will of God. Of course, this does not mean that none will perish for the twentieth chapter of Revelation tells us otherwise. There we read that “anyone not found written in the Book of Life was...

The Call To Endure

We read in Hebrews 11:27 that Moses endured because he “saw” Him who is invisible. When this same writer is encouraging the saints to press on, he tells them to look unto Jesus and His example of enduring. Endurance is the God-given ability every child of God receives...