One of the biggest obstacles to reaching our full potential in Christ is inconsistency. Too many Christians only serve God part-time. To be faithful disciples of Christ and please God regularly, we must discipline ourselves to remain steadfast. Psalm 119:20 (ESV) 20 My soul is consumed with longing for your rules at all times. Being […]
One of the seven men chosen to serve tables in Acts 6 was Philip (Acts 6:5). Like Stephen, Philip was a good man, full of the Spirit and wisdom (Acts 6:3). Having had the hands of the apostles laid on him, Philip had a miraculous measure of the Spirit and in Acts 8, we see […]
How we live every day is important. Why? Because we all have to give an account of ourselves to God. This is a truth that everyone should take seriously. Paul put it like this. Romans 14:10-12 (ESV) 10 Why do you pass judgment on your brother? Or you, why do you despise your brother? For […]
As Christians, we must not be ashamed of Jesus in any way. Jesus said, “For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed when he comes in his glory and the glory of the Father and of the holy angels” (Luke 9:26). Paul echoed this […]
The word precious should not be thrown around casually. It refers to that which is very valuable, even priceless. How many things in your life can be considered to be precious? My guess is not a whole lot. Outside of our families, very few things are priceless. The scripture speaks of something more precious than […]
We sometimes speak of Satan as one who is alive and active. He is never idle. He is always working, one way or another, trying to destroy the souls of men. Peter said that he is “…walking about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Peter 5:8). There is something else we should not forget—God is […]
When it comes to serving God, motives matter. Even the devil knows this to be true. Of course, he thinks the worse of us, believing that our motives for serving God are always selfish. His conversation with God about Job demonstrates this. Job 1:8-11 (ESV) 8 And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered […]
Isaiah 55:8 is a popular and often-quoted verse in the Bible. God said, “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.” Most people interpret these words as simply stating a fact. In other words, since God is so much greater than we are, common sense tells us […]
Not everyone who believes in Jesus is going to make it to heaven. We know this because Jesus said, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven…” Clearly, some who accept that Jesus is the Son of God will miss out on eternal life. Who are these people? Let […]
We find this question being asked in Malachi 3:8. The answer to the question, both then and now, is yes. Back then the people of God were robbing Him by not paying their tithes properly. How might we rob God today? We know, or at least we should know, that tithing was an Old Testament […]