Joshua had a great task before him.  He was to take the place of Moses and lead the Israelites into the land of promise.  The Lord gave him a great word of encouragement.  He would not have to embark on this journey alone.  God would be with him the whole time, never forsaking him. Joshua […]

God is the originator of mercy.  He gave birth to the concept of being merciful. 2 Corinthians 1:3 (ESV) 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, To show mercy is to demonstrate pity and compassion.  From the time sin was introduced into […]

In the twelfth chapter of Luke, Jesus is instructing a large group of people (ver. 1).  Since He was the greatest teacher the world had ever seen, we would expect these people to be hanging on every word that He uttered.  However, there was at least one man who was not paying much attention to […]

It is easy to do what everyone is doing.  It takes no courage or conviction to follow the crowd and maybe that is why so many people do it.  Going along with the majority, never challenging the status quo, is a comforting way to live. The life of a Christian, however, is not meant to […]

How many times has a father built a great business only to have his children and grandchildren run it into the ground?  This has happened numerous times.  In the Bible, we see this happening, not with a father’s business, but with the kingdom of God.  David served God as a great king, being a man […]

There are many challenges that we face as Christians.  Our greatest foe, the devil, does not take time out, nor is he in the habit of taking it easy on us.  On the contrary, he is doing everything he can to cause us to fall. 1 Peter 5:8 (ESV) 8  Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your […]

The kind of mind we have will determine what kind of Christians we are.  The Bible speaks of two “minds” and we all have either one or the other.  Which one we have determines our relationship with God now, and where we will spend eternity later.  Paul refers to these two “minds” in the eighth […]

Bible students are familiar with the time when Jesus walked on water.  What we sometimes fail to remember is that Peter walked on water as well.  The scene of them walking on the water can be found in Matthew 14:22-33. Once Peter realized that the figure they saw on the water was Jesus, it emboldened […]

Death is feared by almost all.  Whether one is thinking about his own death or contemplating the death of someone to whom he is close, the thought of death is usually negative.  To be sure, death is one of our Lord’s enemies.  It is the last enemy He will conquer. 1 Corinthians 15:25-26 (ESV) 25 […]

In Romans four, Paul emphasizes that Abraham was not justified by works. Romans 4:1-4 (ESV) 1  What then shall we say was gained by Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh? 2  For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3  For what does the Scripture […]