We are emphasizing being thankful this week. The list of things for which we should be thankful to God is long, but one thing we most certainly should always be thankful for is the Word of God. God’s Word comes to us today through the book we call the Bible. What a blessing it is […]
There is much for which we should all be thankful. Man tends to be thankful for the important things in life but takes for granted the little things. We should realize that it is the accumulation of the little things that results in an overall joyful life. I should note that the little things in […]
This time of year, most people reflect upon things for which they are thankful. While we should be thankful for many things every day, there is no harm in openly expressing our thankfulness during a certain time of year, as long as it is not the only time we are thankful. Our thanksgiving should always […]
I cannot think of a more comforting thought to fill our minds with as we wind down for the night than the grace of God. There are not too many subjects in the entire Bible that are more significant than grace. The practical definition of grace is, “God’s unmerited favor.” That is a good description […]
There are too many who call themselves Christians but think they can live any way they want to without consequences. There is even a false theory called “Calvinism” that teaches that there is no eternal consequence for living in sin, which is to say that there is really no consequence at all. The Bible, however, […]
God is a loving, merciful being who is full of grace, and those characteristics are seen in His treatment of mankind. It is amazing to me how kind God is to man, blessing even those who deny His very existence. Speaking of the love of God, Jesus said, “… For he makes his sun rise […]
Someone said, “Looking for people of integrity in our generation could be compared to searching for the proverbial needle in the haystack. Indeed, it may be easier trying to identify a grain of salt in a snowstorm.” That is a bit of an overstatement, but there is some truth to it. People with integrity are […]
In Acts 20:7 we learn that the disciples came together to break bread. The breaking of bread is an obvious reference to the Lord’s Supper, something that disciples did every first day of the week. The first day of the week is the Lord’s Day (Revelation 1:10). It is the day that Jesus was raised […]
In James 4:14, James asked the question, “What is your life?” He was asking this question with the duration of life in mind. We should reflect on our lives from that standpoint. We often act as if life was not fleeting. We sometimes think the very way James warns us against in this passage. We […]
Peter once said that God has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness (2 Peter 1:3). One of the things that God has granted us is hope. Without hope, people wander around with no real direction in their lives. Hope gives us purpose; something for which to strive, and that can […]