The Reality of Life

I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world” ~ John 16:33 ESV We...

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The praying life

If you abide in me, and my words abide in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you ~ John 15:7 ESV The prayer of a righteous person is powerful...

Be Sober; Be Vigilant

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour ~ 1 Peter 5:8 NKJV Then the Lord God took the man and put...

Greater Love

And so we know and rely on the love God has for us. God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them ~ 1 John 4:16 NIV Love has...

Go with all the strength you have

Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites and other eastern peoples invaded the country. They camped on the land and ruined the crops all the way to Gaza and did not spare...

Shake yourself free

Ruth was a woman disadvantaged in many areas of her life. Born a Moabitess, living in Moab, bound by the culture and religion of the Moabites and living under a limitation imposed against them...

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The Necessity of Prayer

He saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor; ~ Isaiah 59:16a Why does God require us to pray? Why does He need our prayers if even before we...

Suffering for Christ

Christ’s mission on earth was very clear to Him. He knew that He didn’t just come to exist and walk the face of the earth aimlessly; He was here to fulfill a divine assignment....