“For the earnest expectation of the creation awaits the revelation of the sons of God.” Romans 8:19 The Old Testament people knew God as Creator, Lawgiver, and Punisher of sins. He was their strength in battle and a Savior from their enemies. But it was Jesus who came and unveiled […]

“Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.”  Jesus replied, “Man, who appointed me a judge or an arbiter between you?”  Luke 12:13-14 Think of the parent whose son is being wayward, the husband whose wife doesn’t want him to give […]

“Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold.” – Proverbs 3:13-14 In August 2005, Hurricane Katrina affected millions of people in the vicinity of New Orleans. The category 5 storm caused $125 billion […]

“For everyone looks out for his own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.” Philippians 2:21 By the world’s standard William Borden was a failure. Some even called him a fool because they felt he had everything and just threw it away. He was from the very wealthy Borden family and […]

“The LORD will fight for you, and you have only to be silent.” The LORD said to Moses, “Why do you cry to me? Tell the people of Israel to go forward.” Exodus 14:14-15 After the Israelites finally left Egypt, they soon got into a desperate situation with the Red […]

“Because God’s children are human beings, made of flesh and blood, the Son also became flesh and blood. For only as a human being could he die, and only by dying could he break the power of the devil, who had the power of death. Only in this way could […]

“Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.” 1 John 2:18 One of the central figures in the book of Exodus is the Egyptian King […]

“Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to you double.” Zechariah 9:12 Whatever the enemy has taken away from you, God will restore it. God will make it even better than before. That’s the kind of Father He is. One of the […]

“He said to them, “Beware! Keep yourselves from covetousness, for a man’s life doesn’t consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses.” – Luke 12:15 This is one of the red flags Jesus warned about, yet Covetousness is not really considered a sin today. If a man breaks […]

“More to be desired are [God’s laws] than gold.” Psalm 19:10 Do you need some encouragement? A little boost today to soothe from all the unpleasant news flying around. The psalm of David can lift your spirit in an unexpected way through some words we often think of as negative. […]

  “Two are better than one because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!” – Ecclesiastes 4:9-10   Friendship is one of the most beautiful […]

“The words of the Teacher, son of David, king in Jerusalem: ‘Meaningless! Meaningless!’ says the Teacher. ‘Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless.’” – Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 Leo Tolstoy was born into an aristocratic Russian family in 1828 and he became an author. Tolstoy is best known for the novels “War and Peace” […]

“After this interview, the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was.” Matthew 2:9 In Matthew chapter 2, we read that the star went ahead of […]

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven” – Ecclesiastes 3:1 James Cash Penney was an American businessman and entrepreneur who founded the J. C. Penney stores in 1902. He was the seventh of twelve children, only six of whom lived to adulthood. Penney’s […]

“Moses answered, “We will go with our young and our old, with our sons and our daughters, and with our flocks and herds, because we are to celebrate a festival to the Lord.” Exodus 10:9 These days, too many Christians display a level of spiritual complacency such that they look down on others […]