“If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you” Matthew 5:29   How do you deal with sinful habits? You’ve probably never gone so far as to remove the offending body part! We struggle with this passage because we don’t fully comprehend the seriousness[...]

“And He…will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.” John 16:8   God doesn’t try to alter our behavior by making us feel guilty. That’s not how God works. The Holy Spirit convicts us of sin in order to restore our relationship with God and with others. The[...]

“Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I. Send me!’” Isaiah 6:8   Few Christians are willing to write God a blank check, as Isaiah did. When God speaks, we often weigh the[...]

“Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life.” Genesis 45:5   Today’s verse gives amazing insight about how to forgive yourself. Joseph was telling his brothers to stop being angry with themselves for betraying him.[...]

“But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.” Matthew 6:6   A strong prayer life is crucial for every believer. That’s why volumes have been written on[...]

“But I have this against you, that you tolerate the woman Jezebel, who…teaches and leads My bond-servants astray so that they commit acts of immorality.” Revelation 2:20   These days, tolerance is often taught alongside love, mercy, and forgiveness. But when Jesus reprimanded the church at Thyatira, it wasn’t for being intolerant but tolerant. So, should Christians[...]

“’Yet even now,’ declares the Lord, ‘Return to Me with all your heart, and with fasting, weeping and mourning; and rend your heart and not your garments.’ Now return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness and relenting of evil.”[...]

“The Lord is slow to anger and great in power, and the Lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished.” Nahum 1:3   If God sent a message directly to you, would you listen to it? Most Christians would reply, “Of course!” Well, that’s exactly what the Lord did[...]

I’m not really shocked anymore at what the world promotes and protects. But the way many who profess Christ act is a real head scratcher. How can people who claim to believe in the inerrancy and infallibility of Scripture not show the slightest hint of Scripture’s sufficiency in their actions?[...]