“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ…” 2 Peter 3:18   Have you ever watched a mature Christian remain steady in the face of an overwhelming challenge? You may have even thought, “I could never handle that the way she did.” Well, that believer is[...]

“Faith comes from hearing and hearing by the word of Christ.” Romans 10:17   Faith is essential in everything we do as believers. Yet, we often struggle in our faith when face-to-face with the realities of everyday life. So how do we learn to have greater faith? Well, we certainly[...]

“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[...]

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock.” Matthew 7:24   No one else can live the life you’re building and you can’t live the life anyone else is building; but we’re all building. The[...]

“Because you say, ‘I am rich, and have become wealthy, and have need of nothing,’ and you do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked” Revelation 3:17   We tend to confuse having a comfortable life with being blessed by God. But health[...]

“For this is the will of God…that each of you know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor” 1 Thessalonians 4:3-4   Christians should have an intuition toward moral purity. This built-in knowledge about how to control ourselves comes from the Holy Spirit. Why then do we[...]

“You are witnesses, and so is God, how devoutly and uprightly and blamelessly we behaved toward you believers” 1 Thessalonians 2:10   Few of us today think the way Paul did. Here, he invited other believers to judge his life—to be witnesses of whether or not he was living with integrity. We’re[...]

“You have left your first love” Revelation 2:4   The early days of being a Christian are exciting. You’re eager to read the Bible, fellowship with other believers, and serve at church. But that passion and enthusiasm can cool down over time. Like the church at Ephesus, you can leave[...]

“Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God” 1 Corinthians 2:12   One of the main reasons people give for not reading the Bible more is that it’s[...]