“Before I was afflicted I went astray, but now I obey Your word. You are good, and what you do is good; teach me your decrees.” Psalm 119:67-68 (NIV)   Any kind of pain and suffering should draw us closer to God and to His Word. Because He is good[...]

“The arrogant mock me unmercifully, but I do not turn from your law.” Psalm 119:51 (NIV)   Many Christians today understand what it means to be ridiculed for believing God’s Word. The Bible is openly mocked from the halls of education to the halls of our nation’s capital. It’s touted[...]

“If you are slack in the day of distress, Your strength is limited.” Proverbs 24:10   We live in distressful days. The Bible, however, still contains all we need for the days in which we live. God’s Word informs, instructs, and strengthens us. But allowing adversity and anxiety to overwhelm[...]

“…if the Lord is with us, why then has all this happened to us?” Judges 6:13   Many people are currently asking the same question Gideon asked in today’s verse. It’s an important question for our generation. It causes us to examine not only what we expect from God, but what He[...]

“Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 2:3   The idea of suffering hardship for one's faith is foreign to most American Christians. Yet, believers around the world suffer persecution regularly. The fact that Christian living entails continual warring against the forces of evil[...]

“You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.” 2 Timothy 2:1 Christianity faces numerous challenges today. Bible teaching is watered down, twisted, or disregarded altogether. Christians around the world suffer persecution for their faith. And new threats to Christian freedoms arise every day. No doubt,[...]