We read in Genesis 17:8: “The whole land of Canaan, where you are now an alien, I will give as an everlasting possession to you and your descendants after you.” God had made a promise. He had told Abraham that he and his descendants would receive the land of Canaan...
Are you an encourager? We read in Acts 11:24 that “And a great many people were added to the Lord (or "brought to the Lord" in some versions).” Why were people added to the Lord? They were added to the Lord because Barnabas was an encourager! People could see that...
Have you ever rebelled in your life? Have your children rebelled? Most of us had rebelled at some point in our lives. In 1 Samuel 15:22-23, God puts rebellion on a par with idolatry. Because of the ramifications of disobedience and the blessings of obedience,...
Husbands, how well do you understand your wife? We read in 1 Peter 3:7, “ . . . husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not...
Followers of Jesus Christ must learn to submit themselves to God, as well as those in spiritual leadership. We read in 1 Peter 5:5, “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God...
As we embark on a New Year! I hope 2023 will be a blessing for each of us, and that we will be a blessing to all with whom we come in contact. My prayer is that we will have a grace-filled New Year. In a world full of un-grace, Jesus gives grace. What a joy to know...
As we read about Elizabeth and Mary in Luke 1, we discover that they were quite a pair. Elizabeth was not a young woman! After years and years of praying for a child, after becoming used to not having a child, and after getting to the age where giving birth to a...
What is your deepest need during this Christmas season? The good news is the promise that God is with us at our own deepest point of NEED. Not only is God at the center of all that is significant, God (Emmanuel) is with you and me at our deepest point of need. What...
Richard Capen tells the story of his good friend, Navy Captain Harry Jenkins, who spent seven years in captivity in North Vietnam. He was in solitary confinement for fifty months, and was tortured beyond belief. Yet he always found something to laugh about and, as...
After God had called Abram to leave his country and his father’s house, we read in Genesis 12:8, “From there he moved to the hill country on the east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. And there he built an altar to...