Is the drinking of wine and other alcohol sinful pleasure, or a healthful life-improving habit? We saw that Christ approved of drinking wine. His actions and words set the example by which Christians are to live their lives.
Ecclesiastes 9:7 states “Drink your wine with a merry heart.” Psalm … ➡
Jesus brings His Sermon on the Mount to a close with some warnings concerning the difference between true and false discipleship. There are two distinguishing characteristics given here regarding the road that “leads to life”: it’s “narrow” and only a few find it. It’s narrow in that it … ➡
A good way to determine how steadfast your faith in Christ is, and how completely you have given your life over to the leading of God’s Holy Spirit, is to consider the joyous message we are given in Galatians 5:22 – 25:
But the fruit of the Spirit is … ➡
Early for a lunch appointment, I was enjoying the quietness of my commute despite the bumper-to-bumper traffic. Suddenly, the ringing of my cell phone broke the silence. I answered it and heard my mother’s voice say, “I’ve been waving to you for the past 5 minutes! You must be … ➡
Heavenly Father,
As our Protector and Guide, You are the greatest Friend and Joy we have! To be able to come to You in prayer like this is the most beautiful part of our lives! Father, You know what I am facing and the reasons why these doors and … ➡
Heavenly Father,
I praise You as the God of all comfort and patience and the Father of all mercy. Please impart your wisdom within us so that we willingly and lovingly begins to lay our lives at Your feet. Please be merciful to us and fill us with the … ➡
Early in my walk, I met with a local minister seeking understanding and guidance throughout a difficult time of my life. At this point, I had met or conversed with several other ministers, pastor counselors and individuals … all of whom offered their sincerest insights, advice, analogies and blessings. … ➡
I’ve had many bouts with pervasive feelings of loss, despair, hollow faith. The irony I’ve found, however, is that perhaps the best opportunity to develop personal accountability is when we’re unaware of its necessity. Unfortunately, when the need for accountability is upon us, there are many who do not … ➡
I’ve endured my share of fears concerning jobs and how big dreams were slipping away, becoming less and less attainable. I’ve found however that when I became genuinely honest with myself, I acknowledged that I wasn’t trusting God’s Word. I recall a while back reading the following verse from … ➡
If you or anyone close to you is currently involved in a personal relationship that is in turmoil, I would like to offer the following as an out of the box, and most importantly, a Godly perspective to approaching and resolving these difficult times in our lives and to … ➡
“He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous are both alike, an abomination to the Lord” (Proverbs 17:15).
There is ample wisdom in this verse regarding judgment. I believe that we justify the wicked in the way that we hold them accountable. When we hold someone … ➡
1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
2 But his delight is in the Law of the Lord and on his Word he meditates day and night.… ➡
Releasing our right to be justified is one of those “rubber meets the road” moments of our faith. We can try to take control and refuse to be denied our definition of justice, or we can let go and entrust ourselves to a Savior who “understands our weaknesses, for … ➡
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