Despite what the environmentalist say, you are worth more than a bird.  God watches out for all his creatures great and small, however, he is most concerned with man. Matthew 10:29-31 Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. But the very…

After returning to Bethel, Jacob dwelt or lived I the land of Canaan.  He lived there just like his father and grandfather.  I would like to talk a little bit about dwelling in the land where God has put you. Genesis 37:1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in…

There is saying that some people only learn things the hard way.  Sometimes God needs to bring affliction into our lives in order that we can learn his ways. Psalms 119:71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes. Learning Things the Hard Way There is saying…

Destroying your own home is not as hard as you would think. Just give into the flesh at the wrong time and you can quickly destroy a marriage or your children. Proverbs 11:29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. Destroying…

The concept of working on your sanctification as a Christian on a daily basis is almost a lost art in today’s generation.  The Puritans understood what this was in detail. Philippians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out…

The angels that met Jacob along the way had seen Jacob on his way out. Jacob was returning home after a short little 20 year trip down to Uncle Laban’s house. Genesis 32:1 And Jacob went on his way, and the angels of God met him. Genesis 32:24 And Jacob was left alone; and there…

There is no such thing as the perfect life in the worldly sense that everything is story book perfect.  However, a Christian can strive for a perfect life in Christ Jesus. James 1:4 But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. The Perfect Life There is no…

Being given to anything of the flesh is bad for a Christian. When you are given to anything, that thing controls you. 1 Timothy 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; Being Given to Anything Being given to anything of the flesh is…

Is there dark light? It seems like a silly question but the Bible says there is. The last part of verse 23 says “If therefore the light that is in thee be darkness, how great is that darkness!” Matthew 6:22-23 The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole…

There are still a few righteous in America. That is about the only reason God has not destroyed this nation. Genesis 18:32 And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy it for…

An angel of the Lord, when speaking to Abraham, asked the simple question “Is any thing too hard for the Lord?”  It was really a rhetorical question.  The answer is simply “no.” Genesis 18:14 Is any thing too hard for the Lord? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time…

The scriptures provide us patience and comfort through the troubles and trials of life. When it talks about things being written afore time, it is talking about the examples given to us in the Old Testament. Romans 15:4 For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort…

James and John were a couple of disciples that the Lord decided to call.  They were brothers as well, just like Peter and Andrew. Matthew 4:21-22 And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a ship with Zebedee their father, mending their nets;…

The Lord is our buckler or shield.  He provides protection and preserves our way in this old world. Proverbs 2:7-8 He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. He keepeth the paths of judgment, and preserveth the way of his saints. The Lord is Our Buckler…