Isaiah 43:25 I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins. God Saved Us for His Sake God saved us for his sake, not ours. We were created for God’s glory. When God sent his Son to shed his blood on the cross of…
Matthew 5:45 That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust. The Blessing of Failure I was listening to a message by Dr. Randy Pike on the…
Psalms 25:9. The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way. Pride Hinders Submission God’s guidance is only available to the humble. You need to be meek if you are going to accept rebuke. If you are proud, it is going to be hard for you to be taught…
Proverbs 11:16. A gracious woman retaineth honour: and strong men retain riches. Strong Families Gracious women and strong men are what our churches need more of. Gracious women and strong men are the starting point for godly families. Every church is only as strong as the families in it. Strong families, in the local church,…
1 Timothy 2:5. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; The Bridge to Heaven There is only one God and only one mediator between us and God. Christ came to this earth to stand between us and heaven; to bridge the gap over hell. We communicate…
1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Young Saints are the Strength of the Church Many older saints despise younger saints. They feel that they are not worthy of being paid attention to.…
The most dangerous infidels are not the most open infidels. There is a set of men who persuade themselves that they believe Christianity, whilst in truth they are reasoning Christianity quite out of doors. – Sir Richard Hill 1 Timothy 6:20-21. O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain…
Isaiah 9:16-17. For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed. Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly.…
Philippians 2:3. Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Wanting All the Credit As we go about our day, we have decisions to make. We can make those decisions in the flesh or we can make those decisions in the spirit. When…
Philippians 3:2. Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision. Beware of People in the Church Paul wanted us to beware of certain kinds of people. There were people who had crept into the Phillipian church who were trying to convince people that circumcision had something to do with being saved. To…
Philippians 3:12-14. Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth…
Ephesians 4:13. Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: A Final Unity in Heaven For the time being, we have to learn the things of Christ to grow…
Psalms 144:15. Happy is that people, that is in such a case: yea, happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. A Happy People God’s people should be a happy people. We should have joy in our lives. That joy should come from the blessings that God puts in our lives, especially the spiritual…
2 Corinthians 1:5. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. Sufferings and Consolation Sufferings and consolation go together in the Christian life. You can’t have the comfort from Christ without the sufferings. Paul made it pretty clear that sufferings can be enduring, or lasting. That is…