Hebrews 11:1. Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith Has Substance Faith has substance.  Faith needs to be placed in the right things, however.  When we put faith in man, we are going to be disappointed.  Our faith first needs to be placed in the Lord…

Psalms 17:14-15. From men which are thy hand, O Lord, from men of the world, which have their portion in this life, and whose belly thou fillest with thy hid treasure: they are full of children, and leave the rest of their substance to their babes. As for me, I will behold thy face in…

Every thing which may be an occasion of grief to the people of God, is not a sufficient ground for questioning the reality of their religion.  Many things may trouble, which ought not to stumble you.  If upon every occasion you should call in question all that had ever been wrought upon you, your life…

Psalms 150:6. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Praise ye the Lord. Praise – The expression of gratitude for personal favors conferred; a glorifying or extolling. – Webster’s 1828 Dictionary Praise for the Lord Praise for the Lord is something that should be in every Christian’s heart and mouth.  Everything that breathes…

Proverbs 1:4. To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion. Subtilty to the Simple The Word of God will make a wise man or woman of anyone.  It can give subtilty to the simple.  Simple can be singleness or weak in intellect.  Though someone may not have worldly wisdom, yet…

Genesis 3:1. Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Slight of Hand The devil is subtil.  He is not an “in your face” kind…

Psalms 80:8. Thou hast brought a vine out of Egypt: thou hast cast out the heathen, and planted it. Transplanted in Canaan God brought the children of Israel out of Egypt and planted them in the land of Canaan.  He cast the heathen out in the process and a made a way for them.  Israel…

Romans 12:1. I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. A Reasonable Service A reasonable service for a Christian is giving our lives up for God.  A dedication or consecration is a setting aside of your…

Galatians 5:7. Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? It is Not How You Start It is not how you start but how you finish that matters.  You can start off with good intentions, but if you finish in the wrong place, or quit, it probably does…

Psalms 78:22. Because they believed not in God, and trusted not in his salvation: Refusing to Believe the Bible Do you live a life of belief?  There are those who will not get saved because they refuse to believe in the God of the Bible.  They believe in a god, just not the true God…

Psalms 78:7-8. That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments: And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God. Setting Your Heart on the Right…

Romans 6:1-2. What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? Sanctification is Critical The sanctification of the believer is critical after being saved.  You need to grow in the grace of God.  That means “quit…

1 Corinthians 8:3. But if any man love God, the same is known of him. You Don’t Need to Tell People When you really love God, you don’t need to tell everyone that you do.  A true love for God is manifested to others primarily in your actions.  If you don’t ever do anything for…