After Jesus was baptized, He was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.  Matthew 4:2-4 “And when He had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterward He was hungry.  Now when the tempter came to Him, he said, ‘If You are the Son of God, command that these stones […]

The apostle Paul wrote to Timothy as to a young man.  Here is one of Paul’s exhortations – 2 Timothy 2:22 “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”  While the apostle Paul did not list the youthful lusts, let us […]

Before Jesus came John the Baptist.  Matthew 3:1-2 “In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, and saying, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!’”  Jesus came with a similar message.  Matthew 4:17 “From that time Jesus began to preach and to say, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of […]

The apostle Paul gave the following exhortation to Timothy.  2 Timothy 2:15 “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.”  I encourage you with the same exhortation, but let us investigate what the exhortation should mean to you. “Be diligent […]

Jesus Christ came from heaven to this earth to bear witness to the truth (John 18:37), to be the savior of this world (1 John 4:14), and to give us eternal life (John 17:2).  He also left us an example of how we should live (1 Peter 2:21).  One example that He left us was […]

What is a faithful saying?  It is a saying, statement or doctrine that is true and you should trust what it says without any doubt or hesitation.  Also, it is worthy of being received by all because of the value of the saying.  It is worth knowing, repeating and perhaps committing to memory.  I am […]

What do you think about yourself?  What do you think about your abilities, your potential, and what you have accomplished in life?  There are two extremes one can go to.  One extreme is for a person to see himself as nothing and incapable of accomplishing anything worthwhile.  He is unwilling to try to accomplish much […]

During Jesus’ ministry, he sent out seventy disciples to prepare the way for Him.  Luke 10:1-2 “After these things the Lord appointed seventy others also, and sent them two by two before His face into every city and place where He Himself was about to go.  Then He said to them, ‘The harvest truly is […]

Do you think you could be deceived by someone?  That is, that you could be led to believe what another person tells you when they are not telling the truth?  Maybe they are trying to sell you something that is not really what they say it is.  Of maybe they are trying to make you […]

In the world today, you should be careful about trusting people of the world.  There are those who would scam you or deceive you and dishonestly take your money.  If you make an agreement with someone, he may or may not keep his part of the agreement.  Who can you trust?  There is one that […]