When you were young, it probably seemed like you would live forever.  People rarely think about dying when they are young and healthy.  But when you grow older or have a serious disease such as cancer, you realize that life is short.  When a friend or loved one passes, you are reminded that you too […]

Every one of us has received help from other people.  You have received help from your parents, your instructors, your friends and perhaps many other people.  You even received help from God and Christ.   Romans 5:6-8 “For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.  For scarcely for a […]

The apostle Paul prayed the following prayer for those at Philippi.  Philippians 1:9-11 “And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled […]

Every one of us faces trials and tribulations.  That is part of life and part of being a Christian.  The trials may be physical, such as being a caregiver to a disabled family member or financial problems or health issues.  They may be spiritual trials such as the consequences of sin or the falling away […]

Without God’s grace, none of us are saved.  Ephesians 2:4-5 “But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved).”  You should worship and love Him for His amazing […]

Do you have joy in your life?  Joy is a feeling of extreme happiness or cheerfulness, especially related to the acquisition or expectation of something good.  To rejoice is to be very happy, to be delighted, to feel joy.  What gives you joy?  Perhaps you have joy when you have accomplished a special goal or […]

While we can pray for ourselves, the scriptures have multiple examples of prayers made for other people; these prayers are called intercessions.  Jesus prayed for his disciples that they would be protected from the evil one. John 17:15 “I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You should […]

Many “Christians” are content to put very little effort into their religion.  They seldom pray to God or read their Bible.  They think that by just attending the Sunday morning church assembly that they have somehow accomplished what God wants them to do to worship Him; the rest of the week is then theirs to […]

How much a part of your life are your prayers to God?  If you added up all of your prayer time in a day, how much would it be?  One minute?  Five minutes?  Half an hour?  You are not heard from your many words in prayer (Matthew 6:7), but how much you pray is an […]

As a believer in Jesus Christ, you know how important it is to obey God’s commandments.  1 John 2:3-4 “Now by this we know that we know Him, if we keep His commandments.  He who says, ‘I know Him,’ and does not keep His commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”  […]