“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5) The important thing to understand about pride is that when we are proud we take the glory to ourselves rather than give it to God.  We take the credit for ourselves rather than give it to God.  We think we […]

“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5) I remember one time that I proudly said that I don’t have a problem with pride.  How far from the truth that was.  Of course I have a problem with pride!  I don’t have to be a braggart and make […]

“God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble.” (James 4:6, 1 Peter 5:5) Do you remember what happened to King Nebuchadnezzar because he was proud and took all the glory for his greatness upon himself?  Daniel 4:30-37 “The king spoke, saying, ‘Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for a royal […]

What is death?  From the world’s perspective, when a person dies they cease to exist; death is the end of the person.  But physical death is not the end.  John 5:28  “Do not marvel at this; for the hour is coming in which all who are in the graves will hear His voice and come […]

It seems obvious that for one to be a Christian, one must believe in God.  Hebrews 11:6 “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”  But God has chosen to justify […]

There are wars in numerous places in the world today.  Sometimes there are ceasefire agreements and then one side acts treacherously and hostilities resume.  We can define peace as the absence of war or hostilities.  But there are several levels of peace.  Peace can be between nations or social groups.  Peace can also be lack […]

The apostle Paul had a prayer for the Ephesians.  Ephesians 1:17-21 “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His […]

The apostle Paul had a prayer for the Ephesians.  Ephesians 1:17-21 “That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His […]

How do you react when trials come on you?  Some people get angry.  Maybe they get angry with themselves for messing up.  Maybe they get angry with others and respond with vengeance.  Maybe they give in to the trial and get depressed.  Maybe they feel sorry for themselves.  Maybe they fight the trial, seeking to […]

Some of us have lived some pretty wicked lives before we became Christians.  Others of us were born into a Christian family that trained us to live good lives.  Regardless of our background, the truth is that “all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Rom 3:23).  This is one of the […]