Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”  This verse brings a lot of comfort to a lot of people.  In each of our lives, there are good things and there are bad things.  Sometimes when […]

Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”  The good is usually spiritual good and the ultimate realization of the good will be in our eternal existence with God.  Let us look at some ways that […]

Do you have problems with anger?  Most of us do in some form or other.  People can do many foolish things when they are angry.  I have seen people yell, act very animated, slam doors, and jump in their car and zoom away.  I am confident that anger is behind what we call “road rage”, […]

Being a faithful Christian is not easy; there is much that God expects me to do.  I am to worship God; I am to pray; I am to preach the gospel; I am to keep ourselves pure; I am to love my brother and my neighbor and my enemy.  The list continues.  However, I don’t […]

When we become Christians, there are many things we need to put off and put out of our lives if we are to be pleasing to our God.  Ephesians 4:17-22 “This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should no longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility […]

Let us look at a few of the things we as Christians are to put off with the corresponding things we are to put on. Ephesians 4:29 “Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.”  It is obvious that […]

God is the God of the universe and the creator of all things; there is none greater than He.  Hebrews 10:26-27, 30-31  “For if we sin willfully after we have received the knowledge of the truth, there no longer remains a sacrifice for sins, but a certain fearful expectation of judgment, and fiery indignation which […]

Those of us who are parents can remember when our children were born.  When we first looked at our baby, we marveled at how wonderfully made he or she was.  We may have counted the toes and the fingers to make sure there were the right amounts.  We examined the eyes, the nose, the mouth, […]

Multiple times, the scriptures describe the church as a body.  Ephesians 4:4-6 “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling;  one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. ”  The […]

We all hope for things to be better in the future than they are now.  We may hope that a loved one will change his or her ways and give up sinfulness. We may hope to get out of debt.  We may hope for better health and freedom from pain.  We may hope to have […]