“Do not enter the path of the wicked…Avoid it, …turn away from it.” Proverbs 4:14-15. The path of the wicked may seem harmless at first, and we tell ourselves that we would never fall into gross sin. But that’s just the kind of thinking that can divert us from the path of righteousness. To avoid […]
“Love…does not seek its own.” I Corinthians 13:4-5. Self-centeredness is a universal human problem. King Hezekiah did many good things for his country, but near the end of his life he developed a self-centered attitude. After he unwisely made a treaty with the Babylonians, the prophet Isaiah said that his descendants would be conquered and […]
“Take heed that you do not do your charitable deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward from your Father in heaven.” Matthew 6:1. Jesus desires for us to live with an unrelenting, selfless devotion to Him. The Bible calls us to good deeds and holy living, but these are […]
“No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life.” II Timothy 2:4. There are many attractive things in our world that are so easy to get entangled with – hobbies, sports, TV, computer games. Facebook. These may start off as “refueling” activities, but later they can take up so much of […]
“I thank my God…for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now.” Philippians 1:3,5. Believers who have become missionaries have had their hearts captured by Christ and think that abandoning “essential” comforts and conveniences is a small thing to do to honor Him. Those who have made such sacrifices need our support […]