“As newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the Word, that you may grow thereby.” I Peter 2:2 It might seem strange to be commanded to earnestly long for something. But we need to be reminded of our need of spiritual nourishment. Even though we may have fed on the Word in the past, we […]
“If anyone cleanses himself…, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.” II Timothy 2:21. We often think God wants us to change the world around us when in reality He is interested in changing us. God often uses the most unlikely people in the most unlikely […]
“Why are you cast down, O my soul? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him.” Psalm 42:5 Many of the songs of Israel were born in seasons of failure. And so, it is with us, we are sometimes not ready to see the wonder of God’s wisdom and strength until we are gasping for breath […]
“I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the Lord.” II Chronicles 34:15. In the Old Testament, we read of Judah’s epidemic of idolatry and its accompanying moral sickness. Josiah understood Scripture’s preventive cure for moral sickness. He began to apply its spiritual truths, and soon a revival swept the land that restored the […]
“My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” II Corinthians 12:9 The loss of what is old is an opportunity to discover something new. God may use hardship to get us to give up a bad habit or learn a new virtue. He used a thorn in Paul’s flesh to teach […]