Ultimately God is preparing us for eternity, yet what is the practical product of our preparation while we’re still here on Earth? We must consider how God wants us to be in His Word, focused and faithful to Him, relying on Him for our very sustenance each day. In 1 Samuel 18:12-16, we see the…
Yes, the tomb is empty – He is Risen indeed! I serve a risen Savior, He’s in the world today! Oh, friend, if you don’t know the Savior you are missing out on so much – and if you do I hope that you’re rejoicing with us! John 20:1-10 show us the testimony of those…
In 1 Samuel 16 & 17, we see the account of Saul sinning against God and David’s promotion from Shepherd to giant killer. As God prepared David to be king, we see that He used many events in David’s time as shepherd to prepare him for the encounter with the David, by growing his faith…
The Word of God – how precious is it to you? Is it precious enough to you that you’re willing to stake your whole reputation on it? In 1 Kings 18 we see that Elijah was willing to do that very thing as the Word of the Lord came to him and he obeyed. If…
Do we have wisdom from God today, or do we depend upon our own wisdom? James 3:13-18 remind us of the importance of the wisdom from above! Especially when things are uncertain, when things don’t go the way we expect, that’s when we needs God’s wisdom. God’s wisdom, is it in you?
When we hear the word perfect, we often think of perfection. Yet another aspect is completeness. As God works to perfect, or complete, His child, He’s helping us to grow in different ways. Our sin nature desires to pull us from this and causes us to want to do things our own way, yet God…
Have you ever felt like you’ve reached the bottom of the barrel? In 1 Kings 17:1-16, we read of a widow woman and her son who were literally at the bottom of their barrel. Yet, in the midst of this, God asked them to take a step of faith and feed Elijah. God asked them…
We all need wisdom, yet how often do we seek the wrong wisdom? Only God’s wisdom stands the test of time and will benefit us in every circumstance. Proverbs is full of much wisdom and we’re looking to apply it as we study Proverbs 3:21-26 in this lesson on walking in wisdom.
As American Christians, it is easy for us to be comfortable in our daily lives. But have you ever considered that when you are comfortable, you don’t need comfort, or a Comforter? We’re not meant to be comfortable in this world as we’re to take up the cause of Christ and prepare for eternity. We…
God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love. We see this in 2 Timothy 1:6-7 where God wants us to remember the great gift that we have in Him – eternal life! We can rest assured that God is in control and that He works all things together…