The Bible tells us of different crowns we can win as Christians. In James 1:12, we see the crown of life, given to those that love God. So often we spend time caring for our homes, job, etc – but are we also taking the time to ensure we’re winning the crowns that will last…
Persecution is going to come in the Christian’s life who is living for Jesus Christ. It is important for us to remember the context of Matthew 5:10-12, however, realizing that it’s when we’re living for Jesus that we’ll be blessed for it! Are you facing persecution for Christ’s sake today? Then take heart in knowing…
Christ made it clear when He died for the church that it is an essential part of our lives! As stated in Matthew 16:18-20, the church is built upon Christ and we are to be busy about Kingdom work, no matter what is going on in the world around us.
Daniel is such an example of what it means to live a life on purpose for our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. In Daniel 1:5-8, we see that even as a teen, Daniel knew he was going to live right before God, even when he didn’t have to and the world wanted him to go…
Galatians 5:22-26 teaches us of the many fruits of the Spirit that a Christian should exhibit. How are we doing with our long suffering? Are we following God in the area of having solid faith in Him? Do we walk as Moses did with meekness? Christ is never done with His work in us and…
Are you abiding in the vine? Friends, fellow Christians, if we’re not connected to the True Vine, we cannot succeed in the Christian life. John 15:1-16 makes it clear that we’re not to go through this life alone, but that we are to be abiding in Christ, so that He can abide in us, all…
We all love to talk about freedom and liberty, especially as Americans, but the more restraint we try to remove, the less freedom and liberty we have. When we look at Galatians 5:1,13-15, and other passages, God makes it clear that the most peace, liberty, and freedom will have in this life is when we…
In John 15:1-16 we find a familiar passage that reminds us that Christ is the vine, we are the branches. Yet how often do we neglect our source of strength and nutrition and try to go out on our own? We must be connected to this true vine if we hope to bear fruit and…
As a Christian, we might sometimes wonder if it’s all worth it, why bother, why go to church and be faithful in tithing. Yet when Christ asked the disciples this in John 6:67-71, the answer is clear to all of us – Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life.
We all have skills and abilities, but did you know that God wants to take us beyond what you and I can do? God’s ways and plans are so much higher than ours, as we see in Isaiah 55:8-9, if we will but surrender to Him. Friend, if you haven’t begun the journey as a…