“I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman… every branch in me that beareth fruit, He purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit” (John 15:1,2). Jesus is addressing the disciples, whose lives were characterized by confusion and much trouble. He is not dealing with the...

“Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful” (Luke 6:36). It is so important that we echo our heavenly Father by being full of mercy and grace when we deal with people. This part of the nature of God is so important that God placed a restriction on...

Sometimes people make decisions to think or act in a way that contradicts what God has said. Psalm 38 speaks of the result of wrong decisions in one man’s life. King David sinned, and then covered his sin. He did not face God with honesty for one year. He paid...

Sin is responsible for death. God is responsible for life. When we truly understand these two statements, we will realize why it is so important to throw off everything that hinders us from running the race that God has set before us (1). Since God is responsible for life, we...

What do you see when you look at the Cross? Do you see ugliness, or something that deprives you of your rights? Maybe you see an instrument of death. Or, do you see freedom and life? The Cross is a place where we see that God loved the world. He...

Jesus Christ is the supreme example of manifested wisdom. He took on a human body and became a house of wisdom (2). “The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:14a). This person, Jesus Christ, is the possessor and dispenser of wisdom. “Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom” (Proverbs...

Unfortunately, most people do not understand why they cannot properly evaluate anything from their own human resources. God has a creative provision for every detail of life. It is His method of approaching sinners. Luke 19:1-10 is a beautiful illustration of this principle. Jesus passed by the sycamore tree. Notice...

Examples of people who were transformed by the indwelling Christ are seen throughout the Word of God. In Mark 5:15, the demon-possessed maniac became a calm, quiet disciple. John, once a vindictive Jew, was supernaturally transformed into the apostle of love. The Samaritan woman of ill repute met Jesus at...

Carefully consider the cry of Job in Job 16:12-13. Obviously, after losing everything he possessed, Job was temporarily emotionally unbalanced. He had no answer to his dilemma and had to wait for God’s deliverance in patience and in faith. Often, believers fail to hear the Word of God in such...

The Christian who is not experiencing the law of faith is living in the law of fear described in Job 3:25-26. He must have the attitude of “As it is written, so it shall be. I know it will be as God said.” Any area of his life where faith,...