While Jericho represents a place of destruction, it also stands for the place of opportunity. Think of Rahab, the harlot who hid the two Israelite spies on her roof and saved herself and her family. She put the scarlet thread (which represented the blood of Christ) in her window (Joshua...

A real Christian delights in his victory. God always causes us to triumph and manifest the savor of His knowledge always and in every place. For some we are the savor of death, to others the savor of life (2 Corinthians 2:16), but we are always a sweetsmelling savor to...

Thousands of souls are in hell today who exchanged gifts at Christmas and celebrated the day, but who never recognized that Jesus was born to die for their sins. Thousands of well-intentioned people observe Christmas by attending religious ceremonies. But, while they follow their obli ga tions to the letter,...

Picture Jesus on the mount of temptation, and Satan is tempting Him. He has been baptized, and the Father has said He is pleased with His Son (Mat thew 3:17), but Satan contests the Father’s declaration. Satan tempted the Lord when He hadn’t had food for forty days and nights....

Many people refuse to be taught lessons of faith when they don’t understand God’s plan beyond what they can see. In John 6:66, those who stopped following Jesus would not go beyond what they perceived with their senses. They trusted only what they saw and felt in their minds and...

Here is the great exchange: Beauty for ashes. Where are the ashes, the residue of the offering made for our sins? They are in a clean place, separated- according to the principle of purification for sin as related in the book of Leviticus. And what does God give us? Beauty...

Motivation-it is what moves our hearts, our minds, our souls, our wills, and our bodies. What motivates a Christian to continue walking with God by faith, when neither sight nor feelings encourage him? John 1:1 does not say “In the beginning was love,” although certainly love was there in the...

Picture it. Jesus Christ is saying so personally to you, “I have laid down my life for you so that I might live inside you and be everything you need. I will provide for you, and I will give you the abundant life. I want you to seek first My...

Many people grow weary in the greatness of the way. It is possible for the outward man to become weary serving God while the inward man remains fervent (2 Corinthians 4:16). Weariness comes from our human nature, but fervency comes from the treasure within our earthen vessels (2 Corinthians 4:7)....

The poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an invalid; she couldn’t even sit up in bed. But then, she met Robert Browning, another famous poet, and they fell madly in love. On the first visit from Robert Browning, Elizabeth sat up. She hadn’t done that before. His love for her made...