Forbearing in love is a choice we make in our thinking. We know the love of God, therefore we purpose to share the love of God. We have received the Word of love, so we can accept people in love. We bear afflictions (2 Thessalonians 1:4), and we endure hardships...

Our death with Christ on the Cross brings us into a place where only God can give us an identity. Adam’s identity ended in crucifixion. It’s no longer “I” (the old man), but “Christ” (the one new man) who lives in me. Self-esteem is based upon self-worth. Selfworth ought to...

George Müller, a man of God known for his great life of faith and prayer, established many caring, Christ-centered orphanages in Victorian England. Once, a little girl said to Mr. Müller, “I’ve never had a toy in my life. Do you think God would give me one?” George Müller said,...

The Bible is filled with the surprises of God's grace. Matthew 5:6 promises that those who hunger and thirst after righteousness will be filled. Jesus said in Matthew 21:31 that the publicans and the harlots would go into the kingdom before the Pharisees and scribes. It is beautiful to realize...

Think of the validity, veracity, value, and virtue of God's Word. The Bible says in Genesis 2:7 that God made man out of the dust of the earth. The human body is made up of the same elements that make up dust, and we have the scientific evidence to prove...

What is being a disciple all about? It is to see something that needs to be done and to do it, not grudgingly but with a spirit of joy and thanksgiving. It is being faithful in the small things and not despising them. Being a disciple is being about the...

"I, even I, have spoken: yea, I have called him: I have brought him, and he shall make his way prosperous. Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the...

Will you be made whole? That is the question Jesus is asking people today. For that to happen, we need to touch the presence of God. It was the presence of God that was there to heal. His presence is needed-not just promises, not just knowledge, not just scripture verses....

There is no one in the tomb where they laid Jesus. It is empty. On that Resurrection Sunday, Jesus Christ came forth, just as He said He would. Resurrection power made Him alive again. Death was conquered once and for all. Why is it then that so many live as...

Agreat release comes to the Christian who is thankful. Even in the midst of difficulties, his heart overflows with the joy of the Lord. Although Satan's attacks are specifically designed to bring discouragement, the act of giving thanks brings protection for our souls and minds. We have been released from...