To me, the funniest scene in the Bible is in John 21. I’ll never figure it out. Peter had already seen the resurrected Jesus twice. But Peter said, “I’m going fishing!” Now, in Luke 5, Peter was told never to go fishing- for fish-again. Yet, Peter rebelled. “I’m going fishing!”...

People don’t always love you as you are. They reject you when you are bad or when you have done wrong. But God loves you just as you are. God forbid that we fail, but He loves us even when we do fail. Remember, God loves you as you are....

As a sinner saved by grace, I plead with you: Don’t be familiar with the Word of God or the work of God. Don’t be familiar with the men and women He has raised up to be His servants. Allow the Word of His righteousness to become a fire burning...

Years ago in Maine, we had just built a new church for our assembly of one thousand people. Several of us had gone to the TV station for a live broadcast, and then we got word that the church had been set on fire. We gathered there and wept together....

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...