The Lord is looking for those who will freely receive from Him, believing that He is indeed the God of all Grace, Who wants to load us with Grace upon Grace upon Grace upon Grace. This eager reception of His spontaneous, free, absolute favor glorifies Him and thus makes manifest...

Thinking in terms of old year/new year? In many ways our lives progress that way. But, what about a new dynamic — time/eternity? Does the eternal dimension make time obsolete? Does God recognize an earthly calendar — valentine’s day, birthdays, father’s day, new years day? I noticed this: When I...

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight” (Proverbs 9:10). What is wisdom for? This is a big question for us and a good one to start off a new year. What are we to do with what we know? Wisdom is...

Matthew Henry teaches us, “The way to preserve peace among relations and neighbors is to make the best of every thing, not to tell others what has been said or done against them when it is not at all necessary to their safety, nor to take notice of what has been said or done against them...

Just outside of Bethlehem, shepherds were on the watch over the sheep under their care. It was an ordinary night. They were likely cold and weary. They sat by a fire and made sure they kept their eyes open. This keeping work of theirs was constant. Long, hard, tedious hours...

Bad guys, good guys. Every great story has a combination of these characters. And the story of the birth of Jesus has its share of them. The primary villain in the whole nativity narrative is Herod the Great. He was the first in a line of Herods who ruled all...

“These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His Name” (John 20:31). John the Apostle gave us the story of Jesus as he saw it and heard it. He said that he could...

These perilous times are so full of uncertainty for those who don't know the Lord Jesus Christ. But we who have believed and trusted in Him as Lord and Savior have the privilege of being cemented in certainty. Living by faith is the key. His Word, His Presence, His Spirit...

Elijah “came and sat down under a juniper tree: and he requested for himself that he might die.” Also, Job spoke, “Let the day perish wherein I was born, and the night in which it was said, There is a man child conceived.” And “Jacob awaked out of his sleep,...

"For he who has once entered God's rest also has ceased from the weariness and pain of human labors, just as God rested from those labors peculiarly His own." (Heb.4:10) Imagine: at the moment of our salvation we enter into the very same rest that God did after He created...