Jesus told us that the thief comes to kill, steal, and destroy. The emery’s desire is to take from you what Jesus has already paid for—your inheritance. Fortunately, Jesus went on the tell us that He came to give us abundant life. But it is up to us NOT to allow the thief to take ...

We live in a world that constantly feeds us reasons to be afraid — bills piling up, health concerns, uncertainty about the future. The cares of this world can feel like heavy chains around our necks. But here’s the truth: fear is not your master, and you were never meant to live under its control. ...

God’s will is for us to escape the snares of the devil. Satan’s plan is for us to be in captivity continually and to live our lives fruitlessly, without hope, and without power. He tries his best to keep us spiritually crippled because he knows that one Bible-believing Christian, walking in the power and love ...

Everyone needs change but most of us find change hard to implement. We know we’re not eating healthy, praying adequately, or reading our Bible enough. We find ourselves worrying, have fear and anxiety about the future, or thinking wrong thoughts. Change in areas like these would be nice but are seemingly too tiresome to consistently ...

Each one of us knows what it is to worry but few of us know how to stop it. Why? Because we never actually see worry as it truly is – a thought. Not only is worry a thought, it is also diametrically opposed to faith. Worry and faith cannot occupy the same place at ...

The Bible associates seed with the Word, ground with the soul, water with the body, and sun with the spirit. This allegory creates a powerful upward flow from earth to heaven, from flesh to spirit, from natural to supernatural. God designed creation to educate. Everything He made carries spiritual meaning. The way a plant grows mirrors ...

How do I put my faith into action? For faith to be activated, it must be based on God’s Word (otherwise, it’s only superstition) AND it must be spoken. God created you in His image. He spoke the world into existence. In Genesis Chapter 1, the term “He said…” or “He called” is used over ...

The first thing that pops in our minds when we hear the word “abolition” is the freeing of slaves. It is one thing to be set free and yet a totally different thing to get rid of the slave-mentality. You may be free on the outside but you are still bound on the inside. John 8:36 ...

Most don’t realize the imperative connection between faith and patience. They see faith as hoping or wishing and patience as delaying or postponing. Yet, the Bible instructs us to be joyful when we have different or even repeating trials. Let’s find out how that is possible by examining God’s Word about the link between faith ...

In the Bible, “contentions” refers to conflicts, disputes, or quarrels among people, or unresolved grievances. Today, we will discover how to be free from bars of contentions which come through the walls of offenses we ourselves build. Proverbs 18:19 “A brother offended is harder to win than a walled city, and contentions are like the bars ...

Every believer knows the fight between who they were and who God says they are. Most Christians live with a deep awareness of their failures — their sins, their weaknesses, their shortcomings. They wake up sin‑conscious, go through the day sin‑conscious, and go to bed sin‑conscious. Too many Christians live more aware of their failures ...

We receive and hand out promises to others all the time. We say we’re going to do something or be somewhere with the greatest intentions, yet never seem to get to it. This all comes with unintended consequences. We get used to disappointments and therefore stop believing or expecting “the promise” given to actually happen. ...

Have you ever been asked that question? It is usually asked when something didn’t turn out the way we wished it would. Too often, we make that mistake when praying. Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. (Berean) Are all your needs met? If not. Why ...

No one likes to be called a hypocrite. What is the definition of a hypocrite? Two-faced. A phony. Moral judgment without self judgment. Addiction to human approval. A critical spirit towards other’s actions while excusing your own. External conformity without internal change. Matthew 23:23-26 Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe ...

John 3:16a For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, … (NKJ)God’s love is not a “one-and-done” type of love. It is a love that keeps on giving and giving and giving. Titus 3:4-7 But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, 5 not by works of ...

To fully understand patience, we must understand what faith is. Faith is not a mystical feeling or having goosebumps run up and down the back of your neck. James 1:2-4 My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, 3 knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. 4 But let patience have its perfect work, that ...

The reason many of us lose the battle is because we are fighting an enemy we don’t know HAS BEEN defeated. Why does the Devil still attack us if he is defeated? Because he is a rebel and will not submit to what YOU will not enforce. And you cannot enforce what you don’t know. Colossians ...

We are surrounded by warning signs and lights as we navigate through this life. Those signs are not put there to impede our progress or to keep us from enjoying life. On the contrary, they are given to us to keep us from making harmful choices. Luke 8:16-18 “No one, when he has lit a lamp, ...

Doubt and unbelief are considered disobedience, rebellion, and evil according to God. If we allow unbelief to lodge in our hearts, it will separate us from God causing us to forfeit His peace and rest. Hebrews 3:12-19 Beware, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief in departing from the living ...

Have you ever asked, “I wonder when God is going to do something about this problem?” The answer to that question depends 100% upon you. We are not sitting around waiting on God to “do” anything. He already HAS DONE everything we need to live a victorious life. Salvation is a decision. God provided that through ...

Jesus often spoke to people in parables. A parable is more than an illustrative story; it is a spiritual truth implanted in human language, inviting faith‐filled listeners to dig for meaning while veiling that truth from the hard-hearted. Mark 6:2-6 And when the Sabbath had come, Jesus began to teach in the synagogue. And many hearing ...

When you were born-again, your spirit became alive to God. Sin had made us spiritually dead and now our spiritual man (the real you) has been made fresh, new and as pure as a newborn babe. You were not half-reborn, you were not made half-righteous or even quarter-righteous. You were made “the righteous of God ...

Losing faith, our trust in God, turns a test into a problem. Romans 4:16-22 Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham, who is the father ...

2 Corinthians 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. (NKJ) Your life is on trial. The charges against you are rebellion, impenitence, and perjury. The sentence is the death penalty. Fortunately, we have a very good advocate.  However, your Advocate is going to ...

Song of Solomon 2:15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. (KJV) What are the characteristics of ‘little foxes?’ They are deceitful, cunning, sly, and often cute. Nothing in our lives is more deceitful than those little habits, words, weaknesses which appear to be nothing significant in ...

The world’s perspective on a name is “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” This is a famous quote from William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet,” expressing that the real meaning of something is not changed by its name. But, in the Bible days, people didn’t name their children after celebrities or because ...

Strength comes from exercise. If you cannot lift 10 lbs., there is no way you can lift 100 lbs. Just like a muscle will atrophy if you don’t use it, so too will your faith. Hebrews 5:12-14 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the first principles ...

No one likes to be called a hypocrite. What is the definition of a hypocrite? Two-faced. A phony. Moral judgement without self judgement. Addiction to human approval. A critical spirit towards other’s actions while excusing your own. External conformity without internal change. Matthew 23:23-26 Jesus said, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe ...

To withstand the storms of life we must have a solid foundation which is the Word of God. That means more than just knowing, studying, or memorizing the Word. We must act on it. Your foundation is the Word of God applied. Matthew 7:24-27 Jesus said, “Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I ...

I’m sure we all have heard that phrase at some point in our lives. It’s usually spoken as a safety warning to passengers on a trip – to those who are in a hurry. Before you can remain seated, you first need to be seated. Sitting is a place of rest. A place where your ...