Loved, reproved, to improve

Revelation 3:19 Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.     Nowadays, people tend to interpret the love of God in terms of whether they are told what they want to hear rather than what they need to hear. We all want to be told...

The Blood of Jesus, our Super Weapon

Hebrews 12:22-24 But you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly, to the church of the firstborn, whose names are written in heaven. You have come to God,...

True Saints Live By Faith

Romans 1:17b The righteous shall live by faith.   Here the word of God teaches a very profound truth indeed-that righteous people (God’s people) live by faith. What does it mean to live by faith? It means depending on God and His word for all our needs,...

Thanksgiving Demonstrates Faith

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, WITH THANKSGIVING, present your requests to God” (Philippians 4:6, emphasis mine).   Previously, we reviewed the powerful prayer principle the Lord Jesus taught His...

Say No to a Nominal Christianity

1 Samuel 7:2 Time went by until twenty years had passed since the ark had been taken to Kiriath-jearim. Then the whole house of Israel longed for the LORD.     Something really tragic happened to these erstwhile saints. Although they were the redeemed of the...