The forbearance of God by Gary Wilkerson

When Jesus says in Revelation 3:15, “I would thou were cold or hot,” He is saying that He does not want us to be lukewarm. Some translations say, “I would rather you be hot or cold but not lukewarm.” That…

When Jesus says in Revelation 3:15, “I would thou were cold or hot,” He is saying that He does not want us to be lukewarm. Some translations say, “I would rather you be hot or cold but not lukewarm.” That…

When Samuel anointed David to be Israel’s king, the young man was given a new heart: “Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the spirit of the Lord came upon David…

Israel refused to believe God’s message about how precious they were in his eyes. Instead, they preferred to focus on their condition — their problems, weaknesses and inabilities — and they gave in to their fears. After a time, God…

Joshua and Caleb were among the twelve spies sent to spy out the Promised Land. They didn’t shed tears, bemoaning the conditions they had found. Rather, they rejoiced after searching out the land and came back full of hope, faith…

In Numbers 13 and 14, we see that Israel had sent twelve spies to search out the Promised Land. When these spies returned after forty days, they planted three lies in the hearts of God’s people: These lies took the…