No matter how unsettled the world becomes, God’s people can relax and keep their joy flowing, because our Lord has promised special protection when it is most needed. Didn’t God have an emergency plan for the children of Israel during…
Never once does our Lord say, “Stoop down and let me lay a cross on you.” Jesus is not in the drafting business; his army is all volunteer. Not all Christians carry crosses. You can be a believer without carrying…
Jesus said to his disciples, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross, and follow me” (Matthew 16:24). However, Jesus could not carry his cross and neither can you! As Jesus bore…
One of the most encouraging Scriptures in the Bible is 2 Corinthians 4:7: “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” Then Paul goes on to…
I preach to thousands, yet there are times I feel so very dry—so far away from the presence of God. In such moments, I have no great yearning to read the Word. The reading of the Bible, in times of…