In the struggle for righteousness, there is nothing more helpful than being passionately in tune with Christ through His Spirit and being passionately committed to doing His will. It has been said that in order to tune in to God’s voice, we must tune out this world’s noise.
Mark my word, the day is coming when it’s going to cost to live for Jesus Christ. We are, more and more, a minority, and that’s exactly what it was like in the first century.
What do others see when they look at your life? What do those who know you best say about you – your spouse, your children, your friends, your coworkers? Do they see inconsistencies in any area of your life – money, relationships, speech, possessions?
For Satan’s deceptions to be successful, they must be so cunningly devised that his real purpose is concealed by wiles.
One of the ironies of human nature is that it often has a way of rejecting the best and accepting the worst.
The light of God’s presence in our lives is a purifying flame that will draw us near to Him.
Revenge easily descends into an endless cycle of hate and violence. The Bible says never repay evil with evil.
The church is blending into the community by embracing what the world enjoys and, in turn, bringing inside the church the world’s ideas and interests.
Man is a rebel, and a rebel is naturally in confusion. He is in conflict with every other rebel. For a rebel by his very nature is selfish. He is seeking his own good and not the good of others.
Only God knows the future and that we are to look to Him – not to the stars or the tea leaves or the lines on the palms of our hands – for our confidence in the future.
Astrology can never give you the answers to life’s deepest questions – especially where you will spend eternity. Commit your life to Christ. It will give you joyous confidence that your future is securely in His hands – tomorrow and forever.
The Spirit of God takes the Word of God and makes the child of God.
Pleasure depends on circumstances, but Christian joy is completely independent of health, money, or surroundings.
Faith literally means “to give up, surrender, or commit.” Faith is complete confidence.
Both my parents had a great influence on me. I never heard my father use a profane or even a slang word. I always respected him because of his complete integrity. In his business dealings his handshake was like a contract. He was as good as his word. Of all the people I have ever known, my mother had the greatest influence on me.
Thousands of Christians compromise their faith in Jesus Christ by denying Him. Even some clergymen neglect or deliberately refuse to close a public prayer in the name of Jesus for fear of offending an unbeliever. They cannot endure the persecution that may follow an acknowledgment of Jesus Christ.
Some, who doubt that the Bible is the true Word of God, doubt it because they are unwilling to ascribe to God anything they cannot themselves achieve.
Most of all, let the Word of God fill you and renew your mind every day. When our minds are on Christ, Satan has little room to maneuver.
Students today want to know about the devil, about witchcraft, about the occult. Many people do not know they are turning to Satan. They are being deluded.
When Jesus needed friends, they left Him.