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Like so many sayings we hear today, this is often taken completely out of context to fit an agenda. This is often said by people exhibiting behavior that the Bible identifies as sin because they want to justify themselves. This is also said because we live in an age of moral relativism that rejects the Bible as the foundation of truth. When Jesus said, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged,” He...

Like so many sayings we hear today, this is often taken completely out of context to fit an agenda. This is often said by people exhibiting behavior that the Bible identifies as sin because they want to justify themselves. This is also said because we live in an age of moral relativism that rejects the Bible as the foundation of truth. When Jesus said, “Do not judge, or you too will be judged,” He...

Have you heard these? “When God closes a door, He opens a window.” “God helps those who help themselves.” “This too shall pass.” They are not scriptural truths, but we want to think they are because they sound so nice and comforting and hopeful. Just like this one—”God won’t give you more than you can handle!” When reading through the Bible, it is pretty evident that this saying is not at all true...

Have you heard these? “When God closes a door, He opens a window.” “God helps those who help themselves.” “This too shall pass.” They are not scriptural truths, but we want to think they are because they sound so nice and comforting and hopeful. Just like this one—”God won’t give you more than you can handle!” When reading through the Bible, it is pretty evident that this saying is not at all true...

Perhaps you have said this yourself. It is a phrase that is proclaimed with good intentions and usually rooted in love. But it can set someone up for eventual disappointment, discontentment, as well as the pursuit of false gods. This declaration becomes even more detrimental when one assumes that GOD just wants us to be happy! While it is hard to think that God does not want you to be happy, it is...

Perhaps you have said this yourself. It is a phrase that is proclaimed with good intentions and usually rooted in love. But it can set someone up for eventual disappointment, discontentment, as well as the pursuit of false gods. This declaration becomes even more detrimental when one assumes that GOD just wants us to be happy! While it is hard to think that God does not want you to be happy, it is...

God created us for fellowship with Him and with others. We need each other to care for, grow, learn, and love. God uses friendship as an instrument of sanctification, so it is important for Christians to carefully choose their friends. Friendship is powerful for wisdom, and our choice of friends will shape our character. Wise relationships are marked by honest discussion and dialogue. You need a f...

God created us for fellowship with Him and with others. We need each other to care for, grow, learn, and love. God uses friendship as an instrument of sanctification, so it is important for Christians to carefully choose their friends. Friendship is powerful for wisdom, and our choice of friends will shape our character. Wise relationships are marked by honest discussion and dialogue. You need a f...

The biggest blessing parents can give their children is to live a righteous life of integrity before God. While Proverbs tells parents that they are to direct their children on the right path so that when they are older, they will not leave it, all adults have a role to play in this. You can’t pass on what you don’t possess, and you can’t cultivate in them what hasn’t yet captivated you. Children...

The biggest blessing parents can give their children is to live a righteous life of integrity before God. While Proverbs tells parents that they are to direct their children on the right path so that when they are older, they will not leave it, all adults have a role to play in this. You can’t pass on what you don’t possess, and you can’t cultivate in them what hasn’t yet captivated you. Children...

Marriage is a sweet and precious gift from God and He desires righteousness within the marriage relationship. God wants His people to delight themselves in their spouses. In Proverbs, you’ll find that the key to protecting a marriage is to cultivate contentment and rejoice in the good gift given by God’s hand. Pursuing a healthy marriage is profoundly simple, yet excruciatingly hard. Proverbs tell...

Marriage is a sweet and precious gift from God and He desires righteousness within the marriage relationship. God wants His people to delight themselves in their spouses. In Proverbs, you’ll find that the key to protecting a marriage is to cultivate contentment and rejoice in the good gift given by God’s hand. Pursuing a healthy marriage is profoundly simple, yet excruciatingly hard. Proverbs tell...

Proverbs teaches that the “fear of the Lord” is the gateway and the pathway of wisdom that impacts all of our relationships. The “fear of the Lord” is an inward condition of reverent awe that affects the way we live and has practical implications for our lives. The fear of the Lord is the basis for a right relationship with God. As His children, we must listen to Him, receive His word and treasure...

Proverbs teaches that the “fear of the Lord” is the gateway and the pathway of wisdom that impacts all of our relationships. The “fear of the Lord” is an inward condition of reverent awe that affects the way we live and has practical implications for our lives. The fear of the Lord is the basis for a right relationship with God. As His children, we must listen to Him, receive His word and treasure...

An essential and constant characteristic of an authentic spiritual awakening is an exciting realization of unity—we are all one in Christ. Jesus’ last prayer to the Father ended with asking for His followers to be of one mind and heart, to live in complete unity so that the world would see and notice and be attracted to their unconditional love. The apostle Paul both convicted and encouraged the c...

An essential and constant characteristic of an authentic spiritual awakening is an exciting realization of unity—we are all one in Christ. Jesus’ last prayer to the Father ended with asking for His followers to be of one mind and heart, to live in complete unity so that the world would see and notice and be attracted to their unconditional love. The apostle Paul both convicted and encouraged the c...

Revival is transformational. As people get honest, the blood of Christ cleanses, and life—real life, the abundant life of Christ—is restored. Revival is for the reviving of the body of Christ, and for turning sinners to Christ so that they too can become saints. But our prayers for revival will be a mockery if we are not living holy lives. With an enhanced standard of conduct, people pursuing holi...

Revival is transformational. As people get honest, the blood of Christ cleanses, and life—real life, the abundant life of Christ—is restored. Revival is for the reviving of the body of Christ, and for turning sinners to Christ so that they too can become saints. But our prayers for revival will be a mockery if we are not living holy lives. With an enhanced standard of conduct, people pursuing holi...

Revival is about God’s Name being exalted with praise and honor given to Him, on earth as it is in heaven. As we understand the awesome power of the One we address in prayer, our faith grows and we begin to pray in a way that moves the hand of God. Powerful prayers are not about the spoken words, but the heart behind them, a heart hungry for God. As we prepare for God to revive us, we pray for God...

Revival is about God’s Name being exalted with praise and honor given to Him, on earth as it is in heaven. As we understand the awesome power of the One we address in prayer, our faith grows and we begin to pray in a way that moves the hand of God. Powerful prayers are not about the spoken words, but the heart behind them, a heart hungry for God. As we prepare for God to revive us, we pray for God...

Revival depends on repentance, and repentance requires conviction and confession of sin. God’s people, whether individually or corporately, cannot be revived unless they abandon their attachment to sin. Once the Holy Spirit brings conviction and we wholeheartedly respond by renouncing our offensive ways, revival fire can come and new growth can flourish. Allowing the Holy Spirit to examine our hea...

Revival depends on repentance, and repentance requires conviction and confession of sin. God’s people, whether individually or corporately, cannot be revived unless they abandon their attachment to sin. Once the Holy Spirit brings conviction and we wholeheartedly respond by renouncing our offensive ways, revival fire can come and new growth can flourish. Allowing the Holy Spirit to examine our hea...

When Paul declared that on his body were the marks of Jesus, he referred to the scars that had been left by the scourgings, stonings, vigils, and turmoil Paul endured for the sake of Christ. They showed that he belonged wholly to Christ, his Master. Standing up for Jesus may take us out of our comfort and safety zone. There is, after all, a cost to following Christ. The cost might be experienced i...

When Paul declared that on his body were the marks of Jesus, he referred to the scars that had been left by the scourgings, stonings, vigils, and turmoil Paul endured for the sake of Christ. They showed that he belonged wholly to Christ, his Master. Standing up for Jesus may take us out of our comfort and safety zone. There is, after all, a cost to following Christ. The cost might be experienced i...

Jacob’s name means deceiver or schemer, and we see that his name rang true by the choices he made. But God, the Redeemer, interceded through a wrestling match and showed Jacob a whole new way to live, under God’s blessing. At the end of the match, God not only gave Jacob a new name, He also gave him a visible sign of who Jacob now was and how he would live—God wrenched Jacob’s hip out of place. Ja...