The resources and efforts invested by Christians to preserve our culture have been immense. In some quarters politics has been more highly esteemed than theology. Through the years some pulpits have been occupied by partisan rants instead of Bible exposition. Someone recently noted that when zeal for conversions begins to wane, the energy is often...
Joshua and Caleb had faith in God – and they entered the Promised Land. It was Jesus Himself who said, “According to your faith be it unto you” (Matt. 9:29). The promises of God concerning Canaan Land, flowing with milk and honey, were to all Israel, but because of unbelief the great mass of the people entered...
A bold warning and strong admonition is put forth in 2 Peter 3. I love Peter’s plain speaking. He begins by cautioning that difficult times would come in the last days. “Knowing… shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts…” (v.3). The onslaught of those opposing truth is sure to accelerate. But what...
The price for our redemption was settled forever at the Cross. But the implementation of His kingdom purposes are still in process. “Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them” (Hebrews 9:25). Calvary may be finished, but...
Here are some indicators you may be drifting from God or beginning to spiritually slide. A lack of desire to worship God. You are quick to find excuses not to partake in corporate worship. You find yourself quick to make decisions without consulting God by examining His Word or seeking God in prayer. You find...
“And he saw that there was no man, and wondered that there was no intercessor…” ~Isaiah 59:16 A bold translation of Isaiah 59:16 is that God was appalled that there was none to intercede! The boldness of this idea demands the attention of every Christian, regardless of their stage in life. An astonished God, a...