Death can’t be cheated, but it can be defeated.

As much as we’d like to avoid the subject of death, it’s hard not to think about it. Is death the final curtain? Or is it possible to cheat death? Is all this business about living forever a bunch of nonsense, or is it […]

God doesn’t let anything in the universe distract Him from thinking about you.
There are many erroneous images of God. Some people think He is a cold and impersonal “force.” Others consider God to be like a doddering old man with a long beard (like Charlton Heston as Moses). And those who are […]

The best way to confuse your enemies is to love them.
We have the natural tendency to love people who love us, and to hate those who hate us. That may be the way we feel like doing things, but that’s not the way we’re supposed to respond. As He did so often, Jesus […]

Forgiveness opens the door to our relationship with God.
Forgiveness is big in God’s eyes. Very big. Without His forgiveness of our sins, we couldn’t get near God because He wouldn’t get near us. We should thank God every day for His forgiveness, which opens the door to our relationship with Him.
A lot […]

God doesn’t ask us to do something He hasn’t already done for us.
Why do we find it so hard to forgive others? Why do we hold grudges and refuse others the privilege and honor of our forgiveness? We can think of at least one big reason: They have hurt us and consequently […]

God wants us to be less like us and more like Him.
“Forgive us our sins, just as we have forgiven those who have sinned against us.” Have you ever prayed that prayer? Of course you have, hundreds of time, because it’s from The Lord’s Prayer (Matt. 6:12). But have you thought about […]

You can’t get holy in a hurry.
Actually, you can get holy in a hurry. It happens immediately when you turn your life over to God. At that moment, because Christ paid the penalty for your sins, God sees you as righteous. Your sins (past and future) are gone. This is positional […]

The only reason God hates divorce is because of what it does to us.

For many people, divorce has occurred in their lives. Are they doomed to experience less than a good life because of their failed marriage? Are they stuck with living in an inferior “Plan B” world because God doesn’t like what […]

Lies are like potato chips: It’s difficult to stop with just one.

The cable networks are filled with infomercials that promote healthy living with diet programs, exercise equipment, or greaseless cookware. But all that paraphernalia won’t help you much if you are living a deceitful life.
Dishonesty is very detrimental to your health. When […]

Never confuse a trial with a temptation.
There’s a difference between trials and temptations. A trial is something that happens to us through outer circumstances or our own actions. God allows trials in our lives because they have the potential to make us “partners with Christ in his suffering” (1 Peter 4:13). On […]