EARNESTLY CONTEND FOR THE FAITH WHICH WAS ONCE DELIVERED UNTO THE SAINTS
Recently I was thinking about how Satan accused God of putting up a hedge around Job. Indeed, for a time God did put a hedge around Job, protecting his family, his possessions, and his health. God blessed Job’s life abundantly. I truly believe that God has...
Sometimes I act before I think things through or ask for advice. One example of this tendency is in my garden, where I decided to plant some mint. Although someone warned me that mint can “take over” a garden, I did not really think it could be that bad. So I planted ...
Amy Carmichael worked for fifty-three years in South India. She wrote, “The poorest shepherd boy on our South Indian hills is careful to choose, for the making of his flute, a reed that is straight and fine and quite unbruised. But our heavenly Shepherd often...
On my first day in the army, I saw soldiers, soldiers, and more soldiers. All were in uniform, and from all appearances, all were identical. I was thrilled to be one of them, a soldier in the United States Army. Yet, I knew there was at least one difference; I was also a Christian....
I did not realize my thumb was sore until I tried to help my grandson out of his car seat. As I pushed the release button on the seatbelt, my thumb did not have enough strength to do the job. Of course, the four-year-old child was able to...
Looking out of my window, I watched a sparrow singing for all he was worth. For a body so small, I thought it was amazing that he could produce such ...
"What if you could have it all?” Those words caught my eye a few days ago, and I started to think about what “having it all” really means.
That question was, of course, referring to having everything in this world, including riches. I began to consider what it might be like to have...
Recently I started reading a fiction book by a well-known author. Although the plot was intriguing, I soon discovered that the descriptive details that set the scene were far from spiritually edifying, so I had to decide whether or not I would finish the...
After a telephone call to transfer a sizable amount of money from one bank account to another, I was able to write a large check. Later that day, I needed to go to the bank and debated about whether to go to the same branch...
When we become Christians, we have great privileges. We have forgiveness and redemption. We have peace with God and a relationship with Him. But these privileges demand accountability. Accountability is “being subject to giving an answer or an explanation.” In other words, accountability is being asked, “Why did you do this?”...