The Dawn is Near
The early morning hours before the dawn are usually the darkest and coldest. It seems like the new day is never going to arrive. It is at that moment that the first light appears. That is eerily similar to what happens in a person's life before Jesus shines into it....
Arise From Your Slumber
The key to a fresh start is to arise from your slumber. We have become a sleep-deprived generation that sleep-walks through our days. This leaves us in a spiritual haze. Over a long period, it is necessary for God to give us a wake-up call. If God is trying to get...
A New Day
One of this earth’s most beautiful things is the dawn of a new day. The colors and majesty that are portrayed as the sun rises can be breathtaking. Dawn signals a new beginning and new life. Yesterday is over and today is a fresh start. When we start new with Christ,...
A Fresh Start
The New Year is a great time to start something new, for a fresh start. The old year is done, and the new one is just beginning. It's also a perfect time to start fresh with Jesus. To begin a new routine of getting into his word. When we realize that he wants to do a...
Wake Up Call
We can develop some quirky habits and traditions. Those traditions are usually backed up by some flawed thinking. The Corinthians thought getting baptized for someone who had already died helped that person get into heaven. They also thought that partying and hanging...
Be a Berean
A Mark of Maturity As a Chrisitan, you have to be able to stand on your own feet. There will be a time our knowledge of God's word will be tested. It is essential that you can search the scriptures. Whether it be after hearing someone preach or when you come against...
What is Required of You?
Required of You Sometimes you just want to know what to do as a Christian. Micah tells us: Do the Right Thing, Love those who need it, and Walk Humbly. If you focused on these three things your day would be full, you wouldn't ever be bored. Doing the right thing means...
Go To The Mountain
Mountain Top Experience Go to the mountain. Mountains are used as a metaphor for a spiritual high just as valleys are used for spiritual lows. We are to go to the mountain because it is away from the busy life of the valley. A mountaintop experience can get our heads...
Come Let Us Adore Him
One of the most popular Christmas carols is "Oh, Come All Ye Faithful." The lyrics start with "O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem, Come and behold Him, Born the King of Angels! O come, let us adore Him." It is a song...
Humble Beginnings
Humble Beginnings We all love an underdog story. Someone who comes from nothing and accomplishes great things. It could be an athlete who grew up in the projects or a billionaire who started his business with nothing but determination. We cheer for these people...
You Have Found Favor
You Have Found Favor You have found favor. In a sleepy little town up in hills of Nazareth a young woman was going about her daily tasks when the angel Gabriel appeared to her. What would your reaction be? Mary is noticeably startled and afraid. On top of that, he...
Call Him Jesus
Do the Honorable Thing Call him Jesus. Joseph was in a tight place; his future wife was pregnant. He was going to do the honorable thing and divorce her quietly, but God spoke to him in a dream. This child wasn't an illegitimate baby; it was from God. Mary was chosen...
Four Gifts For Every Believer
Four Gifts for every believer. The tradition of giving and receiving gifts originated with the Wise Men bringing Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh to Jesus, but you could say that the original gift was Jesus himself. John 3:16 tells us that God gave his only Son. Did you...
Real Presence
God's Real Presence God isn't bothered by our focus on presents this Christmas as long as we know His real presence. Up until the time of Christ came God and man were separated by an uncrossable gap. God spoke through prophets and directed through the law, but the...
True Life Comes Through Christ
WE ARE MADE ALIVE! All men are born, but not everyone lives. Many wander through life hopeless and lost. True life comes through Jesus Christ and his death and resurrection. We are made alive spiritually by his victory over death. That life only gets better in...
No Greater Joy
The Joy of a Parent A father takes great joy in seeing his child grow and mature. A parent feels a sense of accomplishment when all the training they put into their children has born some fruit. Maturity is also an assurance that the grown child will be able to stand...
Seeing the Light
Seeing the Light Seeing the Light. From time to time in life we experience a "Come to Jesus" moment. It is a huge wake-up call where God is trying to get our attention or make some significant change. Either way, Jesus is trying to get us seeing the light. At that...
Living an Overcoming Life
Are You Falling Short? To overcome means to succeed in dealing with a problem. Are there struggles in your life that you would like to overcome? Do you feel like you're fighting with all of your might and not making any headway? God never intended for us to live in...
How We Measure Up
HOW WE MEASURE UP Imagine a living room for just a second. Against one wall you have a couch, against another you may have a television. Maybe in a corner, you have a big chair that fits you perfectly. What makes it even better is that you have a footstool you can...
Is the Resurrection All a Lie?
Without the Resurrection, We are Still in Our Sins Is the resurrection all a lie? That is what the Corinthians were asking Paul. They believed that Jesus was resurrected but didn't believe that they would be resurrected. Paul merely replies with the truth that if we...