Being a father is never easy. It is much more than simply getting up, going to work, and bringing home a paycheck to make sure that you keep a roof over your head and food on the table. Being a father also means living with integrity; being a man of open honor and honesty. Some of the greatest lessons I learned from my father came not from what he said, but what he did. Our children watch our every step to see how we live our lives and whether or not our walk matches our talk. The legacy we leave is seen in how they eventually walk themselves.
Consider for just a moment the various people who have crossed your path throughout your lifetime. Is there a person who stands out in your mind as having had a…
Have you ever stopped to think about that statement — God chose to save you! It is this truth which Paul declares to us in vv. 4-5 of our text…
If you have died too soon because of the loss of a mate or a child, please resolve to live your life by the power God can provide. If you…
Have you ever stopped to consider how your impressions of another congregation of the Lord’s people? When someone names that certain congregation, what is the first thought or image that…
What can we learn from the life of Abigail? A wise person knows how to listen (Proverbs 12:15, Proverbs 15:32, Ecclesiastes 7:5). A gentle answer still turns away wrath. (Proverbs…
All of us who have ever played any kind of sport know what it means to be “second string.” We practice and work just as much as any other player…
No one is immune to moral failure. It can and has happened to the best of God’s people, even a man after God’s own heart. But what causes such a…
As one of our hymns declares, you and I have a “message true and glad, for the sinful and the sad” — it is a message we are called to…
When God looked at David,He looked beyond his handsome appearance and saw a man with a godly heart. This is why God chose David to be the future king of…
You and I have access to tremendous power today. It is the power available to us through prayer. Jesus “would often slip away to the wilderness and pray” (Luke 5:16).…