Practice What You Preach

Scripture So you must be careful to do everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach. Matthew 23:3, NIV Quote Some preachers preach cream and live skimmed milk. ~Vance Havner I have a long standing conviction: I am going to preach the pure ethic…

Giligan’s Island

Scripture And climbing out of the boat, Peter started walking on the water and came toward Jesus. ~Mark 14:29, CSB Quote The saints never saw themselves as saints. This was a title conferred on them by others. They were merely people who were hungry for God. ~Calvin Miller Fear and doubt are certainly close companions.…

Strengthening Faith

Scripture So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.  ~Romans 10:17, NASB Quote “That man is perfect in faith who can come to God in the utter dearth of his feelings and desires, without a glow or an aspiration, with the weight of low thoughts, failures, neglects, and wandering forgetfulness, and…

Faith

Scripture  Now faith means putting our full confidence in the things we hope for, it means being certain of things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1, JB Phillips Quote Faith is the foundation, the root, the underlying substance of hope. If you have any hope, it comes from some faith in you. ~George MacDonald Hope, you…

What To Do: When You Don’t Know What To Do

Scripture She did what she could. She anointed My body beforehand for burial. ~Mark 14:8, NET Quote We must do the thing we know in order to learn the thing we do not know. ~George MacDonald Have you ever felt exasperated, so frustrated that you did not know what to do? I have and it…

Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled

Scripture “Do not let your heart be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in Me. ~John 14:1, TLV Quote Certain situations bother us deeply because we feel out of control. ~Charles Stanley Insecurity is like pride in that we all have to deal with it daily. Why was Peter so bold in the garden that…

Observation

Scripture “Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” ~John 14:8, NLT Quote We look for God to manifest Himself to His children: God only manifest Himself in His children. ~Oswald Chambers {My Utmost, April 21} Is it possible that Philip’s question hurt Jesus? Was Jesus disappointed in Philip’s lack of observation? I…

Measuring Our Faith

Scripture For I say, through the grace given to me, to everyone who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think soberly, as God has dealt to each one a measure of faith. ~Romans 12:3, NKJV Quote I think it’s wise to completely eliminate all…

A Growing Faith

Scripture We must always thank God for you, brothers and sisters. This is only right, because your faith is growing more and more, and the love that every one of you has for each other is increasing. ~2 Thessalonians 1:3, NCV Quote Having babies is one thing; nurturing them to maturity is another. ~Ya’akov The…

A Doubting Thomas

Scripture “I won’t believe it unless I see the nail wounds in his hands, put my fingers into them, and place my hand into the wound in his side.” ~John 20:25, NLT Quote Demanding a sign proves the weakness and immaturity of our faith. ~Charles Stanley Thomas the apostle, often referred to as the twin,…