April
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The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. – Proverbs 9:10 What does it mean to fear God? What does it take to fear God? Fear is a natural and, in its purpose, beneficent feeling, arising in the presence or anticipation of danger, and…
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We know that whoever is born of God does not sin; but he who has been born of God keeps himself, and the wicked one does not touch him. – 1 John 5:18 An old preacher told me sometime back that for a child of God, your greatest shield against enemy attacks is righteousness. Living…
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Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. – Colossians 3:2 The Christian walk is one that requires absolute focus and fixation on Christ. However, our desire to look to earthly things instead of heavenly things comes from two flaws in thinking. We either look to earthly things because we think they will…
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“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” – Philippians 4:13 Preaching the gospel of God to Nineveh, the then force of the world, seemed an audacious task for Jonah. The hostile relations between Israel and Assyria meant that Jonah harbored a great deal of hate for the nation of Nineveh. So when…
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