“Does the LORD delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the LORD? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.” – 1 Samuel 15:22 Imagine that you are the president of a company and find it necessary to travel out of the country […]

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16 The island of Molokai in Hawaii has a fascinating history. In the 1800s, the island was a colony for people with leprosy – a horrible disease […]

“Now I rejoice in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions, for the sake of his body, which is the church.” – Colossians 1:24 The great professor and author C. S. Lewis once wrote on the subject of pain, “We […]

“But you know that he appeared so that he might take away our sins. And in him is no sin.” – 1 John 3:5 A little girl was sitting and watching her mother do dishes one day, and she suddenly noticed her mom had several strands of white hair. She took a closer look, and […]

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9 Bette Nesmith had a good secretarial job in a bank when she ran […]

“But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” – 2 Corinthians 12:9 Bette Nesmith had a good secretarial job in a bank when she ran […]

“David asked, ‘Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul to whom I can show kindness for Jonathan’s sake?’ … So Mephibosheth ate at David’s table like one of the king’s sons.” – 2 Samuel 9:1, 11 It’s been said that the Bible is a photo album filled with pictures of God’s grace. […]

“However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. For it is time for judgment to begin with God’s household; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?” – 1 Peter 4:16-17 […]

“Yours, Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours. Yours, Lord, is the kingdom; you are exalted as head over all.” – 1 Chronicles 29:11 When the first Russian cosmonauts made that primitive little journey around the earth, it […]

“May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:23 London businessman Lindsay Clegg told the story of a warehouse property he was selling. The building had been empty for months […]