Our Struggle With Guilt Through Jesus, we can live without guilt, free from the weight of past mistakes. 1 John 1:5-9 For some of us, guilt is a constant companion. We live under the weight of past mistakes and the fear of future wrongdoing. Even if we try to move forward, self-reproach tags along. Guilt that… Read More »

Be On Your Guard I will guard my ways. (Psalm 39:1) Fellow-pilgrim, do not say in your heart, “I will go here and there, and I will not sin,” for you are never so out of danger of sinning as to boast of security. The road is very muddy; it will be hard to pick… Read More »

The Divine Method of Love As the father has loved me, so have I loved you. (John 15:9) As the Father loves the Son, in the same manner Jesus loves His people. What is that divine method? He loved Him without beginning, and thus Jesus loves His members. “I have loved you with an everlasting love.”1 You… Read More »

Can You Trust Your Conscience? Ask God to show you how well your conscience is operating.   1 Timothy 1:18-19 To help us distinguish between right and wrong, God has given us a conscience that serves as a kind of spiritual radar. The condition you keep it in will determine how much you can trust it.… Read More »

Success Vs. Fruit “Try not to become a man of success. Rather, become a man of value.” Albert Einstein “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” Jesus (John 15:8) One of the greatest pressures we face as men today is the need to achieve. Most… Read More »

How God Reveals His Presence The Lord is active in the world today and wants to share His peace, courage, and joy with you.   Psalm 16:7-9 If you’ve never experienced the presence of God, you may wonder how He reveals Himself to believers. Our heavenly Father has many different ways of reaching out to His… Read More »

Hold Lightly to Earthly Things Man … is few of days and full of trouble. Job 14:1 It may be of great service to us, before we fall asleep, to remember this mournful fact, for it may lead us to hold lightly to earthly things. There is nothing very pleasant in the recollection that we… Read More »

Sought Out Isaiah 62:12 You shall be called Sought Out. The surpassing grace of God is seen very clearly in that we were not only sought, but sought out. Men seek for a thing that is lost upon the floor of the house, but in such a case there is only seeking, not seeking out.… Read More »