“Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Matthew 6:33 Have you become absorbed with the things that Jesus told you not to? Things like having enough to eat, or having clothes to wear, or having a home to live in. Over the last…

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me . .. ” Psalm 23:4 John Maxwell shares a humorous story about fear to which some of us can relate: There was a couple in bed late one night … The husband was…

For God so loved the world … John 3: 16 William Borden, heir to the Borden Milk Products family fortune and graduate of Yale University, went to China as a missionary. His family and friends in America thought he’d taken leave of his senses, walking away from a life of comfort and riches. He’d been…

He Leadeth Me. Psalm 23:2 Aren’t you glad He didn’t redeem you and leave you on your own? If He had saved you and said, “Here’s a road map, see you in heaven someday,” you would never make it. Listen to this promise: “He leadeth me beside the still waters.” Why?-to restore you when life…

How precious it is, Lord, to realize that you are thinking about me constantly! I can’t even count how many times a day your thought turn toward me. And when I waken in the morning, you are still thinking of me! Psalm 139:16-18, TLB Right now God is thinking about you! He did it yesterday…

“Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed .” Proverbs 24-25, NLT It’s not the seed that you keep that multiplies, it’s the seed you sow. That seed will never leave your life; it moves from your present into your…

The battle is not yours, but God’s. 2 Chronicles 20:15 Some battles are not yours-they’re God’s! Listen: ”You will not need to fight in this battle. Position yourselves, stand still and see the salvation of the Lord” (2 Chronicles 20:17, NKJV). What a relief! Now, if the battle is the Lord’s, guess who chooses the…

This I know … God is for me. Psalm 56:9 When you know that God is for you, you can face anything. That doesn’t mean life will be a bed of roses. Paul said to ”endure hardship as a good soldier” (2 Timothy 2:3) The new birth brings new battlefields and a new enemy to…