Cast Down but Unconquered

But we have this treasure in earthen vessels that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. We are hard-pressed on very side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed, always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So then death is working in us, life is in you. 2Corinthians 4:7-12

The Trouble with Temptation

Many people think it’s a sin just to be tempted, but the fact is, being tempted is normal for a Christian, especially a growing one. Even Christ was tempted in that classic confrontation with the devil at the beginning of His ministry. Temptation is not the problem; giving in to temptation is the problem.
So how can you resist the roaring lion? First, know your weakness. If temptation occurs when you are alone, then build in some safeguards. Second, draw upon God’s power to stand firm. The saints of Revelation overcame the devil’s temptations “by the blood of the lamb and by the word of their testimony” (Rev 12:11) let me encourage and exhort you today to live a holy life and to resist the temptations that the devil sets before you! Live your life so that God is honored by all that you say and do. May your life, marriage, and family be vessels of honor for the glory of God.

Faithful Abraham

By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to the place which he would receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he dwelt in the land of promise as in a foreign country, dwelling in tenets with Isaac and Jacob the heirs with him of the same promise, for he waited for the city which has foundations, whose builder and maker is God. (Hebrew: 8-10)

One way to Know God Better

NEAR THE VERY END OF THE BIBLE, we hear God saying, “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last” (Rev.22:13). This divine self-description reminds us that one of the best ways we can get to know God better, how to fear Him and love Him and serve Him more deeply, is to learn and study His different names and titles as they appear in various parts of the Bible. It’s rich study, on where we can learn of His attributes and character just by reading how He refers to Himself.

God's Words Today!

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pasture; He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your stuff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You are anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the Lord Forever. (Psalm 23)

Be Strong in Grace

And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will. (2Timonth 2:24-26)