In the Virgin birth of Jesus, we learned that Mary had found great favor with the Lord. But the great principle of Favor did not begin or end with Mary. There are many in the word of God who found favor in the eyes of the Lord. If you are desiring this favor in your…

We all have doubts. The question is, what do you do with doubt? If you let doubt become the lead voice in your life, then doubt will govern your mind, your heart and your decisions. If you seek God for His wisdom, which provides perfect truth for every situation in life, then you turn the…

Proverbs 10:22 says: “The blessing of the Lord, ‘it’ makes rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.” All too often material wealth is gained in the wrong way, through greed, manipulation, deceptive practices, and so on. As a result, it is definitely not from God. But true riches are found in the blessing of…

We’ve been looking a lot lately from the book of proverbs because it speaks so powerfully about the wisdom of God. I have seen much human misery and disappointment in peoples lives because they choose to reject the wisdom of God and go their own way. From wrong choices in relationships, to wrong financial decisions…

God’s word teaches us to “Keep our ‘hearts’ with all diligence, for out of it are the issues of life.” Many people consider the head with it’s brain, to be the center and the director of human activity. But God speaks of the heart as the center. This is why Jesus tells us that He…

There are many ways to find joy and happiness in the Lord. You have heard of the ‘Joy of the Lord’? – but there is also a great happiness in the Lord: Proverbs 3:13 says “Happy is the man that finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.” Happiness is truly found here, because it…

Think of the amount of money that is spent today on gimmicks, pills, lotions and potions trying to look younger or live longer. At the end of it all is disappointment and more wrinkles from the stress or anger of being ripped off again. Here’s a much more faithful promise from the Lord: “Let Your…

We recently looked at acknowledging God in all our ways, so that He would direct our paths. Think of all the obstacles that we have to encounter each and every day. Many times, the things that trip us up and hurt us the most, are those obstacles we find, on the path of our own…

‘In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.’ [Proverbs 5:6] A key way to determine that you are acknowledging God is to 1st recognize that He does indeed exist. Now many people say, “Well that’s easy I totally believe in God.” But acknowledging God is not just believing in Him, but…