A woman named Elizabeth, was pregnant with her baby, John the Baptist. When Mary came to visit her, she was pregnant with the Lord Jesus. The scriptures teach us that when Elizabeth heard the news that Mary was pregnant – John, leaped inside the womb of his mother. Now if John, in his embryonic form,…
God teaches us that those who know Him and Honor Him will be able to lead others into the full and blessed life that God makes available. Proverbs 10:11 says that “A Righteous man is a well spring of life.” There are so many today, who are parched, dry, and so deeply thirsty for truth,…
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…
There are many people who are wearing masks for one reason or another. I’m not speaking of the ‘Halloween’ masks, although they’re horrible enough. I’m referring to those masks that are worn to present a personality that is opposite of the person wearing it. The trouble about wearing this type of mask is that we…
My dad and I have been sharing 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 marriage,…
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. There are many who 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.” One of the reasons…
Think of the amount of money that is spent today on gimmicks, pills, lotions and potions trying to assure a longer life and peace of mind. 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…
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 that we have found on the path of…
‘In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will direct your paths.’ [Proverbs 5:6] One of the key ways 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…