“He that fears the commandment shall be rewarded.” – Proverbs 13:13 Holy awe of God’s Word is very rare. Men think themselves wiser than the Word of the Lord and sit in judgment upon it. “So did not I, because of the fear of God.” We accept the inspired Book as infallible and prove our [...]

“I have set before you an open door, and no man can shut it.” – Revelation 3:8 Saints who remain faithful to the truth of God have an open door before them. My soul, you have resolved to live and die by that which the Lord has revealed in His Word, and therefore before you [...]

“And he said, Certainly I will be with thee.” (Exodus 3:12) Of course, if the Lord sent Moses on an errand, He would not let him go alone. The tremendous risk which it would involve and the great power it would require would render it ridiculous for God to send a poor lone Hebrew to [...]

“The LORD makes poor and makes rich; He brings low and lifts up.” (1 Samuel 2:7) All my changes come from Him who never changes. If I had grown rich, I should have seen His hand in it, and I should have praised Him; let me equally see His hand if I am made poor, [...]

WHOM SHALL WE FEAR The Bible tells us that in the last days before Christ’s return that, “perilous times will come” (2 Timothy 3:1). We’re told that people would turn from worshiping God to worshiping themselves (2 Timothy 3:1-4). As a result of turning from God, many false prophets will rise up and deceive, sin [...]

The Bible uses the word “encourage”, “encouraged”, “encouragement” and “encourages” in many places. The Holman Christian Standard Bible uses “encourage” 21 times, “encouraged” 21 times, “encouragement” 12 times, and “encourages” 1 time. Strong’s Lexicon’s Hebrew word for “encourage” is chazaq (khaw-zak’), the Greek is paramutheomai (par-am-oo-theh’-om-ahee) and protrepomai (prot-rep’-om-ahee). Both mean to comfort or exhort. [...]

“He humbled Himself.” -Philippians 2:8 Jesus is the great teacher of lowliness of heart. We need to learn from Him daily. See the Master taking a towel and washing His disciples’ feet! Follower of Christ, will you not humble yourself? See Him as the Servant of servants, and surely you can not be proud! “He [...]

”When they had sung a hymn” (Matthew 26:30) ‘No man ever spoke like this Man,’ and possibly the same might be true of Christ’s singing, ‘never man sang like this man.’ Did angels listen then as did the prisoners to the singing of Paul and Silas at Philippi? Christ sang, and the disciples joined. They [...]

By Charles Stanley Nuclear weapons . . . biological warfare . . . terrorism . . . September 11, 2001 . . . these words frequent headlines and conversations. How we live during these difficult days will testify to both our focus and our priorities. Should we live defeated and fearful of the events around [...]