Want More Persevere(ability)? Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour—1 Peter 5:8 The ability to persevere—to remain strong and steadfast in the face of difficulties and delays and distractions—is a fundamental skill, necessary for any man choosing to devote himself to our King, Jesus Christ. He showed us…
\”Many resorted unto Him, and said, John did no miracle: but all things John spake of this Man were true. And many believed on Him there.\” — Joh 10:41-42. THE PEOPLE were inclined to disparage the life of John the Baptist because he performed no miracle. But surely his whole life was a miracle; from…
There’s more to sex than mere skin on skin. Sex is as much spiritual mystery as physical fact. As written in Scripture, “The two become one.” Since we want to become spiritually one with the Master, we must not pursue the kind of sex that avoids commitment and intimacy, leaving us more lonely than ever—the…
With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort. 1 Corinthians 15:58 MSG
\”He that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.\” — 1Pe 3:10. \”Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt.\” — Col 4:6. THE IDEAL of Christian speech is given in the Apostle\’s words to the Colossians. Our…