Foolish Endeavors

At what point will you stop pursuing the riches of this earth? Will it be when you retire? Will it be when you breathe your last breath? Or will you be making financial decisions right to the end? When will you decide to make God your top priority? When will following him be first? Let’sContinue reading “Foolish Endeavors”

All Things New

What do you think eternity will be like? Do you have the false belief that eternity is spent in heaven? Or do you realize there will be a new earth and a new heaven? Do you know there will be a new Jerusalem where God will be among his people? Many have foretold the endContinue reading “All Things New”

Idle Hands, Idle Minds

Do you have a lot of “down time?” Do you find yourself sitting idle a significant amount of time? Does it create problems for you? Have you made leisure time a higher priority than taking care of what needs to be done? Has leisure time become an idol for you? Having some leisure time isContinue reading “Idle Hands, Idle Minds”

He Won’t Give Up

Have you ever faced an unrelenting foe? Has there been someone who would not stop attacking you? Is there someone in your life right now who does everything they possibly can to trip you up? Would you believe there is someone who has always been seeking your failure. We all encounter someone during our livesContinue reading “He Won’t Give Up”

Blessed by Trust

Yesterday, we discussed being careful who you trust. We know that some people will let us down or betray us. When that happens, our trust is broken. We may have our doubts about trusting God. We want to believe we can trust him. Or we may fully trust God. Through the prophet Jeremiah, God tellsContinue reading “Blessed by Trust”

Be Amazed

Have you noticed some people becoming emotional in worship services? Do some hymns cause you to be teary eyed or choke you up? Are there passages in the Bible that you find to be too good to be true? Or too harsh for you to believe it? Have you wrestled with why? Worship services canContinue reading “Be Amazed”

Hear God’s Word

How long do you prefer worship services to be? Do you get antsy if they last more than an hour? How long do you think the sermon should be? Do you lose focus if it goes longer than fifteen minutes? How long can you sit to read the Bible? Our attention spans have become short.Continue reading “Hear God’s Word”

God is Committed

Do you like hearing your name called? Do you enjoy it when others want to be with you? Do you want to rid yourself of fear? Would you like to be confident you have been redeemed? Have you read God’s Word and his promises? Have you read your name in Scripture? We like having ourContinue reading “God is Committed”

Continual Learning

Who are you learning from? Are you learning anything at all? Have you come to believe you already know all you need to know? Do you think you are too old to learn? Why should you continue to learn? Will you choose to learn from God? Learning should be a life-long activity. There is notContinue reading “Continual Learning”

Righteous Branch

Have you read God’s promises? Have you read the fulfillment of those promises? Do you know about one of the most important promises God made to humanity? Have you taken his promise to heart? Have you accepted his invitation? Will you stop living in fear? God has made many promises. Perhaps the most important oneContinue reading “Righteous Branch”