“Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.” Ecclesiastes 6:9 We have all heard the old saying, “The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.” I presume that the saying originally referred to…
“He is the one who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works but on his own purpose and grace, granted to us in Christ Jesus before time began” (II Timothy 1:9, New English Translation). Calling. It’s a small word but it has great…
We are all at different stages in our walk with God. We are at different levels of maturity regarding our understanding of God’s Word and His purpose for our lives. Some have made a greater commitment to allow God to use them to further His kingdom. We are running this race together,…
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.” I Thessalonians 5:18 With all the turmoil and strife that is in our world today, it is sometimes easy to forget that God is in complete control and that He sees a much…
“To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called the trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified” (Isaiah 61:3).…