Believing Is Receiving

Mark 5:28–29 28For she said, “If only I may touch His clothes, I shall be made well.” 29Immediately the fountain of her blood was dried up, and she felt in her body that she was healed of the affliction. You have heard people of the world say,” I will believe it only when I see […]

A Sleeping Partner Who Benefits

Genesis 15:12 12Now when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram… In business, sleeping or silent partners don’t work but still take home huge profits. They are like the wife of the boxing champion. He gets badly beaten up to win the prize money. But when he gets home, his wife […]

Choose Not To Worry

Matthew 6:27 27Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? Many Christians are familiar with Jesus’ rhetorical question, “Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?” But not many of us actually let it get into our hearts and allow the love of God to free us […]

The Gospel Saves In Every Situation

Romans 1:16 16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes… Each time you hear the gospel of Christ, you are hearing God’s good news for you. And the Bible tells us that the gospel of Christ — the good news […]

Righteousness Is Not Right Doing But Right Being

Romans 4:5 5 But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, What do you think righteousness is about? Something you do or something you are? Right doing or right being? The Bible tells us that after Jesus’ sacrifice at the cross, God […]

Jesus’ Blood Keeps On Cleansing You

1 John 1:7 7But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. During the day, the devil may whisper in your head, “You cannot go into God’s presence because you have not […]

God Remembers Your Sins No More

Hebrews 10:17 17… “Their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more.” I don’t know about you, but I would say that Hebrews 10:17 is good news. God sees all our sins — past, present and future — and says, “Your sins I remember no more!” The words “no more” are a strong […]

If It Matters To You, It Matters To God

Luke 12:6–7 6“Are not five sparrows sold for two copper coins? And not one of them is forgotten before God. 7But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. Many Christians make the mistake of thinking that God is too busy taking […]

What My Obedience to God Costs Other People

As they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon . . . , and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus —Luke 23:26 If we obey God, it is going to cost other people more than it costs us, and that is where the pain […]

Does My Sacrifice Live?

And Abraham built an altar . . and bound Isaac his son. — Genesis 22:9 This incident is a picture of the blunder we make in thinking that the final thing God wants of us is the sacrifice of death. What God wants is the sacrifice through death which enables us to do what Jesus […]