Consecration (being dedicated to God’s service) is our part. Sanctification (being set apart from sin and being made holy) is God’s part. We must make a deliberate determination to be interested only in what God is interested. When faced with a perplexing problem, the...
On this, the first Sunday of Advent, this word from the Prophet Isaiah: In the last days, the mountain of the Lord’s housewill be the highest of all, the most important place on earth. It will be raised above the other hills, and people from all over the world...
Every believer needs to periodically be given a fresh glimpse of indwelling sin. When we cease to appreciate the seriousness of our sin, we also cease to appreciate the cost and wonder of Christ’s atoning sacrifice on the cross.
Practice forgiveness and forbearance in the everyday, spilled-milk situations of your life. Then you will be ready and able to forgive when the stakes become truly life changing.