“But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart” (1 Samuel 16:7).
The Lord looks on the heart. He knows [...]
“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21).
I know you have a life. There are the normal daily tasks and the hundreds of additional things we do. We are busy people. But in the midst of all of our busyness I hope we each make this a priority. “For [...]
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places” (Ephesians 6:12).
Remember this great truth. Our fight is not with flesh and blood. It’s not with each other. Our fight is with that roaring lion that walks [...]
Encouraging thoughts from Charles Hadden Spurgeon.
“Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body” (Philippians 3:21).
Often when we are racked with pain and unable to think or worship, we feel that this indeed is “the body of our humiliation,” and when we are tempted by the passions which [...]
“And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life” (1 John 5:20).
Is Christ distant and impersonal to you? [...]
