Noah Walked with God Noah, however, found favor in the eyes of the Lord. These are the family records of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless among his contemporaries; Noah walked with God.—Genesis 6:8–9 No matter how ungodly the environment you may be in, God will always find youRead More …

What Comes out of Your Mouth? But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man.—Matthew 15:18 The Bible stresses that what you say is an accurate indicator of what is in your heart. If your words bless and encourage others, they give evidenceRead More …

The Keys of the Kingdom “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth is already bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth is already loosed in heaven.”—Matthew 16:19 The keys of the kingdom represent the access you have toRead More …

The Fruit of the Spirit But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.—Galatians 5:22–23 An examination of the fruits of the Spirit can be intimidating. Working all nine of these traits into your life seemsRead More …

As for Me and My House “But if it doesn’t please you to worship the Lord, choose for yourselves today the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me andRead More …

Tempted As We Are For since He Himself was tested and has suffered, He is able to help those who are tested.—Hebrews 2:18 You will never face a temptation so strong that God has not made complete provision for you to overcome it. God, out of His love, has doneRead More …

God Speaks in Many Times and Ways Long ago God spoke to the fathers by the prophets at different times and in different ways.—Hebrews 1:1 Our generation is preoccupied with methods. When we find a program that works in one business, we immediately want to package and distribute it soRead More …

Sow Generously Remember this: the person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.—2 Corinthians 9:6 You are called to be intentional about your Christianity. You must be determined to experience the fullness of God in every area of your ChristianRead More …

What Manner of Person Ought You to Be? Since all these things are to be destroyed in this way, [it is clear] what sort of people you should be in holy conduct and godliness—2 Peter 3:11 When God told Abraham He was going to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham’s lifeRead More …

God Weighs Your Motives All a man’s ways seem right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the motives.—Proverbs 16:2 How quick we are to question the motives of others, yet we are so slow to question our own! When others harm us, we may assume the worst ofRead More …