Iron Sharpens Iron Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.—Proverbs 27:17 The Christian life is a pilgrimage. At times the road is difficult, and we get lonely. Sometimes we may become discouraged and consider abandoning the journey. It is at such times that God will place a friend alongsideRead More …

Servants of Christ “In the same way, when you have done all that you were commanded, you should say, ‘We are good-for-nothing slaves; we’ve only done our duty.’ ”—Luke 17:10 The servant carries out the master’s will. The servant doesn’t tell the master what to do. The servant does notRead More …

Praying after the High Points After He said good-bye to them, He went away to the mountain to pray.—Mark 6:46 What do you do after a spiritual victory? Where do you go after reaching a high point in your Christian life? Jesus went to pray. Jesus had just fed aRead More …

Faithful Wounds The wounds of a friend are trustworthy, but the kisses of an enemy are excessive.—Proverbs 27:6 Jesus never gave relief to people who were under conviction. When Zaccheus, in remorse for his sin, shared his generous plans for restitution, Jesus did not say, “Now Zaccheus, the important thingRead More …

Fix Your Eyes on God Moses and Aaron summoned the assembly in front of the rock, and Moses said to them, “Listen, you rebels! Must we bring water out of this rock for you?”—Numbers 20:10 It is easy to see why Moses became frustrated with the Hebrew people. They wereRead More …

Success without God “If Your presence does not go,” Moses responded to Him, “don’t make us go up from here.”—Exodus 33:15 It is possible to experience success and yet be void of God’s presence. If success is what is important to you, you may be tempted to choose accomplishments overRead More …

Putting Your Brother First No one should seek his own [good], but [the good] of the other person.—1 Corinthians 10:24 As a Christian you are obliged to view your actions in light of how they will affect other Christians. You will discover God’s will for your life when you considerRead More …

That You May Marvel Then Jesus replied, “I assure you: The Son is not able to do anything on His own, but only what He sees the Father doing. For whatever the Father does, the Son also does these things in the same way. For the Father loves the SonRead More …

Go up and Possess It See, the Lord your God has set the land before you. Go up and take possession of it as the Lord, the God of your fathers, has told you. Do not be afraid or discouraged.—Deuteronomy 1:21 One of the paradoxes of the Christian life isRead More …

Comfortable in Our Bondage “May the Lord take note of you and judge,” they said to them, “because you have made us reek in front of Pharaoh and his officials—putting a sword in their hand to kill us!”—Exodus 5:21 It is possible for people to become so accustomed to theirRead More …