Abide in the Vine “I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit, because you can do nothing without Me.”—John 15:5 There are those who feel that they must be constantly laboring for the Lord in order toRead More …

Spiritual Bread “I am the bread of life,” Jesus told them. “No one who comes to Me will ever be hungry, and no one who believes in Me will ever be thirsty again.”—John 6:35 We know how to use physical bread. Whenever we are hungry we simply go and eat.Read More …

Living Water For My people have committed a double evil: They have abandoned Me, the fountain of living water, and dug cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that cannot hold water.—Jeremiah 2:13 There should never be “dry spells” in the Christian life. God said that He would be like an artesianRead More …

Spiritual Persistence Elijah said to Ahab, “Go up, eat and drink, for there is the sound of a rainstorm.”—1 Kings 18:41 Success can distract you as you seek to follow God’s will. Elijah’s primary assignment was to announce when a drought would begin and end (1 Kings 17:1). God hadRead More …

Beware of the Amalekites! He said, “Indeed, [my] hand is [lifted up] toward the Lord’s throne. The Lord will be at war with Amalek from generation to generation.”—Exodus 17:16 The Amalekites were the persistent and relentless enemies of the Israelites. When the Israelites sought to enter the Promised Land, theRead More …

Anointing Jesus’ Feet Then Mary took a pound of fragrant oil—pure and expensive nard—anointed Jesus’ feet, and wiped His feet with her hair. So the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil.—John 12:3 Mary seemed drawn to the feet of Jesus. It is not surprising that of allRead More …

Knowing Christ “You pore over the Scriptures because you think you have eternal life in them, yet they testify about Me. And you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.”—John 5:39–40 Bible study will not give you eternal life. You could memorize the entire BibleRead More …

The God of Second Chances “But go, tell His disciples and Peter, ‘He is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see Him there just as He told you.’ ”—Mark 16:7 Does God give second chances to those who have failed Him? He certainly did so for Peter. PeterRead More …

No One Can Prevent You Only Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh remained alive of those men who went to scout out the land.—Numbers 14:38 The decisions and disobedience of others will not cancel God’s will for you. Other people’s actions will affect you, but no oneRead More …

Help My Unbelief! Immediately the father of the boy cried out, “I do believe! Help my unbelief.”—Mark 9:24 Faith does not come from ignorance. Faith is based on what we know. Before we will trust others with something precious to us, we first try to find out if they areRead More …