Standing with Others Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their efforts. For if either falls, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to lift him up.—Ecclesiastes 4:9–10 From the beginning of time, God made it clear thatRead More …

The Day of the Lord For you yourselves know very well that the Day of the Lord will come just like a thief in the night.—1 Thessalonians 5:2 In the Scriptures, the exhortation to prepare for the day of the Lord is usually given to God’s people, rather than toRead More …

Judge Not “Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven.”—Luke 6:37 There is a significant difference between judgment and discernment. God sees people’s hearts and knows their motives (Prov. 16:2). Only God can accuratelyRead More …

Press On Brothers, I do not consider myself to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: forgetting what is behind and reaching forward to what is ahead,—Philippians 3:13 The world will tell you that the dominating influence in your life is your past. If you came fromRead More …

New Strength . . . but those who trust in the Lord will renew their strength; they will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not faint.—Isaiah 40:31 At times you may feel so worn out and stressed that you are not sure youRead More …

Steadfast in Your Resolve When the days were coming to a close for Him to be taken up, He determined to journey to Jerusalem.—Luke 9:51 It is easy to become distracted in the Christian life! The moment you understand what God wants you to do, it will seem as thoughRead More …

Tempted by Shortcuts Then Abishai said to David, “Today God has handed your enemy over to you. Let me thrust the spear through him into the ground just once. I won’t [have to strike] him twice!”—1 Samuel 26:8 You will sometimes be tempted to take shortcuts to your destinations inRead More …

Don’t Avoid the Impossible “They don’t need to go away,” Jesus told them. “You give them something to eat.”—Matthew 14:16 Jesus asked His disciples to do something that clearly was impossible. There were five thousand men, along with their families, and they were famished. There were only five loaves ofRead More …

Wisdom Justified “Yet wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”—Luke 7:35 The world is full of “experts.” There are people everywhere who want to convince you of the wisdom of their opinion. Yet God says that it is not the one who declares his viewpoint the most loudly or vociferouslyRead More …

Let No One Look down on You No one should despise your youth; instead, you should be an example to the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.—1 Timothy 4:12 Timothy was a sincere young man who earnestly desired to serve the Lord. Yet certain weaknessesRead More …