Evil, Good and Good, Evil Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who substitute darkness for light and light for darkness, who substitute bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.—Isaiah 5:20 It is Satan’s practice to convince people that what God calls good is actually evil andRead More …

Divine Potential When he arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to associate with the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, since they did not believe he was a disciple. Barnabas, however, took him and brought him to the apostles and explained to them how, on the road, Saul hadRead More …

The Glory of the Lord When Solomon finished praying, fire descended from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the glory of the Lord filled the temple.—2 Chronicles 7:1 The glory of the Lord is His presence. When God occupies a place, His glory is unmistakably evident!Read More …

Much Beloved At the beginning of your petitions an answer went out, and I have come to give it, for you are treasured [by God]. So consider the message and understand the vision:—Daniel 9:23 “For you are beloved.” Could there be any words from God more welcome than these? DanielRead More …

A Heart of Flesh I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.—Ezekiel 36:26 From our hearts comes our response to God. Apart from the cleansing work of the Holy Spirit,Read More …

Life and Light Life was in Him, and that life was the light of men.—John 1:4 When Jesus came to a world that was in bondage to darkness and dead in its sin, He came as light and life. His light dispelled sin’s darkness wherever He went, for the forcesRead More …

Prayer Is Preparation When the day of Pentecost had arrived, they were all together in one place.—Acts 2:1 Prayer does not give you spiritual power. Prayer aligns your life with God so that He chooses to demonstrate His power through you. The purpose of prayer is not to convince GodRead More …

God’s Design For those He foreknew He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.—Romans 8:29–30Read More …

Go! Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. . . —Matthew 28:19 Our Master commands us to “go.” We need permission to stay! The gospel is the account of Jesus’ leaving HisRead More …

God Remembers “Go and announce directly to Jerusalem that this is what the Lord says: I remember the loyalty of your youth, your love as a bride— how you followed Me in the wilderness, in a land not sown.”—Jeremiah 2:2 Even when our hearts grow cold toward God and ourRead More …