Praying but Not Believing She recognized Peter’s voice, and because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing at the gateway.“You’re crazy!” they told her. But she kept insisting that it was true. Then they said, “It’s his angel!”—Acts 12:14–15Read More …

A Way That Seems Right There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it is the way of death.—Proverbs 16:25 Things are not always what they seem. Proverbs warns that we can be deceived into believing we are going down the right path andRead More …

Abba, Father And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”—Galatians 4:6 The word father conjures up different images for everyone. To some it brings the picture of love, laughter, respect, and acceptance. Unfortunately, others associate the term father withRead More …

The Spirit Bears Witness The Spirit Himself testifies together with our spirit that we are God’s children, and if children, also heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ—seeing that we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.—Romans 8:16–17 It is impossible to perceive all thatRead More …

A Godly Influence Then the Lord said to Noah, “Enter the ark, you and all your household, for I have seen that you [alone] are righteous before Me in this generation.”—Genesis 7:1 The children of Noah faced a significant decision. They lived in a world where everyone blatantly disregarded God.Read More …

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 you andRead 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 seems impossible,Read 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 …