Set your minds on things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Colossians 3:2 We get more than mud-caked feet as we walk through this messy world. Our minds get twisted and tied up in devices, desires, and disappointments to the point that we can forget what is truly […]

Therefore whoever relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.  Matthew 5:19 Often we want to bend the Bible truths and relax them […]

How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. Psalm 119:9 Take some encouragement from the fact that this question was asked several thousand years ago. There really is nothing of significance that is truly new. It has always been a struggle for a young man to live […]

For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 1 John 5:3 A result of our children truly knowing the Lord and having a relationship with Him is that our children will have a heart and desire to keep God’s commandments. This is more about a […]

But the Holy Spirit…he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I (Jesus) have said to you…my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. John 14:26-27 What a comfort to know […]

And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion in the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6 God IS at work. Whether He is working his plan of salvation in you or your child, or working His process of sanctification, He is at work. […]

For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. Give ear, O LORD, to my prayer; listen to my plea for grace. In the day of my trouble I call upon you, for you answer me. Psalm 86:5-7 One of the things that happens when life […]