Matthew 19:21-Jesus said to him, “If you would be perfect, go, sell what you possess and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”     In the basic makeup of a marriage the way God ordained it to function, it takes two people continually sacrificing things in […]

Here is how to pray for yourself other than the usual requests of health, safety, success, peace, etc. Lord, grant me: (Eph. 3:16-19) 1) Strength in my inner being 2) Indwelling of Christ 3) Rooted in love 4) Understanding of the love of Christ 5) Fullness of God. And this is how to be an […]

I think it is the mercy of God to deaden our youthful passions as we age. When I look back at my younger days, I shake my head in shame and guilt and hope no one finds out! Not that all my evil passions are completely dead now – far from it – but the […]

Matthew 18:32-35–Then his master summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me.  33  And should not you have had mercy on your fellow servant, as I had mercy on you?’  34  And in anger his master delivered him to the jailers, until he […]

Say, you have messed up royally, but you still want God to be on your side and act on your behalf, how would you pray? You certainly wouldn’t pray that God will be good to you because of your righteousness. And you certainly don’t want God to treat you according to His justice, since if […]

Matthew 5:13–“You are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people’s feet. More and more the world has embraced the significance of having a purpose in life. Because they […]

It is only half true that the opposite of faith is sight. While it is true that “We walk by faith and not by sight” (2 Cor. 5:7), it is NOT true that faith is blind. Faith is seeing! It is seeing the invisible. It is seeing the spiritual reality beyond the physical reality. So, […]

When you are tired, stressed , and anxious, where does your mind go? Where do you go for comfort, safety, and consolation? I often go to Netflix, Target, or the Y when I’m in such condition. But they simply delay the condition and do not properly deal with it. I must go to God to find […]

Would you ever pray for God NOT to make you rich? “Why would I do that?”, you ask. “I wouldn’t ask God just to make me rich for my own sake. I would use the money to do many good works that will please God! So, I would like God to make me rich!”, you would say… […]

We human beings are suckers for putting all our hopes in one “perfect” man or woman to lead and guide us. Whether it’s our nation’s leader, our pastor, our teacher, our parents, we long for someone who not only check all the boxes but excel in them all. But they never fail to disappoint us […]