“Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God” (Matthew 5:8 NIV). Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount that you are blessed when your heart is pure (Matthew 5:8). What does it mean to be “pure in heart”? Today, we’d use the word integrity. God blesses you when you live your life with integrity.Having integrity... Continue Reading →

“Today I am giving you a choice. You can choose life and success or death and disaster. I am commanding you to be loyal to the LORD, to live the way he has told you, and to obey his laws and teachings. You are about to cross the Jordan River and take the land that... Continue Reading →

“Today I am giving you a choice. You can choose life and success or death and disaster. I am commanding you to be loyal to the LORD, to live the way he has told you, and to obey his laws and teachings. You are about to cross the Jordan River and take the land that... Continue Reading →

“May [God] keep us centered and devoted to him, following the life path that he has cleared, watching the signposts, walking at the pace and rhythms he laid down for our ancestors” (1 Kings 8:58 The Message). Today is the last day that we’re looking together at timing. We’ve looked at times God wants you to... Continue Reading →

“When you make a promise to God, keep it as quickly as possible” (Ecclesiastes 5:4 GNT). As you start a new year, you may be making some resolutions. Some might be commitments to yourself, your career, or your family. Others may be promises to God.If you make a promise to God, you should be quick to... Continue Reading →

Let us not get tired of doing what is right, for after a while we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t get discouraged and give up” (Galatians 6:9 TLB). If things don’t happen right away or when you think they should, that doesn’t mean you should quit. You need to be diligent. You... Continue Reading →

“By faith Abel brought God a better offering than Cain did. By faith he was commended as righteous, when God spoke well of his offerings” (Hebrews 11:4 NIV). It’s interesting that the first person who gets mentioned in the “Faith Hall of Fame” is Abel, one of Adam and Eve’s sons.What did Abel do that caused... Continue Reading →

It was by faith that Moses left the land of Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger. He kept right on going because he kept his eyes on the one who is invisible” (Hebrews 11:27 NLT). There is a strong belief in our culture that influences every one of us, whether we want it to or not: If... Continue Reading →

“You are temporarily harassed by all kinds of trials and temptations. This is no accident—it happens to prove your faith” (1 Peter 1:6-7 PHILLIPS). Do you ever have days when nothing seems to go right?I once heard about a guy whose apartment was flooded from a broken pipe in the upstairs apartment. His manager said to... Continue Reading →

“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up” (Galatians 6:9 NIV). People of faith simply don’t know how to quit. They never give up. They keep on keeping on. They understand that faith means having persistence.If you want to be... Continue Reading →