Who I Am Doesn’t Feel Good Enough

by Lysa Terkeurst “‘I am the Lord’s servant,’ Mary answered. ‘May your word to me be fulfilled.’” (Luke 1:38a, b, NIV) Do you ever struggle with feeling like maybe God should have picked someone else to fulfill your roles — as a wife, a mom, a business owner, leader, employee, neighbor or friend? I remember …

When it is more comfortable to lie

Bible Reading: John 18:15-27 My wife and I were recently sitting chatting about Peter and his denial of Jesus when she made the statement. He told lies! That set me thinking. Why did Peter tell an out and out lie! He twice said that he was not one of Jesus’ disciples [John 18:17, 25], and …

They shall walk in white

"Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy." (Revelation 3:4) We may understand this to refer to justification. "They shall walk in white"; that is, they shall enjoy a constant sense of their own justification by faith; …

What is Truth?

Bible Reading: John 18:19-38 Jesus made a profound statement when He said to Pilate, “I have come into the world, to testify to the truth” [John 18:37]. Pilate responded with cynicism [the Amplified Bible uses the word scornfully, asking, “What is truth?” Although spoken with cynicism by Pilate, it is nevertheless, a vital question, and …

How do you know that you are saved?

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Dark Places

A dark place that won’t be so dark with a little light cast upon it. by Lysa Terkeurst “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” (John 1:5, NIV) Do you ever have little places of discouragement that entangle your heart? You know in the bigger picture of life, things …

O my soul, knock hard this morning, and ask large things of thy generous Lord

"Ask, and it shall be given you." (Matthew 7:7) We know of a place in England still existing, where a dole of bread is served to every passerby who chooses to ask for it. Whoever the traveller may be, he has but to knock at the door of St. Cross Hospital, and there is the …

Your divine security detail

Psalm 34:7 NKJV Just as a president and a prime minister are constantly surrounded by security guards, as a redeemed child of God you are surrounded by angels. You may not be able to see the president or prime minister's security detail, but just let someone make a threatening move and trained guards instantly form …

Islamist Militants Hack to Death 12-Year-Old Christian Boy in Cameroon

by THOMAS D. WILLIAMS, PH.D. Jihadists from the Boko Haram terror group hacked to death a 12-year-old boy with machetes for his refusal to become a “child soldier” of the group. Although news of the slaughter has only just reached the west, the militants are believed to have abducted the Christian schoolboy in a raid …

The Cloud of Witnesses

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses…let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus  (Heb_12:1-2) The Eyes of the Witnesses upon us While the word witness in the New Testament generally has the sense of testifier, there can be little question …