Archive for Inspirational
You Must Fight for Your Purpose
“Blessed be the Lord my strength which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight…” Psalm 144:1 Some people have the temperament of a fighter. They don’t mind fighting, and they will provoke conditions to incite conflict. People with a warring temperament aren’t happy or fulfilled until they…
Will You Take a Stand?
“But everyone who denies me here on earth, I will also deny before my Father in heaven” (Matthew 10:33 NLT). In 2016, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick took a stand against police brutality and racism by kneeling during the National Anthem. When the National Anthem is played or sung,…
Can Revival Begin With You?
“Then the king stood by a pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to follow the Lord and to keep His commandments and His testimonies and His statutes, with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book….
It’s Our Winning Season
Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 1 Timothy 6:12 It has been a long time since I sat in a movie theater, so I had to reminisce…
Renewed Commitment
“Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:4 (NIV) I purchased a piece of luggage a few years ago with a pledge of quality tag attached. It read, we have been making luggage since 1910. It’s no wonder we stand…
Commitment: A Lost Art?
“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24 The following conversation should amuse you even if you have heard it before. While…
Do You Still Believe in Answered Prayer?
“Now this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.” 1 John 5:14-15 (NKJV)…
He is My Delight
“Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 One of my father’s notorious sayings to his children was, “Because I said so.” He was not known for explaining why he asked us to do or not to do a task….
Love from the Inside Out
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5 (NKJV) Most of us, especially women, enjoy a good love story. Romance or love stories have a way of pulling on the heartstrings and reminding us that we…
Worship, God’s Precious Jewel
“…For God is Spirit, so those who worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24 (NLT) In his book, “Whatever Happened to Worship?” Dr. A. W. Tozer declared that “worship is the missing crown jewel in evangelical Christianity.” He also stated that much of what we call worship…
