The Way of Holiness Without holiness there is no revival or renewal. Holiness is a key component, not only in the House of God, as Psalm 93:5 says, “Holiness adorns Your house,” but also in the heart of God’s people. The Apostle Paul said God hasn’t called us to uncleanness, but holiness. (1 Thessalonians 4:7) […]

The Prayer God Hears Israel found itself fighting to secure the Promised Land. And while God promised it, they still had to go in and take it. After they defeated Jericho and Ai, the next battle was against five kingdoms. The Lord told Joshua not to fear because He had given Israel the victory, and […]

God’s Love is Filled With Grace God’s love is inseparably linked with His grace, which is the basis upon which He first chose us in His love, and His grace is the basis upon which He continues to lavish His love. “But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more.” (Romans 5:20b) Some commentators translate “abounded […]

God’s Unchanging Love Does God ever change? Through the prophet Malachi, God said, “I the Lord do not change.” (Malachi 3:6a) But we also read numerous examples of God changing due to the people’s repentance. In fact, this is actually a promise God gives. “Perhaps they will listen and each will turn from his evil […]

Gaze Fixing It’s not what we’re looking for, as it should be who we’re looking at! When Peter and John were entering the temple, a man lame from birth saw them and began asking for assistance. Peter and John then fixed their gaze upon the man, and seeing how downcast he was, said, “Look at […]

Becoming Untangled When we come to belief in Jesus Christ, we’ve been set free from the law and its power to enslave. This was the Apostle Paul’s message to the church. “Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.” […]

Check With God First Don’t make a decision before you check it out with God first. Looks can be deceiving, take the story of Joshua and the Gibeonites. After their resounding victories over Jericho and Ai, every people group heard about it and started gathering their forces to fight, but not the Gibeonites. It says […]

What’s Hindering You? The Apostle Paul says the Christian life is a race to be run and won. “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.” (1 Corinthians 9:24) He then tells of the need […]

Trusting God Brings Courage “Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their fathers to give them.” (Joshua 1:6) Joshua’s courage hinges upon his trusting God at His word. God is faithful and will faithfully keep His promises. In verse three […]

Memorial Stones While I’m not a big fan of physical representations of what God’s doing in my life, there’s just something that speaks to me when the children of Israel set up a memorial to commemorate and remember the miracle God gave in stopping the waters of the river Jordan allowing them to cross over […]