Surely you have granted him eternal blessings and made him glad with the joy of your presence. (Psalm 21:6) When someone asks about your child or grandchildren, we usually say, “He’s fine! I just want him to be happy!” And who doesn’t want our loved ones as well as ourselves to be happy? But the…
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing (John 15:5). As we begin to decorate for Thanksgiving, many of us use dried wine branches for door wreaths or laid on our tables along with…
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and, in…
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest.if we do not give up (Jeremiah 1:4-8, NIV). Have you ever grown weary of doing good? Do you get impatient with God, sometimes asking Him when will you see the fruit of all your labor? I have, multiple…
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. (Galatians 6:7-8, NIV) How many of us have heard the expression, “you reap what you sow” and understand the…