Category: Exhortation

The word “grace” (chen in Hebrew) is closely connected with the idea of “favor.”  That connection is still seen in modern Hebrew.  When Israelis speak of “finding favor” with another person, the expression “matza chen“  is still used.  These are the identical Hebrew words used of Noah in Genesis...

“So to keep me from becoming conceited because of the surpassing greatness of the revelations, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited.” – 2 Corinthians 12:7 Do you have a thorn in the flesh? A...

I know sometimes it is difficult. These are dark days in which we are living. Times of stress, distress, pain, conflicts, wars, famines, disease, economic hardships, religious persecution, hatred, racial conflicts, abuses, deviant behaviors, skewed behaviors. But in the midst of all this we can have a confident hope....

Each and every day comes attached with a special blessing for you. So many times we fail to received the blessing because we have not gone to the source. Do not let another day pass unless you tap into the blessings provided for that day. The Bible contains the...

God delights in us partaking sumptuously from His Word [Bread] daily. Take time to sit and eat copiously from His table. As you partake daily, be sure to have copious helpings of meat, understanding the deep things of Christ is solid food [meat]. If we are true believers in...

“The gospel is more than fire insurance!” “Some people only want the gospel for fire insurance!” “The gospel isn’t fire insurance!” How many times have you heard these sayings, or variations thereof? And how many times have you stopped to ask yourself, whether any of these are actually true,...

In today’s world, words appear  to carry little weight. “Stick and stones may break my bones, but words… can never hurt me!” Oh really now? Proverbs 18:21 [20] A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied. [21] Death and life...