If you're anxious about the state of the world, that's understandable. But trade your anxiety for the blessing of hearing the words of Scripture, keeping them in faith and obedience, and remembering the time is near.
But evil has been around since the Garden of Eden, and God's plan for victory was designed before the world began. The Bible tells us to fear no evil.
If you need counsel, start with the One who is both Counselor and King - the One who is the source of both wisdom and power.
If you feel so lonely you could cry, take the focus off yourself. Think of how much God loves you, and find another person whom you can serve today.
Faith that is not evidenced by a life of integrity is not biblical faith at all.
Every time we deny ourselves in order to serve someone else, we grow in Christ.
Parental love is unconditional, and so is God's love. No matter what a child of God has done against Him, or feels he or she has done that cannot be forgiven, God still loves that wondering soul.
God cares about you and your needs. Bring them to Him in a spirit of worship and thanksgiving, knowing that He is mindful of your place in His creation.
Every decision we make has to be evaluated in light of our life-changing commitment to being a servant of Christ and His kingdom.
Even though it has been nearly 2,000 years since Christ's first coming, His second coming is certain.
If Jesus can live in you and you are no different than the world around you, something got short circuited because Jesus makes a difference.
It is only as we remember and embrace His generous grace toward us that we can extend it to others.
But since the Word of God is complete, serving as the ultimate "sign" needed to lead mankind to Christ, miracles are an exception rather than the rule. And when they occur, they are always for His glory.
When culture changes around us, God's standard of living does not. Even when we're engulfed by evil, the eyes of the Lord range to and fro throughout all the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to Him.
Scripture suggests that meditating on the Word of God can have an always-on effect of peace and strength in difficult times.
Though it may seem overdue, righteousness is always rewarded. Don't be impatient with God. He'll never forget to reward your efforts for Him.
But it's God who gives us the ability to do things, even to gain wealth; and we must remember that what we do is only successful when we do it - His Way.
If you have accepted Christ, your sins have been washed away, and you have been born again into a new life through faith in the God-Man, Jesus Christ, who came to rescue this world.
Trust God for the impossible-miracles are His department. Our job is to do our best, letting the Lord do the rest.
We may go to church once a week, but our Christian life is daily - step-by-step.
Angels are innumerable heavenly beings - immortal and invincible creations of God. He is the Lord of the hosts of heaven.
Our fleshly nature tempts us to put ourselves above others or seek a position or place for ourselves instead of allowing others to have it.
As you read the Word of God today, read it with expectancy and anticipation for the changes it will make in you.
God created the heavens and the earth to reveal His glory. Don't allow creation to eclipse and steal the worship God desires and deserves.
No Christian is abandoned at the moment of death. The angels are the ushers, and our passage to heaven is under their escort.
Worship is God's way of giving us an opportunity to shift our focus from our own concerns, problems, and circumstances to the way things are in heaven.
The universe is filled with the evidence of God's greatness. In awesome wonder we can consider the worlds He has made.
Christians are not perfect, and all of us do sin along the way. But genuine Christians hear His voice and follow Him.
As Christians, we're under oath all the time. We're not always required to say everything we think or know, but we're always to speak as He did-truthfully.
There is a sense in which the Christian's life on earth is a dress rehearsal for heaven. Not in terms of costumes and theatrics, but in terms of worship and devotion to the One we will worship for all eternity - the Lamb who sits on the throne of heaven.
I could take everything I have built up over 35 years in my ministry and destroy it all if I went out tomorrow and committed one act of rebellion.
No one is going to be powerful in their ministry if they are hiding something that they are afraid people will find out at any moment.
Jesus is coming back - it could even be today.
It is possible to be at the top of Christian service, respected and admired, and not have that indispensable ingredient by which God has chosen to work in His world today - the absolute sacrificial agape love of the Eternal God.
It is possible to live the Christian life just on the surface, knowing only enough to carry on an intelligent conversation in the church foyer with another equally uninformed believer, but when that happens you are vulnerable to the attack of the deceiver.
Too often we concentrate only on the things we can see now; but our focus should be on that place we can only envision, but will enjoy for all eternity.
When Christ returns, and only then, will the angel's message to the shepherds be totally fulfilled: Peace on earth, goodwill toward men.
If you have put your faith in Christ and have spent significant time in the Word of God, the tough times can be like a magnet that draws you to the Lord Jesus. Nothing is going to happen - ever - that will catch Jesus Christ by surprise. He is able to help His children work through anything, and not a single thing is going to happen in the future that can change that fact.
The happiest people I know are those who have an obsession to the obedience of God.
We are reflectors, and as reflectors we have one duty and that is to stay clean or we won't reflect Jesus.
Worship is an endeavor to bring to God that which costs you something.
People crave encouragement, and sometimes the greatest encouragement is the writing of words that endure. Perhaps you can pen a note of affirmation and approval to someone today.
If you feel besieged by life today, lean on the God of peace - the God of hope and the future. The same God who has a plan for Israel has a plan for you. Trust that He will direct your path.
Though not everyone can attend seminary, every Christian has a seminary between two covers - the Holy Bible. God's Word is a school that trains us for the work He has planned for us on earth.
We can embrace change by knowing we serve an unchanging God.
With eternal investments there is never a loss of principle or principal.
We are sometimes tempted to believe the lie that God does not love us. Thankfully the Bible is filled with evidence that this is not true.
God is unlimited and infinite with respect to time; He is eternal. God is unlimited and unaffected by space; He is present everywhere at the same time.
Names can be a doorway into knowing who a person is, and that is certainly true of God. A study of His names is a study of who He is and will be for you.
God is love (1 John 4:8, 16) and God is sovereign (Acts 4:24). Those biblical truths must define our response to every circumstance in life.
When we share Christ, the Truth behind our transformation, we are offering people an opportunity to be transformed.
Throughout Jesus' ministry, He took time away from the crowds and even His disciples to pray by Himself. Jesus modeled the importance of not only serving God with our actions but of being still and drawing close to God to renew our souls.
Satan can imitate God, but he cannot duplicate Him - God is the only One who can deliver us from our pain and suffering.
God has given us His Word to assure us of our relationship with Him so that we may walk as Christians with confidence, knowing that our salvation is in Him.
God is no further from you on your worst day than He is on your best day. Just open your heart to receive Him and His love.
We can be encouraged knowing that our daily actions and words are declaring Christ to the world.
Ask God to show you any changes you need to make in your relationships. And make sure your closest relationship continues to be with Jesus Himself.
If we don't take inventory every once in a while and give thanks to God for the great things He has done for us, we get totally out of perspective.
The promises of God are His guarantees amid life's uncertainties. They're the basis of all our life of faith.
A man of God in the will of God is immortal until His work is done.
All the Christmas presents in the world are worth nothing without the presence of Christ.
The secret of the Christian's passion is simple: Everything we do in life we do it as to the Lord and not to men.
If you are at a hard place in life, hesitant to ask for help, God invites you to ask Him so He can meet your need.
Refresh your commitment today to test everything by the Word of God. The surest defense against spiritual deception is knowledge of spiritual truth.
Picking up our Bibles, we should give God our full attention, withhold our opinion until we understand what He is saying, listen without interrupting, and respond with understanding and obedience.
Marriage is a partnership between one man and one woman... Nothing could be clearer in the Bible as to what constitutes a marriage in God's sight.
There's only one thing to do with God's offer of the gift of salvation: Say "thank you" and embrace it.
On the third day after Jesus' own death, He came out of the grave to give the world a sign it cannot deny. For a man to predict His own death and resurrection was something only God could do.
It's not that your most important work is meaningless; it's that your most trivial movements are also significant.
Happiness comes from holiness. You can't truly be happy unless you're hungry for Jesus Christ.
Worship seals all prayers at the front and at the back. Always pray with praise beginning and praise ending.
Christian joy is letting Christ live His life out through you so that what He is, you become.
In a sense, we are better prepared to praise God than the angels are, for angels have never known the joy of redemption.
God is faithful and true. Confess your inability and His ability, and keep your eyes on Him.
Many Christians have the mistaken notion that eternal life begins when they die. But that is not biblically accurate. Eternal life begins when we are born again into the Kingdom of God.
There are other kinds of joy found in other places in the world, but there is no place where you can find Christian joy except in Christ.
God appeared to His people in the Old Testament and dwelt with His people in the New - and now abides in us by His Spirit.
God has given us the gift of faith that we can take what's unseen and make it part of who we are.
The greatest encouragement is conveyed in prayer.
A journal is a great way to keep track of what happens daily in your walk with God and to record your prayers and thoughts.
Love is worthless unless it acts out, unless it's expressed in deed and behavior.
Integrity is keeping my commitments even if the circumstances when I made those commitments have changed.
If you're unhappy with another person's behavior, pray about it and be honest and open in dealing with it in the right kind of way.
The truth is: We serve a generous God. He delights in giving us opportunities beyond our capabilities. He has promised to equip us, and remain with us through each bend in the road.
There is nothing God doesn't know about your life. You may know the past and present, but God also knows the future. Choose today to walk securely - not in what you know, but in what you believe.
In reading our newspapers today, we can see how God is setting the table, getting everything in order, preparing the way for Christ to return.
The Lord Jesus Christ is in a class all by Himself; there are no competitors, no rivals; He is unique. He is Lord of all. He is King of kings, Lord of lords, the image of the invisible God. He is Alpha and Omega, the First and the Last, the Preeminent One.
When the problem is worry, the prescription is prayer.
The true celebration of Christmas is when we ponder afresh the grace of God who became human, entered history through a virgin's womb, and brought redemption to the world.
Prayer is the hard-work business of Christianity, and it nets amazing results.
We can still turn the world upside down. We can be living torches for Christ today.
The greatest adventure in life - knowing God - begins at the Cross of Christ and ends with a "Hallelujah!"
The more the Gospel progresses and the closer we come to the end of the age, the more aggressive the enemy becomes. Sadly, many Christians are unaware that a battle is raging all around them, and they have not reported for duty.
The only way the corporate Body of Christ will fulfill the mission Christ has given it is for individual Christians to have a vision for fulfilling that mission personally.
Kids today learn a lot about getting to the moon, but very little about getting to heaven.
When we feel that old spirit of complaining start to bubble up in our hearts, we need to remind ourselves to take time to thank God for His blessings.
Everyone we meet is a hero waiting to happen. When Jesus saw people, He envisioned their potential. No respecter of persons, He associated with people from all walks of life.
If you are a Christian, your search for approval should be over.
The Lord's Prayer reminds us that God longs for His people to communicate with Him, not just in church on Sunday, but wherever we are and whatever our need.
In today's America He (Jesus) has moved from the central figure of world history to source material for late-night comics and pundits who would not dare treat other religious leaders with such disrespect.