In Eph 1:19-23, we find some wonderful things about Jesus that show us he is far above all, like Paul said in verse 21.  He is far above all because: He is the Risen Savior – Eph 1:20 – you need a Savior.  You cannot save yourself.  Doctors, biologists, chemists,...

There are things in your life that will affect your spirit.  And when your spirit gets down, you are in trouble.  We often think that our spirits won’t be lifted until whatever has gotten us down is resolved or is taken away.  But such is not the case.  You can...

In Acts 11:22-24, Barnabas exhorted the church at Antioch “that with purpose of heart they would cleave unto the Lord.”  To purpose in your heart to do something is to become so resolved that nothing will change your mind.  For instance, in Is 14:24-27, the Lord purposed to break the...

In Ps 23:1, David said, The Lord is my shepherd.  Though he was the king of Israel, and the best king Israel ever had at that, he needed a shepherd.  With the Lord as his shepherd, he had: Contentment – I shall not want Rest – lie down in green...

Ps 119:1-8 shows us that we are supposed to walk in the law.  This is not in the sense of keeping the Old Testament law for salvation.  To walk in the law is to walk by the faith of the words of God; to obey what God shows you to...

In Prov 8:6, wisdom says, “Hear.”  We are supposed to listen to wisdom because wisdom will speak of: Excellent things – Prov 8:6 – “I will speak of excellent things.”  Excellent things are things of great value; things that are superior.   Wisdom is better than rubies – A man...

In Mark 5:22-34, Jesus encounters a woman with an issue of blood on his way to Jairus’ house.  He is surrounded by a crowd of people and Jairus’ daughter is in need of immediate attention.  This is not the time for an interruption.  Nevertheless, when the woman touches Jesus’ garment...

What can you do to comfort the grieving? Just sit with them – Job 2:11-13 – Job’s friends did more by just sitting down with him quietly than they did by trying to talk him through his situation.  It’s hard to know what you should or should not say; you...

In Jas 4:26, James wrote, “For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.”  From Jas 4:13-17, we should glean some important truths from this thought provoking question and the comments James gives in reply.  We see from this...

In 1 Cor 15:6 most of the over five hundred brethren who saw Jesus after his resurrection were still alive when Paul wrote 1 Corinthians.  However, Paul said, “some are fallen asleep.”  Our dear brother, Benny Craft, fell asleep yesterday.   His race is over – Heb 12:1 – we...