In the beginning, was God! This one statement says it all. He (God) was here before anything. Everything was void (“And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.” Genesis 1:2) before man was created. Then God created the sun, earth, sea, and every …
The Price of Preservation
Two kings, King David and his son King Solomon, while flawed, both felt that preserving God’s Word and the temple of God was critical to the kingdom for generations to come. So much so that they wrote about God’s character and assigned a staff member to do so. While we don’t know precisely what all the staff did, we do …
Doubt is the Doorway to Destruction
God created me and you in his image. (“So God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” GENESIS 1:27). Not only were we created in His image, but we were also created never to be separated in our fellowship with Him. Like a puzzle with a unique piece, we …
Disillusioned Disciples
One of the main reasons we as men fail to tell others about God is we are waiting for perfection! While we believe in what God did for us by sending His Son Jesus to die on the cross for our sins, we fall short of telling others who are in the same need we once were! As we know, …
Roots of Faith
Deeds and faith should never replace one another. At salvation, we receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. God’s Spirit, living in us, guides, corrects and shapes us as men of faith. However, one big part of our faith as we grow in Christ is works and deeds. God desires us to trust Him in a deep, abiding love and in our responsibilities. …
Disobedience of Safety
Throughout the Bible, God tells us to trust and obey. When we trust the Lord, He can take us and use us in glorious ways! Simply, when we honor and obey Him, we are blessed, and He is glorified! There’s no better example of this than when God took the Israelites from slavery to freedom, from Egypt to the Promised …
Different Tourist – Same Destination
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. Colossians 1:16 Throughout the Bible, it is clear that God is not only the Creator of all things but also in charge of all things! Within …
A Farmer’s Faith
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the …
Self-Righteousness vs. His Righteousness
Matthew 6:33 – But seek first His kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Who are we desiring to please? Our failure in life before salvation was that everything was about us! We set ourselves up as mini gods. Everything was driven by our fleshly desires. “Self” was at the center of our …
Sovereignty of God –– Revealed in Clouds!
If you ever doubt God is in control, look up! The very clouds above us are His watering system. God doesn’t need to lug around a watering hose or use a sprinkler. He transports water through the clouds. As the sea and ground heat up, water from both is pulled up to the clouds. He then moves His clouds, sometimes …