“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit” (Matthew 12:33) I was recently involved in a misunderstanding in my office that I found to be a real source of embarrassment. The particulars are not important because the embarrassment that I experienced had nothing to do with the nature of the misunderstanding. I was embarrassed because the circumstances that surrounded the incident make me look as if I […]

“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” (Psalms 37:74) We live in a world that teaches us that we are at the center of whatever success or failure we experience. You know the old saying, “There’s nothing you can’t accomplish if you put your mind to it” That all sounds real good, but it’s not true. Actually, it’s a form of humanism and we are with it everyday. So it’s no wonder that we often face problems in our own lives with the notion that […]

“For the Lord loves the just and will not forsake his faithful ones…” (Psalms 37:28) We often think that God is never around for the little things. That’s mainly because the only times we ever look for him is when hard times come our way. The truth is God is always with us and reveals himself to us in small ways, too. There’s a wonderful story in Chapter 6 of Second Kings that illustrates my point. The Prophet Elisha, who was Elijah’s replacement as God’s prophet to Israel, […]

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.’ (Hebrews 12:1) There are times in my Christian walk when I wonder why I ever became a Christian. Salvation may have been free, but living the Christian life has cost me dearly. I’ve lost good friends, dropped some old habits, and stood up to speak against lifestyles to which I was […]