“By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you.” (1 Corinthians 15:2) One of the things I enjoy most about going to church is seeing someone accept Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. My wife and I were discussing what churches and Christians should do to follow-up with these new converts. Robbie said, “You need to give a little advice for the new Christian in one of your devotions”. As I thought about what she said, I remembered how […]

“And hearing they may hear and not understand.” (Mark 4:12) Several years ago, my wife and I were visiting friends in Georgia and heard a humorous story about a misunderstanding their daughter had. She attends a private Christian school operated by their church, but has a close friend that attends public school. When she was five, her mother was taking her to another town and they passed by a Publix Supermarket. “Mom,” she asked. “Is that the Publix School that he attends?” We laughed when her mother recounted […]

“But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.” (Romans 6:17) I understand exactly what the Apostle Paul meant when he said, “You used to be slaves to sin.” But I didn’t understand it until I was born again. Salvation gave me a whole different perspective about the life I used to live. The truth is I can’t believe some of the things I did, not to mention some of the […]

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4) I am frequently amazed at what inspired some of the most famous hymns we sing at church, funerals, and other important events in our lives. None is more surprising than why the words to “It is well with my Soul” were written. The website, www.sharefaith.com, tells the story for me today: “Horatio Spafford (1828-1888) was a wealthy Chicago lawyer with a thriving legal practice, a beautiful home, a wife, four daughters, and a son. He was […]