I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins. Isaiah 43:25 If you are like me, you remember things you have done that you are not proud of. You may have lost your temper, stolen something as a teenager, cheated on a test, lied to get out of trouble, or committed countless sins. We might not have forgotten, but if you belong to Christ, God the Father has forgotten them. Paul wrote to the Romans, "Therefore there is

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22 Over the next nine weeks, I will write about the Spirit's fruits. When you became a Christian, if indeed you are one, you were indwelled with the Holy Spirit. Your old self died, was buried with Christ, and rose with Him to walk in the newness of life (Romans 6:5-11). Since you are a new creation, the fruits of the Spirit will be evident in you

Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come. Revelation 4:8 We are told of a fantastic scene in heaven by John. He says that there are “four living creatures, each one of them having six wings,” and their responsibility is to say day and night without ceasing: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come. From the prophet Isaiah, we know why these angels have six wings, “with two he covered hi

When I am afraid, I will trust in you. Psalm 56:3 Fear is a human emotion that all of us have experienced. Webster defines fear as an unpleasant, often strong emotion caused by anticipation or awareness of danger. Oxford defines fear as "the bad feeling that you have when you are in danger, when something bad might happen, or when a particular thing frightens you." Fear can be debilitating if some allow their fear to remain uncontrolled. Patton said, "Every man is scared in h

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith. 2 Timothy 4:7 As an adult, I always enjoyed working out to stay in shape. My father was my example and encouragement. When he was 68 and I was 30, he had a heart attack. When I was young, I remember running around the parade field at Edgewood Arnsel Army Base in Maryland with my dad. However, when he retired from the army, he put on 75 pounds and stopped exercising. After the heart attack, he los

And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, Hebrews 9:27 Is it biblical to pray for the dead? The short answer is no. As the writer of Hebrews points out, when we die, there are no more second chances. If you die in your sins, you don’t get a second chance to become a follower of Christ. There are no do-overs or mulligans. Despite the clear biblical evidence that praying for the dead serves no purpose, some promote this false teaching. A

For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 Today, we gather as the Bride of Christ to celebrate His victory over death. This Sunday is glorious, and because of what Christ accomplished on the cross, we can cry out, “O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” Jes

So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying out, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" John 12:13 This Sunday is Palm Sunday. On that Sunday of Passion Week, Jesus entered Jerusalem on a donkey. This event of Jesus entry is recorded in all four Gospels (Matthew 21:1–11, Mark 11:1–11, Luke 19:28–44, and John 12:12–19). His entry was prophesied by the prophet Zechariah 500 years before Christ's birth: Rejoi

For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and they did not understand until the flood came and took them all away; so will the coming of the Son of Man be. Matthew 24:38-39 There are those who believe the flood recorded in Genesis 7 was not a worldwide flood, and others who believe the story is just a myth. I have spoken to those who call themselves Christians who do not belie