The importance and power of your Christian witness is fulfilled before death. There is no change in the eternal destination after the gates of physical life are closed. Psalm 49:7 NASB95 No man can by any means redeem his brother Or give to God a ransom for him It always breaks my heart to hear someone say, Pray for my family member he/she has passed away. After the person has experienced physical death, there is nothing that can be done. You can not pray nor pay their way in

Psalm 26:2 NASB95 Examine me, O LORD, and try me; Test my mind and my heart. David, ask the Lord to examine him. He asked the Lord to check to see where he was in his walk with the Lord. He said Try me. Let me stand trial and see if I have been living in your righteousness. Then he asked Him, Lord, test my mind and my heart, see if they are tuned to you, or are they full of static. This is a bold statement by David but he knew his heart and his soul sought after the Lord at t

A good deed had been done long before but it seemed as if no one had noticed. There was no thank you given, no honorary meal was prepared, and no one was speaking about it. The life of royalty was saved and very few knew it had happened. This is the way God says it should be, yet the world says recognition must be given, and it must be immediate. If we follow the world's way of thinking, the reward will be recognition, but if we follow God's way, the reward will be life, m

Acts 14:17 NASB95 and yet He did not leave Himself without witness, in that He did good and gave you rains from heaven and fruitful seasons, satisfying your hearts with food and gladness.” It amazes me when I hear of different tribes being reached with the gospel and find that their original beliefs are tied in some way to Christianity. Many are very faint and have been diluted and twisted by Satan as to almost be unrecognizable. Yet there it is some ritual or history that ca

Luke 19:4 NASB95 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree in order to see Him, for He was about to pass through that way. Zaccheus was a wealthy man. He was a man of power. Being the chief tax collector he was unliked by most but surely had all the friends money could buy. Yet something was missing and he knew it. When he received word that the Messiah was coming that way he wanted to see if it was true. Was this man really the Messiah. He had a great desire to

Philemon 1:6 NASB95 and I pray that the fellowship of your faith may become effective through the knowledge of every good thing which is in you for Christ’s sake. Paul, in his letter to Philemon, starts speaking of the individuals he is writing to in the church. We can't miss the church. He speaks of the individuals by mentioning them by name —Philemon, Apphia, and Archippus —but then ties them to the church that meets in their house. He ties them to the church through verse

Have you ever tried to imagine God? It is not possible. There are no words to describe Him and no visual illustrations to compare Him to. Ezekiel says this in seeing God's Glory. Ezekiel 10:4 NASB95 Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub to the threshold of the temple, and the temple was filled with the cloud and the court was filled with the brightness of the glory of the LORD. A cloud of brightness. As the Sun shines so bright that we can't look at it, it's rays

2 Samuel 19:10-11 NASB95 “However, Absalom, whom we anointed over us, has died in battle. Now then, why are you silent about bringing the king back?” Then King David sent to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, saying, “Speak to the elders of Judah, saying, ‘Why are you the last to bring the king back to his house, since the word of all Israel has come to the king, even to his house? Most every man has struggled with the same thing Judah was struggling with in these verses. Almos

The life of a Christian, while simple, is hard. It is hard because we are at war against the flesh which desires comfort in our time on earth. It is simple because it requires nothing but the truth delivered in the power of the Spirit to those with whom we associate. Paul sent a letter to the church at Colossae. He sent the letter in the hands of a few men who would share with them the conditions of Paul's life at that moment. One of the men he sent the letter with was Onesim

Nahum 1:15 NASB95 Behold, on the mountains the feet of him who brings good news, Who announces peace! Celebrate your feasts, O Judah;...

Song of Songs 8:6 NASB95 “Put me like a seal over your heart, Like a seal on your arm. For love is as strong as death, Jealousy is as...

Isaiah 61:1-2 NASB95 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, Because the LORD has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has...

Romans 16:17 NASB95 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and hindrances contrary to the teaching which...

Lamentations 1:20 NASB95 “See, O LORD, for I am in distress; My spirit is greatly troubled; My heart is overturned within me, For I have...

Psalm 36:5 NASB95 Your lovingkindness, O LORD, extends to the heavens, Your faithfulness reaches to the skies. What a beautiful...

Daniel 10:12 NASB95 Then he said to me, “Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this...

Genesis 6:9 NASB95 These are the records of the generations of Noah. Noah was a righteous man, blameless in his time; Noah walked with...

Psalm 49:15 NASB95 But God will redeem my soul from the power of Sheol, For He will receive me. Selah. In this Psalm, there is a truth...

1 Corinthians 16:9 NASB95 for a wide door for effective service has opened to me, and there are many adversaries. Paul desires to go to...

John 12:9 NASB95 The large crowd of the Jews then learned that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might...