When No One Says a Comforting Word

When No One Says a Comforting Word

When No One Says a Comforting Word   We can only go so long without encouragement before we feel like we’re going to break. Christians are children of God, but we are human. We need encouragement from likeminded people. We need the support of others, especially...
Is Wanting to Die a Sin?

Is Wanting to Die a Sin?

Is Wanting to Die a Sin?   Do you remember the great prophets in the Bible who reached the point where they wanted to die? Moses did. Elijah did. And now we are seeing that Job felt the same way. But there are some interesting differences between his situation...
Savior

Savior

Savior “Why did my Savior come to Earth?” You may recognize this beautiful old hymn. The Bible answers this question clearly—Jesus came to fulfill the Law, establish His church, free believers from sin, reveal God’s love, bring comfort, and save the lost. His coming...
Seek and You Shall Find

Seek and You Shall Find

Seek and You Shall Find   God blesses, but we must seek those blessings. God will do His part if we do ours. The Creator put mankind here “so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each...
Three Good Fellows

Three Good Fellows

We need other Christians. We depend on them to help us. Even Paul needed brothers and sisters to help him do his work and bear his burdens. In the little book of Philemon, Paul named some of these good “fellows.” Philemon the fellow laborer (v. 1). This brother worked...