We do not live to ourselves—the human heart intertwines itself to one thing or another until a bonding occurs. Some interweave their lives in an extremely busy lifestyle or are greatly influenced by surrounding culture. Their lives become entrapped in something beyond themselves. The fact is—we were not created to function alone. Even Jesus […]

  Before a book is written, an author has in mind something to convey. He or she may intend to express an inspiring theme or perhaps the intention is to influence the thoughts of others. The contents of the book is under the author’s control—the book does not write itself! Our journey through life is […]

  The Bible tells of Job –who in the midst of great trouble did not at first sense that God’s Presence was near enough to see, hear, and feel everything concerning him. Even so, today many do not have the consciousness of God’s nearness–so they endeavor to manage their own lives without Him. However, the […]

What is the Eternal Value of our short earthly life? The Bible compares it to the blossom of a flower or to a vapor that appears for a moment! Many try hard to make it permanently happy— studying in the first third of life—building and accumulating in the second third— finally in the latter part– […]

When Almighty God planned the earth and all He would place on it (including mankind), it was NOT His great experiment! He knew beforehand what mankind and the nations would eventually do. He could have canceled the whole plan—but He did not have defeat in mind—He was going to show His Absolute Glorious Victory over […]

  The question is: What would God like to accomplish in and through us here on earth? Many times in our talks with Him, we ask for help to fulfill—OUR plans! For a moment, let us consider what really motivates our living! What are our most fervent desires? For what do we strive? Our accomplishments […]

  A steward is one put in charge of another’s possessions–not to do his own will, but to dedicate himself to the fulfillment of his master’s plan. Many feel our reason for living is to pursue our own desires and accomplish what we want to become. However, our life and abilities have come from Another–whose […]

  We are faced continually with situations that need solutions–some very important, while others are “I have many things to accomplish. What shall I do first?” The Bible tells us that mankind (in himself) is not capable of guiding his own life–our insight is very limited. We do not really know what will transpire in […]

  Sometimes in our lives we may not have what is needed to accomplish what we desire to bring to pass, so a substitute is found–that we hope will work out well. Some would try to make people believe the substitute is actually the real thing. However, in the case of counterfeit money —it may […]

When the Israelites were finally ready to cross the Jordan River into the land of Canaan, the Lord commanded Joshua to carefully follow His commands–because they had not passed this way before! In the Christian experience, many have reached a plateau (an elevated place of stability but little forward progress). However, God is determined to […]