God's Word will never fall into disrepair. But here's what happens when we don't travel on it: We fall into disrepair!
Many biblical passages teach that we're not saved by our own efforts but by the grace of God alone. But the same passages also tell us good works are an essential evidence of the salvation experience. We're not saved by good works, but for good works. It begins with God's grace, and it's sustained by his grace as you shape your character by what you do as you cross the bridge.
Picking up our Bibles, we should give God our full attention, withhold our opinion until we understand what He is saying, listen without interrupting, and respond with understanding and obedience.
We are God's productions, His compositions.
Parental love is unconditional, and so is God's love. No matter what a child of God has done against Him, or feels he or she has done that cannot be forgiven, God still loves that wondering soul.
God cares about you and your needs. Bring them to Him in a spirit of worship and thanksgiving, knowing that He is mindful of your place in His creation.
Refresh your commitment today to test everything by the Word of God. The surest defense against spiritual deception is knowledge of spiritual truth.
Confession basically means saying the same thing about your sin as God says. So if you say you want to develop integrity, but you're not willing to face the rough parts and confess them, you won't get there.
Though it may seem overdue, righteousness is always rewarded. Don't be impatient with God. He'll never forget to reward your efforts for Him.
All our pleasures and possessions are consigned to oblivion, but the legacy we leave for Christ will endure forever.
To avoid the trap of the Pharisees, we've got to guard the interconnection between our thoughts and our attitudes.
Evangelism was not a program in the Jerusalem church; it was a way of life. The believers' lives and behaviors created such favor with the population of Jerusalem that people we drawn to the Lord.
We have nothing in our account but zeroes! And yet, because of His great love, God forgave us our astronomical debt.
Every believer is commanded to be plugged in to a local church.
The greatest encouragement is conveyed in prayer.
Even though it has been nearly 2,000 years since Christ's first coming, His second coming is certain.
We are reflectors, and as reflectors we have one duty and that is to stay clean or we won't reflect Jesus.
God appeared to His people in the Old Testament and dwelt with His people in the New - and now abides in us by His Spirit.
Ask God to show you any changes you need to make in your relationships. And make sure your closest relationship continues to be with Jesus Himself.
I learned to pray out of desperation. For most of us, this is how the adventure usually begins. When we finally get serious about prayer, the trigger is usually desperation, not duty.... We don't pray because we ought, we pray because we are without any other recourse.
I have been asked this question over and over again: 'Dr. Jeremiah, do you think God is finished with America?' But that is the wrong question. The right question is: 'Is America finished with God?'
It is only as we remember and embrace His generous grace toward us that we can extend it to others.
Waiting is not always a bad thing; it can bring its own joy -the thrill of anticipation.
We are sometimes tempted to believe the lie that God does not love us. Thankfully the Bible is filled with evidence that this is not true.
The more the Gospel progresses and the closer we come to the end of the age, the more aggressive the enemy becomes. Sadly, many Christians are unaware that a battle is raging all around them, and they have not reported for duty.
