Category: Ponder on this

No one wants to go through trials and suffering. But for the Christian we are able to do the most unworldly thing imaginable – we are able to rejoice inContinue readingRejoicing in Suffering

Job suffered, perhaps more than anyone else in the Old Testament. Just listen to what we read about his situation in (Job 1:13-19): “One day when Job’s sons and daughters wereContinue readingJob – From Suffering to Surrender

Trusting in Jesus for salvation is the most important decision we can ever make in life. While it is true that God does all the work in wooing us toContinue readingTrusting Jesus

Way back in the 1600’s the well-known Puritan preacher, Jeremiah Burroughs, wrote a classic book on Christian contentment called, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment. As I thought about thisContinue readingThe Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment

Trials – nobody wants them but for the Christian they are a necessary part of helping us to become more conformed to the image of Christ. And while the trialsContinue readingTrials – Blessings in Disguise

All three of these words, in the title of today’s devotion, are included in  another wonderful word – salvation! Pastor Rick Warren shares the following beautiful thought: “Through salvation ourContinue readingForgiveness, Meaning, and Security

One of the great paradoxes of Scripture is that true freedom is a function of being a slave to Christ. In addition, Pastor Alistair Begg adds: “When we become captiveContinue readingThe Paradox of True Freedom

Satan is the master of deception and the great counterfeiter of God’s good and wonderful gifts. He offers us momentary pleasures at the expense of the far greater blessings thatContinue readingEntertainment Is the Devil’s Substitute for Joy

While most non-believers never read the physical Bible they often read us by the way we talk, our behavior, and the lifestyle we live. As a result, it becomes imperativeContinue readingYou May Be the Only Bible That People Are Going to Read

While the big pharmaceutical companies are busy spending billions of dollars on research to discover new medications to help fight off and cure sickness and disease, the Bible has aContinue readingThe Medicinal Value of Joy