Matthew 19:8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so. Divorce has never been God's option for a marriage. God's original intent was for a man and woman to be one flesh. God wanted man and woman to be so united that nothing would come between them. The Pharisees, in an attempt to catch Christ saying something wrong, brought up that Moses commanded to give a writing of divorcement

The two-and-a-half tribes of Israel wanted to stay on this side of the Jordan River. They wanted their inheritance on this side, rather than

The children of Israel complained about God giving them manna every day, and they murmured that they wanted meat instead. God knew

One of the saddest stories in David's life was the time when he stayed home from the battle and

One of the sad statements I see in the book of Judges is that the people served the LORD all

There is a mindset that we must not lose our children for the ministry. Now, this sounds really

Training our children for life is never an easy task. Every child has a unique personality and temperament, and many times, trying to figure out how to get through to them what is essential is very difficult. However, we

Contention has been a part of the world from the beginning of time. It started in Heaven, when Satan rebelled against God and was cast out of Heaven. It continued between Cain and Abel, when Abel offered a blood sacrifice and Cain offered a sacrifice of

Much is said about being a disciple of Christ. The Scriptures teach that you can't be a disciple of Christ until you obey the first command of growth to be baptized. We know from Luke 14 that you cannot be Christ’s disciple if you are unwilling to leave family, friends, and

Building something is not easy, for if it was easy, everyone would be building something. Ezra was one of the great builders in the scriptures. God used him to rebuild a temple that was in ruin because of the sin of the children of Israel. As he started to

Age happens to everyone, but you don't have to spiritually die because you are older. The fact that you are still breathing means God is not done with you. Sadly, many aged believers are living in spiritual nursing homes waiting to

The parable of the prodigal son brings many principles with it. This son had everything given to him when he was young, and his future was certainly a bright one. Somehow, he became complacent with what his father

Asa was one of the great kings in Judah for many reasons, but maybe the greatest reason is because he was willing to stand against family for right. It was not just family he stood against, but he stood against his own mother. His mother

We live in a murmuring society that never seems to be content with what God has given them. It does not matter how good God has been to some, they always seem to find a reason to murmur. When you look at the children of

The Christian life is not easy, and it is not successfully lived without the believer guarding certain things in their life. When you look at the nations that Joshua and the children of Israel were about to conquer, these nations had lost the battle before the battle had begun. They lost the

One of my favorite pies is apple pie. I love apple pie! I cannot have a piece of an apple pie without an apple. However, an apple without an apple tree will never exist because an apple is

The number ten is mentioned is a standard of excellence. For instance, ten times God spoke in creation. God sent ten plagues on the land of Egypt. The four Hebrew children were ten times better than anyone else. The fact that God talks about this servant going from five talents to

If you have ever had a dripping faucet, you understand its annoyance, especially if you are in a quiet place. There have been times in my travels when there was a dripping faucet in the hotel room that I was staying in. Because I was the only one in the room, that dripping faucet seemed

Jesus had just received a message that Lazarus was sick. Likely, the messengers told Him that Lazarus was deathly ill, but Jesus said that the sickness was not unto death. The very next verse then

One of the great causes of marital squabbles is the inability to leave the past to obtain a victory today. Many marriages that have problems find themselves always using the past to