I want my life to be one of exhortation and not a life of destruction. The ministry is supposed to be about exhorting people, and not

Paul tells us that we have two people to intercede for us in our prayers. First, we have the Holy Spirit who maketh intercession for us. Verse 26 says, the Spirit itself

There is much said in the Scriptures about the hedge of thorns. Around a vineyard, a husbandman would build a hedge of thorns to keep the

A sad statement is made in the verse above when it says, I have smitten you. We are not talking about man smiting us, but we are talking about an omnipotent God smiting us. Any

Several times in this chapter, we see the word great. It says in the verse above, and became great. It says in verse 8, waxed very

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

The eternal security of the believer is certainly one of the most important doctrines in God's Word. Eternal security means that once I accept Christ as my personal Saviour, I am saved forever. I do not

What is the hope of a nation? Is the hope of a nation a politician who brings peace to the world? Is the hope of a nation a businessperson who makes a lot of money and

Jesus expended much energy in His prayer right before He was to be crucified. In fact, the Scripture says that he prayed so earnestly that his sweat was as it were great drops of

Jesus shows several critical principles it takes to get to the finish line. There was a vision to build a tower. There were intentions to

The parable of the sower gives great insight into finances. Though sowing the seed was talking about spreading the Gospel, there is much similarity when it comes to your finances. Let's

An amazing statement is mentioned in this verse that should arrest the attention of every believer. It says, the power of the Lord was present to heal them. God's power was

We have heard the story of Peter following afar off many times. In the distance, Peter found himself warming at a fire that was surrounded by the critics and enemies of Christ. Instead of

God gives us the answers to living the Christian life in all of His Word. In the book of Jeremiah, we find there are some keywords that, if believers heed them, they could live a

One of the great phrases in the Scriptures is the phrase, Sought out, A city not forsaken. God was reminding Jerusalem that, one day, Jesus would come to pay for their sins, and one day the city would be saved. This is why

Jesus tells a parable about ten virgins who went forth to meet the bridegroom. The Scriptures say that five took their lamps with no oil, and that five took their lamps with oil. The five who took their lamps with oil and trimmed their lamps, when they heard the

The valley is often a symbol of tough times. In the verse above, we see Isaiah talking about the burden of the valley. Certainly, the valley can be tough to walk through, especially the valley that he was prophesying about to Israel. Jerusalem is a city that is in a

Prayer is one of the most important things a believer must learn how to do. Jesus knew that prayer was vital to the Christian life, and that is why He took much time not only to teach His disciples how to pray, but He also

The verse above reminds me of two stories in the Scriptures. The first is in Isaiah 5. God said that He planted a vineyard in a very fruitful hill, fenced in this vineyard, planted it with the

We are in a battle against Satan, a battle that can be won if we follow the methods that God gives to fight him. We must understand that Satan is not omnipotent, which means that we, as believers, can win this