God commanded Israel that there were two groups of people that they were to be good to. God said they were not to abhor the Edomite because he was their brother. God said

People often think that terminology does not matter, but it does matter because it tells who you have been spending time with. In Jephthah’s battle with the Ephraimites, the one way

We often hear the statement that we are judge no man; however, that is not a true statement. There is one person we are to judge, and that person is ourselves. The verse above

There are two liberty’s mentioned in this verse. Jeremiah said that he had proclaimed liberty to these people, and this liberty that he proclaimed to

You cannot listen to the wrong type of talkers without their words polluting your mind. One of the great areas many people are very casual about in their lives is in the area of the

When God looked at Jehoshaphat's life, it would've been easy for him to point out all the bad. Jehoshaphat had a great weakness of joining up with people who were against God. He had a tendency to always be on the

With everything that God gives the believer, He also warns that the tools He provides to help others can become a weakness in their own life. Love is one of those great tools that God wants believers to have, because it

David's last words was a compilation of a list of men whom he called his mighty men. These mighty men were likely the men who stood with him through thick and thin. It is interesting as David notes these mighty men that most of them only had one great mighty act they performed. When David listed these men, he

Life is not a friend to the Christian life, but through Christ, we can face anything life throws at us victoriously. God knew that life would be unfriendly toward our walk with Him, so He commands us to stand fast in the Lord. The

Finding friends is an essential key that makes people return to a church. It is critical for the church to be friendly, but it is critical that you find friends to make your church a friendly church. Being a friendly church means you

Paul made a statement that showed love’s danger. He said that he would very gladly be spent for those people because he loved them. However, he also said that the more he loved them, the less he was loved. It was not that these people loved him less, but that the more he

Joseph was an amazing man for many reasons, but one of those reasons was his ability to rise to the top no matter where he was. Let’s face it, he was not given the easy way to the top. Though he was

The Devil is the believer’s enemy, and if we ever forget this, we will quickly fall to the fiery darts he constantly throws at us. Sadly, too many believers have gotten too comfortable with the Devil only to find out the hurt his fiery darts cause in our lives and relationships. If you

Many friend relationships are destroyed because of busybodies. People will often meddle in another’s life or relationship only to hurt their friendship with that person. The busybody often has sincere motives, but because it

Pilate fell for one of the classic mistakes that many still make today. He made friendship his primary goal instead of doing what was right. Pilate sought to release Jesus because he knew that He was innocent, but the

Compassion is the difference maker in lives, but so few have compassion. Notice that Jude says, some have compassion. He did not say most have compassion, or those who serve have

David had just won the battle against Absalom, but instead of honoring those who stood with him and fought for him, he turned the victory into mourning. We can certainly

We see two types of people in the darkest days of David’s life. David’s son Absalom led a rebellion against his dad and gathered people to go to war against his own dad to have him killed. We could certainly talk about the evil of Absalom, but stop and

“Pastor, is there a place I can get involved with in the church?” This is the common question I am asked by members of my church. I am thrilled with their desire to want to be involved. However, the Scriptures make it clear there is a ministry with which every

Several times in the first chapter of Ezekiel, Ezekiel said that he went whithersoever the spirit was to go. The spirit that Ezekiel followed was the Spirit of God. One time in chapter 2, Ezekiel went in bitterness, in the heat of my spirit. You will notice the difference between Ezekiel following