Ruth happened to glean in the field of Boaz, and when he found her gleaning in his field, he came to her to tell her not to go to another field. Boaz made a statement to Ruth that

Israel’s demise started when they got comfortable and chose to make peace with their achievements. Instead of looking to conquer the Promised Land, they made treaties with the countries which led to them making peace with

At the end of Joshua’s life, he presents Israel with a choice to serve the LORD, or to serve the gods of the land that they drove out. However, he also made a very clear principle about the

You would think God would pick a better time for Israel to cross the Jordan River. It was the time of harvest, and the Jordan River was overflowing its banks, yet God chose to

Moses reminded Joshua that to lead God’s people successfully, he had to be strong. You cannot make it in the ministry if you are not strong. The reason you cannot make it in the ministry without being strong is because you are

Jesus said in Matthew 5:16, Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. The believer is to be the light of the world. Our light should shine brightly so everyone who

God revealed one of the essential keys to being a successful ministry leader through the apparel of the high priest. Of all the pieces of garments the high priest was to wear, it was the

God gave a wonderful promise to Israel after He delivered them from Egypt. His promise came in the form of a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. God promised that

Jesus spent much time trying to get Peter out of Peter. What I mean by this statement is that Peter was filled with himself and selfish desires, and Christ could not do in his life what

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

When Jesus encountered two blind men who wanted Him to heal them, He asked them, Believe ye that I am able to do this? Jesus wanted to see what eyes they were looking through. When He asked them if they believed, they said, Yea, Lord. Their answer did not

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

How the people built the tower of Babel gives great insight into what could be done in a church if people copied their working model. When God came to see what these people were doing, even He noticed that nothing will be restrained from them because of

When God addressed the church of Sardis, He cautioned this church to strengthen the things which remain, that are ready to die. This church became focused on one thing and let the other things die, not realizing that everything they did was what made them

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

James 2 talks about the works of a believer. In James 2, God makes it clear that the outside world will only know what Christ has done for you on the inside by the works that you do. For instance, when a person gets saved, nobody truly

The promise of the Holy Spirit to be poured out on all flesh is a great promise of God. The Scriptures teach that when God pours His Spirit out on all flesh, the sons and daughters will prophesy, old men will dream dreams, young men will have vision, and He will

If I were to survey the lives of the great preachers and believers from the past, I cannot help but see the similarities. There is no secret as to why God used them. Many today say they want to be used greatly by God as those from the past were used, but few ever follow the pattern of their lives to see God do the

Darius’ faith was very much like the faith of most believers. The law had been signed that nobody could pray to any God for thirty days, but Daniel understood that God’s law was higher than man’s. Despite the law, Daniel prayed as

As Jesus prepared His disciples for His death, He told them about Heaven and that He was going to prepare a place for them. However, He also reminded them that there is only one way to Heaven, and that is through Himself. Jesus defined salvation and the life that