Every person is guilty of sin. No matter what you have done in life, 1 John 1:9 applies to you. In this verse, there are several promises about God and who He is that should help you to return to doing right. Let me share what God does for the person who comes to Him and confesses their sin to Him.

David and his men returned to Israel to find their families had been taken captive. They armed themselves for war and went to fight the battle to rescue their families. As they pursued, some of his troops lacked the strength to go any further. Instead of having these men go to the battle and likely losing their lives because of a lack of strength, David unloaded the unnecessary stuff that would slow them down in the battle, and let these men guard the stuff while the rest of

We see a strange statement in this verse that says, God did tempt Abraham. Does this mean that

Job was blessed twice as much as before the trials came, because he

Many talk about living under grace. What they mean is that we are no longer under the law but under

We see the men of Benjamin in a battle. Sadly, it says about these men that they were overtaken in

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

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

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

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

Hezekiah prospered in every work that he started. He was not only a successful believer, but he was also a successful king and businessman. We often look to the world to find out

Paul asked a very critical question that every believer ought to consider. He asked, Have we not power…? Paul understood that we have soul liberty as a believer. As a believer, I have the right to do everything that

A troubling statement is made in the verse above when it says about Jeshurun that he lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. This Rock is talking about God. The word esteemed means to respect or admire. Somehow, Jeshurun lost respect for God. How in

Israel had just committed the great sin of setting up the golden calf. Moses had yet to see what these people did, though God had revealed it to him. God told Moses that He was going to destroy these people and make a great nation out of Moses. However, Moses said to

It is frustrating to go fishing, expecting to catch fish, and ending the day without catching a single fish. You almost feel like you have wasted a whole day doing nothing. I am not a

God warns there is a device Satan uses to gain an advantage over the believer. To gain an advantage means to gain a strategic position that helps Satan to win over us. For instance, when I played basketball in

Paul was a great preacher and Christian, but great preachers and Christians are still sinners at best. Paul's strength was also his weakness. His strength was his burden to see his

Judas Iscariot will always be remembered as the greatest traitor of all time. He walked with Jesus for three years and saw every miracle that Jesus performed. For three years, he had

Righteous living is always beneficial, not only to the one living right, but for others who benefit from God’s blessing on their lives. God said our lives should be trees of righteousness. Righteousness is not a static life that does nothing for God, but it is a life of