Israel did well as long as they kept conquering the Promised Land. The book of Judges is a result of a nation that stopped moving forward by faith and accepting what they had conquered as good enough. The result of them becoming complacent with what they had was that eventually they turned their energies to conquering themselves. In the last few chapters of the book of Judges, you see Israel fighting itself. The civil war they had was a result of the nation not having a purpo

One of the great things about Joseph was that he was a dreamer. As a young teenage boy, Joseph had dreams that God would do

We are taught in the book of Joel that when God pours out his spirit upon a person, they will

We live in a generation that wants everything to happen immediately. We expect every action to produce an immediate fruit, not understanding that that goes

Whenever there is a great work for God happening, Satan will always try to use God's people to cause division or contention in that work. Satan understands that no work

The word success is only mentioned one time in God’s Word, but you will find God gives advice on how to find success in His Word. Sadly, many never find success because

There is an important principle stated in this verse that we often overlook, which is why God says to

Time is a gift of God, and as His steward, I am to use time wisely so that I don't lose any minute of my time on earth. We must understand that

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

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

Twice in the book of Esther, you see the phrase, after these things. In other words, something happened before these things that set up for another event after these things. The big mistake many make is never to look after

Half of the battle that we fight is in our head. Those who succeed greatly in life often think differently from those who are average. Those who succeed greatly in life are those who believe what they are doing is great; those

Twice in Proverbs 15, we see God talks about the ear hearing reproof. In the verse above, God said that the ear that heareth the reproof of life abideth among the wise. God says in the next verse, he that heareth reproof getteth understanding. You will notice that

Solomon said, I purpose to build a house unto the name of the LORD my God. One reason God used Solomon was because he had a purpose. He not only

Jesus was just a young, teenage young man, but he was still the Son of God. When his parents began their journey home, they noticed after three days that Jesus was not with them. The Scripture says that they returned to

Have you ever noticed that God's planning seems to be a little off? I know, you think I shouldn't say this, but this is truly what it seems like when you look at many of the stories in the Scriptures. It seems like God's timing was off

There is a fear amongst believers about counting their attendance and those they’ve seen saved because of the Pharisees who say that we are all about numbers. If this

Leprosy was the dreaded disease of its time. If you had leprosy, you knew that you would be isolated from the world. When you had a spot that looked like leprosy, you were to present yourself to the priest and let him

A critical principle is taught when God took away the first commandment to establish the second. The first commandment was sacrifice and offerings, but the second commandment was that Christ became our sacrifice so

The word perfect in the verse above is talking about maturity. When something is perfect, it is complete. For instance, I will often say to somebody that what someone has done is perfect, meaning that it is complete or