Before Jesus arrived on the scene, the Jewish religious leaders known as the Pharisees taught that the only way to get into the Kingdom of Heaven was through righteousness. Righteousness is the quality of being right in the eyes of God. Essentially, righteousness is…
For most of us, life is a series of up and downs, good times followed by difficult times, rewards and challenges, confidence and uncertainty. Like it or not, that is God’s design; however, God’s design also includes the opportunity for divine assistance. When…
Every day is an opportunity to move closer to God. Every day is an opportunity to grow in the knowledge of God. Every day is an opportunity to approach our lives in a way that brings glory to God and therefore achieve our…
Everyone wants to be smart and successful but that can be empty and meaningless if we don’t truly know God. Let’s be honest; a humble minimum wage worker who knows God is far better off than the billionaire wandering aimlessly through life. If…
The world we live in wants us to believe we never have enough. The enemy has designed our life on earth as a constant quest for the unattainable. The more we have, the more we want. It’s a never-ending search for something that…
The world we live in is filled with personal glory – people who boast about their accomplishments and ignore the God who is the true Creator of it all. Our goal as followers of Jesus Christ is to separate ourselves from this world…
“Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” Genesis 3:9 As followers of Jesus, our goal should be to make the most out of our relationship with God as possible. Our lives should be an ongoing…
When we accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior, things change. We are no longer struggling through life on our own; we’ve started a new relationship with the Creator of the universe. Our faith in Jesus renders us a child of God. …
John 12:44-45 Then Jesus cried out, “Whoever believes in me does not believe in me only, but in the one who sent me. The one who looks at me is seeing the one who sent me.” The above Bible verse is an example…