• THE REALITY OF HELL

    Several days later Felix came with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and listened to him as he spoke about faith in Christ Jesus. As Paul talked about righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix was afraid and said, “That’s enough for now! You may leave. When I find it convenient, I will send for you.” —Acts 24:24-25 What do people fear? Death or the way they may die? Cancer or some other illness? Tragic loss of a loved one? Loss of a job? The dark? What is fear? It can be something that is terrifying, something a person may dread, something that causes horror,…

  • FULLY COMMITTED

    I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. —Acts 21:13 Many people have died in the cause of freedom. Wars and demonstrations have taken place to promote freedom and peace and many end up dying seeking to obtain it. To be a free people, a free nation as the United States is, is wonderful, but so many have forgotten the cost of the freedom they enjoy. Even when people have the freedom to rail against this country, they forget that it is because of the sacrifice of many that they can be free to do that. In…

  • DECEPTION THROUGH DISGUISE

    And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds. —II Corinthians 11:14-15 The account is told of King Ahab going into battle in disguise. He did not want the enemy to know he was the king and attract attention to himself. But an opposing soldier “drew his bow at random and hit the king of Israel between the breastplate and the scale armor. The king told the chariot driver, “Wheel around and get me out of the fighting. I’ve been wounded.” All day long…

  • I’M RICH

    For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.—II Corinthians 8:9 What is a life full of words compared to an eternity of communication? How does the world’s wealth compare to an eternal reward? In what way do a few days of health contrast with an eternity of perfection? Why focus only on the brevity of this life and not the endless age to come? Do the things in time that will last for eternity! Jesus left the rich glory of heaven to come to this poverty stricken,…

  • FREEDOM

    Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. —II Corinthians 3:17 God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. —II Corinthians 5:21 Prisons are terrible places. If you have not been in one, whether visiting or doing time, then you do not understand what it means to be behind concrete, bars and wire or confined to small spaces. Movement is limited and then you can only move when you are allowed to. Even visitors undergo these constraints. You cannot move through locked doors, but wait until…