Be A Bold Witness
Be A Bold Witness “Therefore do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me His prisoner, but share with me in the sufferings for the gospel according to the power of God,”2 Timothy 1:8 Paul encourages Timothy not to be ashamed of the Lord Jesus Christ, but to proclaim Him boldly. […]
Peace in Perilous Times
Peace in Perilous Times “But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come.”2 Timothy 3:1 Paul told Timothy that “in the last days perilous times would come” (2 Timothy 3:1). The word perilous is chalepos in the Greek. It has the thought of being difficult, dangerous, hard to deal with, or savage. […]
Free Indeed
Free Indeed If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.John 8:31-32 In John 8, the Lord Jesus said, “you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” The truth makes us free! Many of us have […]
Without Complaining
Without Complaining “Do all things without complaining and disputing,”Philippians 2:14 One of the easiest things to do is complain. It takes no talent or special gift to criticize others. Yet one word of complaint can have a significant impact on everyone around us. This was another lesson the people in Malachi’s day needed to learn. […]
The Mysterious Ways Of God
The Mysterious Ways Of God “Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and His ways past finding out!”Romans 11:33 How do we respond to the ways of God? Do we question the way He works in our lives? Malachi continued to challenge the […]
Honoring The Lord’s Name
Honoring The Lord’s Name ““A son honors his father, And a servant his master. If then I am the Father, Where is My honor? And if I am a Master, Where is My reverence? Says the Lord of hosts To you priests who despise My name. Yet you say, ‘In what way have we despised […]
The Lord’s Love For His Own
The Lord’s Love For His Own “I have loved you,” says the Lord. “Yet you say, ‘In what way have You loved us?’ Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” Says the Lord. “Yet Jacob I have loved;”Malachi 1:2 Malachi’s message begins where every departure from God begins—in the heart. The people of Judah had lost their […]
Uprooting Bitterness
Uprooting Bitterness “looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;”Hebrews 12:15 When we hold bitterness in, we are actually behaving like the unsaved, and that is why Ephesians 4:31–32 exhorts us, “Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, […]
The Secret to Maintaining Unity
The Secret to Maintaining Unity “I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”Ephesians 4:1-3 Lowliness is humility […]
Triumph Through The Word
Triumph Through The Word “I have written to you, fathers, Because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, Because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.”1 John 2:14 The aged apostle John reminds us of […]