The most famous opening line in any novel was in Charles Dickens’ classic A Tale of Two Cities: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” How could it be both? This seeming contradiction is a truth about life that Dickens answers in this book. 

          A comparable biblical phrase is “the great and terrible day of the Lord”(see Malachi 4:5). How can it be both “great” and “terrible?” The Book of the Lord answers this question. We are well into the times that will be the greatest for...

          As mentioned, there is a ditch on either side of the path of life, and they are opposites. Usually, legalism is on one side, and lawlessness is on the other. Many who fall off the path into one ditch often overreact and fall into the other ditch. Our goal must be to stay on the path of life and avoid either extreme.

         There are other extremes that can become traps for us. Almost every Christian truth can be taken to an extreme and become a snare. We can also become so vision-oriented toward the...

          In Song of Solomon 2:15 we are told, “little foxes are ruining the vineyard.” It is not usually the big things that sidetrack us, but the little things can distract us and even steer us from the path of life. The days we waste can quickly add up to weeks, months, and years, and the years can add up to robbing us of our life’s purpose.

          I shared last week how I recently determined to define what a perfect day would look like for me and then...

          Loving God more and getting closer to Him should be the top priority of our lives. Anything else that becomes a top priority is an idol. An idol can be anyone or anything we place our affection and trust in above God. Our most important resolution should be to keep Him first in our lives. This is a constant battle. What is the most effective way to do this? 

          Making New Year’s resolutions can be helpful, but even more helpful is making daily resolutions. There...

     In I Chronicles 16:29, II Chronicles 20:21, Psalms 29:2 and 96:9, we find the phrase “the beauty of holiness.” In our time, the word holiness has come to mean legalism and the intolerance of the self-righteous. This reveals the level of deception the devil has been able to spread throughout the world and inject into Christianity to the point legalism has become synonymous with Christianity. This will change.

     This evil, legalistic, religious spirit now has more influence in the church than the Holy Spirit. However, a revelation of true holiness is coming to...