In Isaiah 60:1-5 we are given a prophetic picture of a time when “darkness is covering the earth, and deep darkness the peoples.” However, the Lord also promises the appearance of His glory and the nations coming to His light during this time. Then Isaiah adds that our sons and daughters will return, and the wealth of the nations will be brought to His people. This hope is an anchor for our souls, and we must always keep this in mind. Regardless of how dark it gets,...

        Faith in God is also faith in ourselves. This is not faith in our righteousness, wisdom, or even faith, but faith that His work in us is sufficient for anything He calls us to do. False humility is a rejection of God’s adequacy in us and is an affront to Him.

        When we criticize other people’s children, are we not criticizing the parents? When we criticize the Lord’s children, are we not criticizing Him, or saying we don’t approve of the way He is raising them?...

        Some have called the Christian life an acquired balance between two paradoxes, and the path of life a tension between two paradoxes. There are the counterbalancing teachings of Scripture that are needed to keep us in the Way. Faith can be very close to pride, and to walk in greater faith brings us even closer to this thin line between them.

        This may seem complicated, and it can become complicated, if we do not hold to the exhortation of II Corinthians 11:3: “But I...

       The most important decision we can make to affect our future is to “seek first His kingdom and His righteousness” (see Matthew 6:33). The promise to those who do this declares everything will be added to them. Nothing can so impact our lives for good than to keep seeking the Lord and His kingdom first and making this the primary factor behind every decision we make.

       We are told in Proverbs 28:1, “But the righteous are bold...

       If our knowledge of God is not affecting our choices, then we certainly do not have a high enough opinion of Him. That is why He said to the Laodicean church in Revelation He would rather they be cold or hot than lukewarm. Indifference is the highest form of contempt in a relationship. To be indifferent about God is one of the highest forms of contempt for Him. We must resolve not to allow this lukewarm spirit in our lives.

       How can we know God and...