There are two specific "parables" that speak about the "kingdom of heaven" and the great price one paid after finding the treasure. The first is the parable of the "Hidden Treasure". Matthew 13: 44 (NKJV) "The Parable of the Hidden Treasure" “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which a man found and hid; and for joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Matthew 13: 45-46 (NKJV) "The Parable of the Pearl of Great Price" “Ag

Every day of our lives, we make many choices; from which job to work at, whom will I love, whom shall I trust, what friends shall I have in life and so on. All these choices influence our lives, whether small or big. Some can create small annoyances, and others can create great disasters. And after those choices are made, there is no turning back...the damage has been done...and the devastation is irreversible, on ourselves and others. When it comes to speaking and making the

The thought of dying and death is a fear most people think about as we get older. Even as Christians, we can tend to fear death, but we have no reason to. Death for the Christian becomes the doorway into eternity. Our time here on earth ends and our time in heaven begins with our beloved Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ...and with those family and friends who died previously and have accepted Jesus as their Lord into their hearts. For most people, without the Lord Jesus in their

As I come to the last few chapters of the Book of Job, I am reminded of how often we want to question God as to "why" we go through certain trials and struggles in our life. Through over 30 chapters, Job's friends, and Job himself, question God and/or accused Job of his character. His friends assured Job that he must be in sin to be suffering such a great trial. Then finally, God shows up at the scene. At first, God questions Job as to; "who is he" to question God for what H

As "New-Born Christians", we turned to God because of the wretched and ugly sinfulness that was in our lives. But now as we grow as new believers in Christ, our cry and petition before God, should be a desire of holiness and a pleasing life before Him. But as the weeks, months and years move forward, we find ourselves constantly struggling with our sinful nature that is so part of our lives. What does a Christian brother or sister do with this battle that continually plagues

In Psalm 18 is a Song of Praise to the Lord from King David. David was considered a “man after [God’s] own heart” (1 Samuel 13: 14; Acts 13: 22). David continued to serve God throughout all his years. Despite David's sin of adulty and then murder of Uriah, Bathsheba husband, David repented of his sin and humbled himself before his God, and God restored his relationship to Himself. God will never force us to be faithful to Him...It is a choice we must make every day of our liv

The Book of Job is a well-known book of the Old Testament. The story begins with God and Satan discussing the character of Job. God asks Satan "From where do you come"? And Satan tell God: "From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking back and forth on it.” (Job 1: 6-7) Then God tells Satan if he has considered His servant Job, who is a righteous and upright man. Satan tells God how can he consider Job if God has a "hedge of protection" around him? So, God gives Satan

Our identity in who we are wavers so much during our lifetime. Being a parent, what type of job or career I have, am I a good person. All these descriptions in who we are and what we do in life places a heavy burden on ourselves. But all this does not matter in God's eyes. If we have put our faith in His Son, Jesus Christ, we are now His children. That is all that should matter, being a child of His and living a life that pleases Him. In the Book of Ephesians, the Apostle Pau

In Chapter 65 in the Book of Isaiah, God highlights the restoration that is coming for those who will put their trust in the Lamb of God. A new Jerusalem is coming where there are no more tears or crying. Great joy shall fill our hearts and minds for those who trust in Jesus, our Lord. Isaiah 65: 17-19 (NKJV) “For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth; And the former shall not be remembered or come to mind. 18 But be glad and rejoice forever in what I create; For behol

When we, as Christians, finally come to recognize that we cannot begin to walk a "Christian life" before our God, without being "absolutely surrendered", is only the beginning of our challenging difficult journey of life. The challenge remains within us. We are in constant battle with our Lord and God in trying to take back the reins of our lives. In his book, "Absolute Surrender", Andrew Murray, writes about this very issue of our surrender to God. He states the following: C

In today's "Our Daily Bread", there is a story about a place in Perth, Australia called the Shalom House, where men and women struggling with addictions go to find help. It is here that staff members introduce them to God's "shalom", which means "peace" in Hebrew. It is here at the Shalom House, lives crushed under the weight of addictions to drugs, alcohol, gambling, and other destructive behaviors are being introduced to the transforming power of the love of God and the pow

In the Gospel of John, John the apostle, addresses the question of, "Who is Jesus"? Was He the Messiah for the Jewish nation as prophesied in the Old Testament? Jesus' identity and deity continues and intensifies in chapter 8 of John: John 8: 12-14 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.” 13 The Pharisees challenged him, “Here you are, appearing as your own wit

If you think about it, our faith is based on a promise given to us by a Person we have not seen and yet we believe in the very existence of Him and love Him. To a normal person, we might say that this this type of person is crazy to believe this way. But our faith does not come on our own initiative, but it is given to us by God and by the power of His Holy Spirit: (I Peter 3: 11) "searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating whe

Our maturity in ourselves can be measured in many ways. It can be measured by the foolish things we do or do not do in our lives. It can also be measured by the mature decisions we make for ourselves. The world's standards of maturity are also in complete opposite of what God says what maturity is. In the Book of 2 Chronicles, King Manasseh had taken over the throne as king from his father, King Hezekiah. King Hezekiah was a great king who followed in the footsteps of King D

On May 14, 2021, the post of that day dealt with living a "defeated life" as a Christian. Many Christians are living a defeated life, a life of failure and of sin, instead of "rest and victory", because they began to see: "I cannot, it is impossible." And yet they do not understand it fully, and so, under the impression, I cannot, they give way to despair. We do not have to remain in this state of despair in our lives. As a matter of fact, it brings God great heartache to see

At the time of the reign of Jehoshaphat, King of Judah, a great multitude of many nations were coming to battle against the King to destroy the kingdom of Judah and Jerusalem. Great fear fell upon the King and the people of Judah, so the King gathered all the people and they prayed to God for His protection. They petitioned God to remember His promises that He gave to their ancestors, after their exodus from Egypt. (2 Chron. 20: 6-9) 2 Chronicles 20: 1-4 It happened after thi

In the Book of John, Jesus is with His disciples receiving the evening meal just before the Passover Festival. The devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot to betray Jesus. Jesus used this last time with His disciples to show them what it meant to be a true disciple of His. John 13: 2-5 And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him, 3 Jesus, knowing that the Father had given all things int

In the Book of John in chapter 12, Jesus was about to enter Jerusalem for the Feast of Passover and many people heard about His coming and many came to see and hear what Jesus had to say. His entry was on the day we now call, Palm Sunday. John 12: 20-22 Now there were certain Greeks among those who came up to worship at the feast. 21 Then they came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” 22 Philip came and told Andrew,

In the Book of 2 Chronicles, King Solomon had just completed the temple for God and had gathered all the people of Israel for its dedication. When all the singers, trumpeters and the priest began to praise God for His great covenant He had made with King David and with the people of Israel, the house of the Lord was filled with a cloud, which was the "glory of the Lord". 2 Chronicles 5: 13-14 Indeed, it came to pass, when the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make one s

In the Book of 1 Kings, the prophet Elijah served God in the Northern Kingdom of Israel, during the reign of King Ahab, along with his wife Jezebel. Both she and King Ahab worshiped the false prophet of Baal and murdered many of God's other prophets. Elijah was on a mission as well, and he was busy serving God in big ways. He had just defeated the prophets of Baal in a supernatural showdown, which left him drained. He was now on the run from King Ahab and Jezebel for fear of