The bible verse of 1 John 1:9, is a verse I remember memorizing as one of my first verses of the bible. This verse is so vital in a Christian's walk with the Lord. To know that all we need to do is come before God and confess our sins to Him, and He will cleans us from all our unrighteousness. 1 John 1: 9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. When we confess our sins, what we are doing is agreeing wi

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

In Psalm 63 has a subscription that says: "A Psalm of David when he was in the wilderness of Judah." This Psalm highlights the struggles of King David. The setting was when he was in the wilderness (v. 1) and a king (v. 11). Most likely, the occasion is when David was on the run in the wilderness from his rebellious son, Absalom (2 Samuel 15: 1-19: 15). Even though he was in an unimaginable situation, David expressed hope in God’s protection: “Because you are my help, I sing

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 the 21st chapter of the Book of John, Jesus had shown Himself to many people, especially to His disciples after His resurrection. At this time, Jesus was on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, where Peter and the other disciples had decided to go fishing. John had noticed that it was the Lord Jesus standing on shore, so Peter had jumped into the water to swim to shore while the other disciples followed by boat. When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fis

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 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

In Chapter 2, in the Book of Philippians, the Apostle Paul is speaking to the people of Philippi about the position of Christ in our lives...That Jesus' name is above all names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow in heaven, those on earth and those under the earth and that one day, every tongue will confess Jesus Christ is "Lord", to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2: 9-11 (NKJV) Therefore, God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name, which is

At the beginning of our "Christian conversion", our salvation, we have the joy of the Lord in our heart, we begin to run the race and fight the battle of living a good Christian life. But after a while, disappointments and trials seem to get the better of us and eventually we give up and settle into a defeated Christian lifestyle. Why do you think most Christians face these continual disappointments, and what do you think we can do to overcome this defeating cycle? Andrew Mur

When you read the Gospels of Mark, Luke, and John, you will discover the story of the transformation of Peter. Peter was known as the apostle with the "foot-shape-mouth". He constantly was putting his foot in his mouth in either the things he said or the things he did. One of Peter's biggest misstatements was when he was telling Jesus that he would be willing to go to prison or die for Him. Luke 22: 33-34 But he said to Him, “Lord, I am ready to go with You, both to prison an

In the Book of Philippians of chapter 3, the Apostle Paul describes to the Philippians the importance of getting to know our Lord, Jesus. It is in our knowing our Lord that we gain eternity through his death on the cross. It is through our faith that we recognize that all that we may have gained in this world should mean nothing to us, it is all garbage, compared to what we have waiting for us in eternity with our Lord. Philippians 3: 8-9 What is more, I consider everything a

In the Book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul is trying to define for the people is Ephesus the riches they have in their Jesus. He referred to this mystery when he prayed that the Holy Spirit would strengthen the believers in Ephesus so that Christ would “dwell in [their] hearts through faith.” Ephesians 3: 14-24 (NKJV) "that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in y

In the Book of Luke, in chapter 20, Jesus is sharing a parable of the "Tenants". This parable describes the story of a rich man who planted a vineyard and then rented it out to tenants. Read the following to see what happens: Luke 20: 9-12 9 He went on to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it to some farmers and went away for a long time.10 At harvest time he sent a servant to the tenants so they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. B

In the Book of Luke, the story of Peter's denial has been shared many times in church messages. But I would like to look a little deeper into the Apostle Peter's denial of his Lord. Think of that very moment when Peter’s eyes caught Jesus’ eyes from across the courtyard. Luke 22: 61-62 (NKJV) And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word of the Lord, how He had said to him, “Before the rooster crows, you will deny Me three times.” 62 So Peter went ou

Do you find your relationship with God like a rollercoaster at times? One day you feel at peace with everything around you and your prayers with God are fulfilling and then the next day you feel out-of-step with God? Many Christians go through this similar rollercoaster ride with God. But the question is: What causes this to happen? The simple answer is: Our sinful nature within ourselves. As long as we are alive in this sinful body of ours, we will continually struggle with

As we our lives daily basis and try to be ready for the unforeseen bad circumstances that may come our way, our plans do not consider the accidents or surprises that do come. Although planning helps us avoid the financial, health and minor surprises that come, even the best thought our strategies cannot eliminate all the problems from our lives. We live in a fallen world...a world full of selfish people seeking their own wants and desires. Only through God's help can we find

In today's reading of Our Daily Bread, the story addresses, "Refuge for the Rejected". David was on the run from King Saul before he eventually took over the throne of Israel. David was falsely accused of leading a rebellion and he was forced to hide from Saul’s approaching army in a cave. David described being “in the midst of lions,” among “men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords” Psalm 57: 4 (NKJV) My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons