Text: Isaiah 48:10 NKJV Further Reading: Isaiah 48:10-11 Behold, I have refined you, but not as silver; I have tested you in the furnace of affliction. Isaiah 48:10 NKJV MESSAGE Gold in its purest form must have to go through the fire to come out shining. Everyone loves gold, but not many people like the […]
Why Does God Allow Suffering?
Text: 2 Corinthians 12:7 NKJV Further Reading: 2 Corinthians 12:7-10 And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. 2 Corinthians 12:7 NKJV MESSAGE Nobody can really put […]
Christian Suffering
Text: 1 Peter 4:1 NKJV Further Reading: 1 Peter 4:1-6 Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin. 1 Peter 4:1 NKJV MESSAGE Whenever we hear the stories of Christians being seriously persecuted, tortured, imprisoned, […]
The Great Promise
Text: Matthews 28:20 NKJV Further Reading: Matthew 10:16-20 Teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen. Matthew 28:20 NKJV MESSAGE Along with the great commission comes one of the greatest promises Christ ever made to His disciples. […]
Saved To Be Sent
Text: Mark 3:14 NKJV Further Reading: Luke 10:1-3 Then He appointed twelve, that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach. Mark 3:14 NKJV MESSAGE Whenever Jesus saves a man, it is that through him others can come to the light. God’s concept of multiplying believers is quite unique. […]
God’s Burden
Text: 1 Timothy 2:3-4 NKJV Further Reading: 1 Timothy 2:3-6 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 1 Timothy 2:3-4 NKJV MESSAGE Nothing moves in the heart of God than having all men […]
The Gospel’s Power
Text: Romans 15:19 NKJV Further Reading: Acts 8:9:13 In mighty signs and wonders, by the power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem and round about to Illyricum I have fully preached the gospel of Christ. Romans 15:19 NKJV MESSAGE One of the greatest power of the Gospel is its ability to transform […]
Beautiful Feet
Text: Romans 10:15 NKJV Further Reading: Acts 8:5-8 And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!” Romans 10:15 NKJV MESSAGE Those who preach the gospel are wise because they turn […]
Possessing The Nations
Text: Psalms 2:8 NKJV Further Reading: Mark 16:15-20. Ask of Me, and I will give You The nations for Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth for Your possession. Psalms 2:8 NKJV MESSAGE I want to write to you from my heart about what I perceive as God’s desire for you. There are endless […]
Doers Of The Word
Text: James 1:22 NKJV Further Reading: James 1:22-25 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. James 1:22 NKJV MESSAGE Many hear the word of God today but will neither obey nor practice it. Many sinners have heard the gospel message but ignore it. Such a person will not receive the […]