Drawing Near to God

Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but Iress on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called m...

And he said, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God of hosts; because the children of Israel have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I alone am left; and they seek to take my life. I Kings 19:14

Elijah, the prophet of God, was exhausted. God used him in a mira...

But I said, “Should a man like me run away? Or should one like me go into the temple to save his life? I will not go!” I realized that God had not sent him, but that he had prophesied against me because Tobiah and Sanballat had hired him. He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by doing this, and then they would give me bad name to discredit m...

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path. Psalm 119:105

Faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ. (Romans 10:17) Consequently, the more we meditate on God’s Word, the more our faith will increase. Psalm 119:11 says, I have hidden your word in my heart th...

I remember one weekend when the weather was stormy and relentless. It was my turn to pick up my mother and bring her to my house for dinner, and one of my sisters warned me that it wasn’t a good idea. I didn’t listen because I thought that my commitment was more important and a little risk driving in the rain was worth it.

First mistake: not listening t...