In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us to “let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.” Matt. 5:37. Our trumpet must produce a clear…

Paul wrote about two mysteries, and one of them is Christ and the church, the body of Christ. Eph. 5:32. Here there is an eternal fellowship with the Father, the Son, and all the members. That body…

“. . . but be filled with the Spirit, speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord.” Eph. 5:18-19. This is a question I ought…

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.” 2 Cor. 5:17-19. It is only in Christ that all things can become new. “Or do…

To love the truth is also to love Jesus, even when it demands my self-life. This is where I must follow Him in humiliation, not in my own strength, but in humility and trust in God. Often I want to…

“Because you say, ‘I am rich, have become wealthy, and have need of nothing’—and do not know that you are wretched, miserable, poor, blind, and naked.” Rev. 3:17. This is what is written in the…

“Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” Matt. 4:4. The church of God truly needs faithful men and women who have this nourishing food from the…

Jesus exhorts us to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and not to worry about earthly things, as the Gentiles do. Then God will give us the earthly things we need, in addition to…

“And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, ‘Speak to Aaron, saying: “No man of your descendants in succeeding generations, who has any defect, may approach to offer the bread of his God. For any man who…

How great is my sorrow and need—first over my defeats, and then over my own nature? In Ps. 34:18, David writes that God is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a contrite…

“Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.” Phil. 2:12. Working out our…

It comes naturally to us, both young and old, to want to give up when circumstances arise in life where our faith is put to the test, when the word is to be carried out and have an effect in us. It…

We have been called to have the life of Jesus manifested through us and in us. As Paul writes: “. . . it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me.” Gal. 2:20. When a person has become a…

“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.’ Rom. 8:28. We all are very familiar with these words. But do I really…