What is Temperance?
Temperance is an uncommon and undervalued quality in our society. The Bible lists it as one of the nine fruit of the Spirit – the characteristics that demonstrate the abiding presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives (Gal 5:22-23). Therefore, temperance is an imperative attribute. What is temperance? Simply put, temperance means self-control, self-restraint, self-moderation, and self-discipline. It is the ability to exercise control...
Caught In The Quagmire
Have you ever found yourself in a rough and difficult position? Has the grind of living in the current world taken its toll on you spiritually? Have the problems of life bogged you down? Are you crying from within, “Help! Help!†and are you looking for a way out? In the natural, a quagmire is soft, wet land, yielding under the feet; a bog. Figuratively speaking, it’s a difficult position. Your shoes get caked and add weight. The...
Neither Were They Thankful
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were they thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.†(Romans 1:21) One of life’s greatest tragedies is that of being unthankful. When that takes place life begins to lose its basic meaning and many imbalances occur. Things just lose their stability. As a husband and father, I see how important it is to be...
Rejoicing in Trials
It may seem strange, but the Bible teaches that believers are to rejoice when we encounter trials, tests, tribulation, struggles, and suffering. To rejoice means to feel great joy and delight. This seems contrary to logic! How can one feel joy and delight in the midst of suffering? From a normal human perspective this is not possible. But when we consider our trials from an eternal and spiritual perspective we see the truth much more...
Spices
Recently, while struggling through a time of intense sorrow in my life, I found myself becoming angry. Oh, not at any particular person, and certainly not at God, but just angry at life in general.. For days I had cried until I felt drained of all strength. My eyes felt like old parchment, and my heart, well it was broken inot a million pieces, each one jagged and piercing. Why did this have to happen to us, to our family… And why...
God’s Glory
1 Corinthians 3:16Â Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you? God takes pleasure in allowing His Holy Spirit to work through us to bring Him glory. Image the gravity of this! A perfect God uses imperfect people to communicate His perfect plan. Throughout the Bible we read of people like Abraham, David and Jacob and their many shortcomings, but still God used them. And the disciples of Jesus...
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