Abandoning truth is nothing new. It’s been around since the serpent deceived Eve with the question, “Did God really say…?” (see Genesis 3:1). What’s surprising is that despite the millennia which have passed, Satan’s methods of deception have not greatly changed.   When the kingdom of Israel split into two parts under the reign of David’s grandson, Rehoboam, the tribes separated between the north and the south. In the fallout after the division, the north’s King Jeroboam was ... [keep reading]

“A lie that is half-truth is the darkest of all lies.”—Alfred Tennyson A friend of mine once said, “The greatest thing about the Bible is that it doesn’t hide the sins of its heroes.” And in a way, I suppose that’s true. Those unsavory details give the Scriptures a certain credibility. If the Bible were a work of fiction about the God of morality, it would probably feature characters who looked more like Hallmark angels than actual human beings. Instead, the Bible tells inconvenient, ... [keep reading]

I remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the ʟᴏʀᴅ in the land of the living. Wait for the ʟᴏʀᴅ; be strong and take heart and wait for the ʟᴏʀᴅ. PSALM 27:13-14 Enemy’s Tactics: God must not hear you praying. He’s not answering. Divine Strategy: You can be confident in My love and perfect timing for every situation in your life. My planner became a painful reminder. Each X marked another day of the same prayerful pleas. Months had passed, and the situation with my ... [keep reading]

I used to think my thoughts were something that just happened to me, as if they flew into my mind like birds into a tree and I could not control them. It wasn’t until I received the Lord and saw what the Bible teaches on the subject that I realized we can take charge of our thoughts. In fact, we are instructed to do so. You may not be able to control every thought that flies into your mind, but you can control how long it perches there. You can decide whether that ... [keep reading]