Nutritionists tell us that diet can certainly affect vision. This is especially true in the spiritual realm. The unsaved person is in the dark because Satan has blinded his mind. A person has to be born again before his eyes are opened and he can see the kingdom of God....
An elderly woman fell and broke her leg while attending a summer Bible conference. She said to the pastor who visited her, “I know the Lord led me to the conference. But I don’t see why this had to happen! And I don’t see any good coming from it.” Wisely,...
Read 2 Corinthians 11:16–33 I have labored and toiled and have often gone without sleep; I have known hunger and thirst and have often gone without food; I have been cold and naked. 2 Corinthians 11:27 In my limited itinerant ministry, I have had the convenience of automobiles and planes,...
Read Isaiah 28 Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine; they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when rendering decisions. Isaiah 28:7 Isaiah saw storm clouds gathering over the city and announced that trouble was coming. He began his message announcing God’s...
Read James 5:10–11 Brothers, as an example of patience in the face of suffering, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord. James 5:10 The prophets encourage us by reminding us that God cares for us when we go through sufferings for His sake. Elijah announced to...
Read Philippians 3:20–21 Our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ. Philippians 3:20 The citizens of Philippi were privileged to be Roman citizens away from Rome. When babies were born in Philippi, it was important that their names be registered on...
Read 1 Peter 1:22—2:3 Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation, now that you have tasted that the Lord is good. 1 Peter 2:2–3 God’s Word has life, gives life, and nourishes life. We should have appetites for the...
Read Romans 11:16–36 For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all. Romans 11:32 We must remember that God chose the Jews so that the Gentiles might be saved. “All peoples on earth will be blessed through you” was God’s promise...
Read 2 Corinthians 1:1–7 Our hope for you is firm, because we know that just as you share in our sufferings, so also you share in our comfort. 2 Corinthians 1:7 Dr. George W. Truett pastored First Baptist Church of Dallas, Texas, for nearly fifty years. In one of his...
Read 2 Timothy 1:1–7 For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 It is the Holy Spirit who enables us to serve God, and through Him we can overcome fear and weakness. The word fear...