"Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon. Then the secret was REVEALED to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven." - Daniel 2:17-19Here are...  Read More

Set Apart for God"So Daniel said to the steward...“Please test your servants for ten days, and let them give us vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then let our appearance be examined before you, and the appearance of the young men who eat the portion of the king’s delicacies...” (Daniel 1:11-13)Daniel had already purposed in his heart not to defile himself but now he was willing to put his fait...  Read More

Purpose of Heart"But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the portion of the king’s delicacies, nor with the wine which he drank..." (Dan. 1:8)To purpose something in our hearts is to firmly set a priority inside of us as the goal that guides our behavior and our direction in life. Our purpose allows us to know WHY we do what we do.God is always purposeful and we shou...  Read More

"Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21)Do you know that evil has a time limit? That's right! Satan knows that his time of opportunity is running out. His longstanding, life-taking, godless agenda to steal, kill, and destroy may be getting more visibly seen in the world as the spiritual battle is intensifying but the devil has already been defeated since Christ has...  Read More

"Then he said to his servants, “The wedding is READY, but those who were invited were not worthy. Therefore GO into the highways, and as many as you find, INVITE to the wedding . . . And the wedding hall was FILLED with guests." (Matthew 22:8-9)READY...GO...INVITE...FILL...the wedding hallIn short, these key words in this parable reveal the gracious heart of the Lord to gather as many people as po...  Read More

"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself." -- Philippians 3:20-21We are citizens of heaven. This means that we are just pilgrims here on earth passing through and investing...  Read More

"And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place. Then the rib which the LORD God had taken from man He made ("built") into a woman, and He brought her to the man." (Gen. 2:21-22)The Lord is one and yet more than one. The trinity is a mystery to our finite minds but is a confirmed revelation for those who have sp...  Read More

"Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. Moreover it is required in stewards that one be found faithful." (1 Corinthians 4:1-2)Everything belongs to God. He is the Creator and the Possessor of all things in heaven and on earth. This should not be surprising to us that if God made the earth, then "the earth is the Lord's and all its fullness" (Psalm 24:...  Read More

"Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless...You therefore, beloved, since you know this beforehand, beware lest you also fall from your own steadfastness, being led away with the error of the wicked; but GROW in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the GLORY both now and forever. Amen....  Read More

“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit...For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give acc...  Read More

"Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples" (Luke 11:1)Ever since God created us, He desires to stay in close communion with us. In the Genesis account, we see that God spoke freely with Adam but sin disrupted the fellowship between God and man. Ever since then, we nee...  Read More

"And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ." (Colossians 3:23-24)The creation record shows us that the Lord worked  for six days and then He rested. We are to enter into His rest and then work with a restful spirit so that we might work and rest, and then work and rest...  Read More