"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

"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light" (Matthew 11:28-30).Before mankind ever had to do a single day of work, God had already finished His work of creation and He rested. It was not because He was tire...  Read More

"Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in your which was also in Christ Jesus" (Philippians 2:3-5)All relationships start with the perfect relationship of love and unity found in the Godhead and thus ...  Read More

"Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is LOVE.” (1 John 4:7-8)God is holy. God is just. God is merciful. God is love. Thus, when we consider all of God's glorious attributes, we also see that God is...Relationship. He is the very definition of a loving connection, a relational asso...  Read More

“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45).God is love. And love always seeks an outlet and object to care for and to express itself on. Although God is fully sufficient within Himself, His love motivated Him to create all things that exist and He chose to make us in His image and to redeem us after we rebelled against Him...  Read More

"All the ends of the world Shall remember and turn to the LORD, And all the families of the nations shall worship before You...Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name;Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. Let all the earth fear the LORD...Let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him." (Psa. 22:27; 29:2; 33:8)Everything that is and was ever created is entirely for the worship...  Read More