"So Paul said, “I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat, where I ought to be judged. To the Jews I have done no wrong, as you very well know" (Acts 25:10)."Where are you?"This was the first question God after the first two humans fell into sin. It is a question that requires a self examination and that reveals the answer of one's standing before God.Every person will make their own judgments and be judg...  Read More

"...he sent for Paul and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. Now as he reasoned about righteousness, self-control, and the judgment to come..." (Acts 24:24-25)If there is one thing that always matters, it is the TRUTH. Truth is 'what is'. It is that which corresponds to reality. The truth always has a way of making itself known whenever it is discussed, searched out, or sought after among th...  Read More

"Then Paul, looking earnestly at the council, said, “Men and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.” (Acts 23:1)In the beginning when God first created all things, He made everything good. There was no need for us to see any sorrowful or sinful things in our world. Everything was good and reflected the goodness of God.However, when the fallen angel, known as the d...  Read More

"And he said, “Bring me a new bowl, and put salt in it.” So they brought it to him. Then he went out to the source of the water, and cast in the salt there, and said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘I have healed this water; from it there shall be no more death or barrenness.’ ” (2 Kings 2:20-21)It is far too easy to only see things on a surface level and to miss what is truly going on beneath the surface o...  Read More

The Father Heart of God"Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves." (John 14:10-11)"Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we...  Read More

The Testimony of ConversionO dear saint, do you remember the first times you spiritually laid eyes on Christ when God revealed Himself to you? Do you remember when you came to realize how wrong you actually were in the way you were previously thinking and living and how Jesus began to drastically change your entire perspective and purpose in life?When Paul recounts his testimony of conversion to t...  Read More

THE MAKING OF A TESTIMONYLife is filled with opportunities to do good or to do evil, to serve God or to serve ourselves.Each and every day we are going to be tested as to how we will respond to something that someone else says or does. We must continue to be faithful to our high calling and always take responsibility for our personal responses and consider HOW WE ACT AND REACT to others. As follow...  Read More

"Then Paul answered, “What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? For I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. So when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, “The will of the Lord be done.” (Acts 21:13-14)At the beginning of any race, there is a phrase we are all familiar with: "Ready. Set. Go." Before the race even begins, there i...  Read More

"Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there. The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?” And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who ma...  Read More

"Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God which He purchased with His own blood." (Acts 20:28)Whatever God creates and gives to us should be well cared for by us. God made everything to reflect His glory and even added a built in repair system and a reproducing capability so that what God chose to make...  Read More

Everything we do matters. Every thought. Every action. Every reaction. What manner most in life is what we do that will bring glory to God and that will truly last for all eternity. It is not just what we do that matters to God…but HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO and WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO that matters most. Our motives behind our manners. Our beliefs behind our behaviors. They all matter. We are to learn the ...  Read More

Jesus set the tone for His disciples to daily submit His will to the Father and to love, serve, and care for the souls and spiritual well being of all those who were in His company. Even on His last night with the disciples, our Lord washed the feet of His beloved disciples and humbly served them.As Paul continues his third missionary journey, we see him doing much of the same thing as he was so d...  Read More