"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

"Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy...Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him GLORIFY GOD in this matter." (1 Peter 4:12-13, 16)Ever s...  Read More

"Now therefore, I pray, if I have found grace in Your sight, show me now Your WAY, that I may know You and that I may find grace in Your sight. And consider that this nation is Your people.”And He said, “My PRESENCE will go with you, and I will give you rest.”Then he said to Him, “If Your Presence does not go with us, do not bring us up from here... And he said, “Please, show me Your GLORY” (Exodu...  Read More

"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one cried to another and said: 'Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; The whole earth is full of His glory!'" (Isa. 6:1-3)In th...  Read More