Am I Being Tempted or Tested?
Are you being tempted by the enemy or tested by the Lord? Several key indicators can help you know the difference. Temptation: what you need to know The devil is the one who tempts us by or with...
Let Another Praise You: The Testimony of Another
“Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips” (Proverbs 27:2 NASB). In a culture where independence reigns and self-proclamation gushes from social media as expertise, it is imperative that...
Why Love Is So Important in Times of Lawlessness
As the prince of this world, our adversary seeks to steal, kill, and destroy. He works through a variety of avenues, from physical lawlessness to emotional hopelessness to spiritual lifelessness. In fact, we live in a day...
Three Essentials of an Overcomer
“And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death” (Revelation 12:11 KJV). Revelation 12 is unique picture of the battle...
Predator and Prey: Protection For Sheep Surrounded by Wolves
There is a natural order in our world. Day follows night, after winter there is spring, and it’s a new year every January 1. There is a natural order in botany: first the seed, then the sprout,...
Having Ears To Hear: How Recognizing God’s Otherness Helps Us Hear Him
When it comes to learning of the Lord rarely does He just give a very simple and plain answer—there is always more to what He says that, more times than not, makes us ‘shake our head in awe.’...