“˜The devil made me do it”™ was said in a cute and humorous way by Flip Wilson on TV many years ago. But is that saying really “˜cute and funny”™? I think not. One of the many subtleties that Satan uses is”¦humor. Humor that Satan uses disarms us and makes us vulnerable. (There is much […]

When do you and I give into temptation most easily? Isn”™t it when lack of sleep, poor diet, illness, drugs, or our own wants are first in our lives? Your point of temptation will be different from mine. Your point of temptation will depend on you and your circumstances at the time. Points of temptation […]

Jesus taught His disciples what to do when they fasted, not if they fasted. (NASB) Matthew 6:16-18 “Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have […]

Jesus was led into the wilderness by the Spirit of God for the purpose of being tempted by the devil. These temptations that Jesus faced were on purpose. These circumstances were not surprising to God or Jesus. When circumstances come into our lives which are, or seem, to be against us”¦God is not surprised. And […]

When you go to school you expect to be tested about what you have been taught. Tests are an important indicator of what you have learned. So, when you take a test ““ it is just you, the test and a pencil. No other person can take that test for you; if they do you […]

So many times, parents feel at a loss about how to be good parents. Grandparents have “been there and done that” and have hindsight as to what they would change how they parented. For those who follow God”™s word there are many examples of how to be godly parents. There is a Bible Study which […]

(NASB) Matthew 3:13 “Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him.” What is difficult to understand about Jesus”™ purpose to be baptized by John? Jesus, again, purposely humbled Himself (God Who is without sin) to be baptized by John (a man who had sin in him ““ […]

Jesus left His comfort zone in heaven and came to earth as a baby, conceived in Mary by the Holy Spirit. Jesus left His comfort zone in Nazareth as He stepped into history and went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. A comfort zone is whatever we are used to, a life-style, […]

Most weddings require thought and preparation, a trip takes planning and preparation, a party or anything else needs to be planned and preparations put into action. God not only thought about whom to send, He also included when, how and where His chosen prophet would prepare the hearts of people for Messiah. Messiah would be […]

In the movies, the cameras pan to the red blinking lights in the cockpit of a fighter jet. Hostile fire has found its target and the plane is going down, the pilot radios for help”¦”˜May Day! May Day!”™ One day, each person will stand before the living God, the Judge of all the earth and […]