The Blessedness of Righteousness

       God is not obscure in stating those who He will bless and those He will not.  Proverbs 10:6-7 is one such example of His plainspokenness: “Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.  The memory of the…

Two Things Money Cannot Buy

       In heaven, gold is such an insignificant commodity, it is used to pave its streets (Revelation 21:21).  As Proverbs 10:2-3 demonstrates, there definitely are things that money cannot buy.  “Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.  The Lord will not allow the…

The Fruits of Righteousness

       From the outset of the book of Psalms, there is a clear distinction between the righteous and the wicked.  Psalm 1 declares that it is like the difference between a deep-rooted, healthy tree and chaff which can easily be blown about by the…

Oh, What a Kiss!

       One of the reasons for Jesus’ incarnation was to bring abundant life (John 10:10).  To do this, humanity had to be reconciled to God so that there could be peace—the full satisfaction of God’s wrath toward humanity’s transgressions and lawlessness and the cessation…

The Nature of God and Daily Living

       “For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.  Therefore, whatever you have spoken in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have spoken in the ear in inner rooms will…

Rejoicing When Persecuted

       “The lives of the Royal family are governed by a rigid set of rules from which there can be no deviation.  Nothing is left to chance in these matters, for there is at Buckingham Palace a private handbook in which is set down…