2 TIMOTHY 4:7–I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” What we find in today’s scripture is the Apostle Paul’s last will and testimony. He knows his departure from this life is before him. The sunset of fighting his many spiritual foes looms on the horizon. The finish line of his exhausting race appears…
COLOSSIANS 3:1-4 – If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is your life appears,…
PROVERBS 25:28-A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.” Christians are never without excuse if we lack self-controlled lives, in all areas of our lives, but especially in our speech. Yes, I know that is a tall order, but it is one we may obey because Christ in us ensures the power of self-control in us.…
PSALM 4:8 – In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.” How did you sleep last night? Last week? Last month? During this past year? Some studies indicate 70% of adults obtain insufficient sleep at least one night a month, and 11% report insufficient sleep every night. It is estimated that…
PROVERBS 13:4 – The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.” I read it many years ago. It was a short quote but like a small stick of dynamite, it contained a powerful punch in my life. And it has stuck with me. It reads, “Right now, you are as close to…
I have a book in my library titled Out of the Blues: Dealing with the Blues of Depression and Loneliness by Wayne Mack. In the opening chapter, he wrote, “I have heard it said by some mental health experts that depression is the common cold of mental ailments.