Trustworthy Wisdom@Work

"In Him we have…the forgiveness of sins…" (Ephesians 1:7) Beware of the pleasant view of the fatherhood of God: God is so kind and loving that of course He will forgive us. That thought, based...

"When He has come, He will convict the world of sin…" (John 16:8) Very few of us know anything about conviction of sin. We know the experience of being disturbed because we have done wrong...

"If the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed." (John 8:36) If there is even a trace of individual self-satisfaction left in us, it always says, “I can’t surrender,” or “I can’t be...

"By Myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this thing…I will bless you…" (Genesis 22:16-17) God will never be real to me until I come face to face with Him in...

"…whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." (1 Corinthians 10:31) We want to be able to say, “Oh, I have had a wonderful call from God!” But to do even the most...

"Peter…said to Jesus, ‘But Lord, what about this man?’ Jesus said to him, ‘…what is that to you? You follow Me.’" (John 21:21-22) One of the hardest lessons to learn comes from our stubborn refusal...

"As for me, being on the way, the Lord led me…" (Genesis 24:27) We should be so one with God that we don’t need to ask continually for guidance. . . If we are born...

"…the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." (Galatians 2:20) We should battle through our moods, feelings, and emotions into absolute devotion to the Lord Jesus. We must break out of...

"If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new." (2 Corinthians 5:17) The work of salvation means that in your real life things...

"He said, ‘Take now your son…’" (Genesis 22:2) If we are to climb to the height God reveals, it can never be done later — it must be done now. . . If the providential...