“… yea, happy is that people, whose God is the LORD.” (Psalms 144:15b) “… but he that keepeth the law, happy is he.” (Proverbs 29:18b) These devotions have, as their primary target, for you the believer to know with certainty that you are in the … [Read more...]
How to be Happy: Part B: Preeminence Based on Patience
“Behold, we count them happy which endure…” (James 5:11) The second key to true happiness is “endurance.” This word is also translated “patience.” The verb form means “to bear patiently, endure.” The noun form is literally, “an abiding … [Read more...]
How to be Happy: Part A: Performance Based on Perception
“If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them.” (John 13:17) The key word to happiness is “do.” James says, “But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves” (James 1:22). However, happiness (or blessedness) is … [Read more...]
Christ, the True Vine
“I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” (John 15:5) In our various Scriptural portraits of Jesus Christ, that of the Vine is an especially … [Read more...]
What Are My Weapons?
“(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)” (2 Corinthinas 10:4) Any soon-to-be soldier must go through a stage of training for preparation to effectively fight in a war. In … [Read more...]
The Security of Christ
Romans 8:29-39 There is no success in our service of God without a confidence, a security, that you cannot fail and be cast out of the love of God. Until you have this witness in your spirit that God will never leave you or forsake … [Read more...]
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