We're all familiar with Jesus' teaching not to store up treasure on earth, but instead store up treasure in heaven, by which he means to, in faith, focus our minds and hearts on eternal treasures in heaven versus what is only temporary here on earth. But God is also our provider while here on earth, Paul writing to the Philippians, "By my God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus." Today, it is sometimes hard to see, let alone trust, God

The Book of Job is a fascinating study of faith for many reasons, but one major teaching in it shows us how to respond to God in faith when things around us seem unfair. Job has lost everything and for many chapters of the book, his friends attempt to explain to him that he must have done something wrong to deserve such punishment. But Job refuses to believe this, he knows he is a man of faith and has walked in righteousness. When he finally speaks to God, he confronts God wi

Have you ever considered, while reading the Bible, how authoritative the words are? We all read so much each day -- a mixture of news articles, emails, and perhaps watch a few videos. When we read the Bible, do those words resonate within us at a higher level than the other words we read? Perhaps for some of us, but perhaps not for others. One need not look further than the fruits one bears to see their answer. Matthew 7:28-29 records the crowd's reaction to Jesus' Sermon on

Sometimes we all can get lost in the magnitude of Christ’s teachings and God’s love and forget to actually apply it in our lives to those around us. We know we are loved and saved, and we rest in that fact. But do we extend that same love to others? Perhaps to some, but not to all? Paul’s letter to Philemon is a powerful lesson in this. Paul, while imprisoned, wrote to Philemon, a saved man who was a former slave owner. Paul urged him to accept a man named Onesimus as a broth