The Fruit of Self-Control

 “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.” (Prov. 16:32).  Every Christian believer goes through the experience Paul described in his epistle to the Romans, “For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evilContinue reading “The Fruit of Self-Control”

Mercy

 “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?” (Mic. 6:18).  Mercy is a foundational principal in the Kingdom of God.  “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” (Matt. 5:7).  ToContinue reading “Mercy”

Judging Ourselves

How can we move past those personal issues which seem to always repeat themselves?  How can we stop going around in circles?  The Christian walk should not be one of occasional successes and repeated failures.  We should be able to “lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us” (Heb. 12:1).  AsContinue reading “Judging Ourselves”

The Road to Zion

One of the passages in scripture that has been foundational to the message the Lord has given me is Isaiah Chapter 35.  It speaks of a road in the wilderness, the Highway of Holiness, which allows the redeemed of the Lord to return to Zion (Isa. 8-10).  The redeemed are those who have believed untoContinue reading “The Road to Zion”