By: Waylon Bailey ~ We don’t like to wait. We have learned to think that everything should be waiting for us when we show up. That kind of mentality affects our relationship with God as well. Instead of thinking that we exist to serve God, we begin to think that God exists for the purpose of giving us what we …
A Matter of the Heart
By: Waylon Bailey ~ “The heart of every problem is the problem of the heart, and only God’s Spirit and God’s Word can change and control the heart”–Warren Wiersbe. “The human heart is the most deceitful of all things, and desperately wicked. Who really knows how bad it is?”–Jeremiah 17:9, NLT. [Godly character] calls “us to deny ourselves, to turn …
How To Live In An Unbelieving Society
“Christians should stand out like sparkling diamonds against a rough and dark background. We should be poised, cultured, courteous, gracious–but firm in the things that we do and don’t do. We should laugh and be radiant, but we should refuse sinful pleasure”–Billy Graham. “Come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean”–2 …
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble. Through the centuries, the Psalms have blessed and strengthened followers of Christ. As we go through the storms of life, our God is a very present help in trouble. In 1719, Isaac Watts paraphrased the Psalter for believers. From this paraphrase of Psalm 90 came the …