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May 9 And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God in Christ also forgave you. — Ephesians 4:32

Be Nice

Some Christians are not nice; some cannot even be civil. Many times people try to communicate with their spouses, or with others, but that communication is blocked by a cold and icy wall of resentment, which is the memory in the soul of some previous hurt or slight or wound of some sort. That resentment acts like a thermometer that measures within each one of us the level, the degree, of our lack of forgiveness. Paul tells us, however, in... More
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May 8 Her children rise up and call her blessed; … — Proverbs 31:28

A Mother's Impact

Andrew Murray (1828-1917) of South Africa was a great theologian and writer. He was one of eight or nine children, all of whom grew up to bless their land as the godliest of people because their godly father and mother led Christian lives and gathered the family together for worship each day. In her old age, Andrew's mother was asked her secret by people who marveled that so many children of such tremendous character, integrity,... More
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May 7 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold. — Proverbs 22:1

A Good Name

In the Bible a name represents the person, just as it does in the third of the Ten Commandments—"Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain." We are all concerned for the reputation of our good name. We have laws against those that would besmirch our name because they are besmirching us. And for those who hold God in contempt and drag Him in the mud, there is a penalty. God says, " … for the Lord will not hold... More
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May 6 Remember therefore from where you have fallen. Repent, and do the works you did at first, or else I will come to you quickly and remove your candlestick from its place, unless you repent. — Revelation 2:5

Remember. Repent. Return.

Remember the threefold prescription of our Savior: remember, repent, and return. May God grant that we might remember our first love and from whence we are fallen. What a tragic term "fallen" is. You are a fallen woman … a fallen man. You have fallen from your first love. Repent from your spiritual apathy. Return to your first love for Jesus. Remember … Repent … Return. It took the precious blood of Christ to... More
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May 5 When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasing to the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave to her husband with her, and he ate. — Genesis 3:6

Forbidden Fruit

Many young people today have been enticed to taste the forbidden fruit of sexual immorality. They have been told that it is good, fun, and freeing. As they have followed the siren song of the age right into the marshy swamplands of impurity, they have suffered the consequences, such as seeing their bodies eaten up with sores and sickness, and their souls reduced and shriveled up. "Then, when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin; and when... More
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May 4 The earth belongs to the Lord, and its fullness, the world, and those who dwell in it. — Psalm 24:1

The Christian and Stewardship

A key principle of Christian stewardship that is taught throughout the Bible is the principle of the "first fruits." God has said that the first fruits belong to Him. This means that we demonstrate our acknowledgement that the earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof by returning unto Him what He requires, namely the first fruits of all that He gives to us. Not the middle fruits or the last fruits, and not after "I see if I am going to... More
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May 3 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. — Matthew 6:12

Unforgiveness

Jay Adams, a Christian psychologist, tells about a couple, Sue and Wilbur, who came for counseling. She was quite angry and was there because her doctor told her to come. (She had an ulcer). Reaching down into a shopping bag-sized purse, she pulled out an 8 ½" x 11" manuscript, about an inch thick, with single-spaced, type-written text on both sides of the page. She slapped it down on the desk and said, "That's why I am here."... More
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