God is calling His people to live with wholehearted devotion to Him. In Revelation 3:15–17, Jesus rebukes the church of Laodicea for being lukewarm and deceived by its own sense of self-sufficiency. They believed they had everything they needed, yet they failed to recognize their spiritual condition. Their material comfort...

After Abraham left Egypt, he settled in a place between Bethel and Ai. He gave Lot first choice of land, and Lot selected the plain of Jordan because he saw that it was rich in pastureland and well-watered. He settled near Sodom, an exceedingly wicked city that was sinful against...

One of the greatest dangers of success is forgetting the One who made it possible. When we begin to experience progress in our careers, businesses, education, personal lives, or finances, it can be easy to take pride in our abilities, hard work, wisdom, and accomplishments. While diligence and discipline are...

It is truly unwise as a believer to forsake the Lord your God or forget His benefits to you. He is a faithful God who gave you wealth and the power to acquire it (Deuteronomy 8:18). As Pastor Jabin Chavez preached on Sunday, one of the great disciplines of the...

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus taught that God is kind to the ungrateful and wicked and encouraged us to do likewise (Luke 6:35). In the longer passage containing today’s verses, Jesus demonstrated this aspect of the Father’s character. How merciful! How gracious! Those who have trusted and surrendered...