The gauntlet was thrown down before Shadrack, Meshach, and Abed-Nego when King Nebuchadnezzar told them to bow before his image and worship it. If they didn’t, they would be thrown into a burning fiery furnace. The provoking moment came, however, when the king said, “And who is the god who...

Sometimes the very thing pressed on us carries the purpose of God. What the enemy intended to destroy, God intended to develop. Before He allows the trial, the Father filters the heart. He is assessing, refining, reminding: I will use this for My glory. I will use this for your...

Pastor Franklin said in his sermon “Getting Back to God’s Word” that in Rome, children were treated as young adults. They were exposed to the same things as their parents—whatever their parents saw or did, they were right there along with them. In today’s society, children grow up too fast....

Be the Light of the World. As people of God, we must be self-disciplined, for we are the light of the world. We should be models for others by walking under God’s direction. When we behave rightly, we become guides for children and examples for those who follow. Even though...

Did you know that over one-fourth of the Bible is prophetic in nature? A little over one in four verses in Scripture talk about events which, at the time of their writing, were to take place in the future. One of the beautiful things about living in the time we...