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Most people quote the first half of Jeremiah's sentence and stop. "Your words were found, and I ate them, And Your word was to me the joy and rejoicing of my heart; For I am called by Your name, O LOR...

There is a difference between knowing what the Bible says and knowing who the Bible is talking to. Early in His ministry, Jesus sent His disciples out with a specific instruction: "Do not go into the...

Jeremiah lived under pressure. His nation was collapsing. His friends had turned on him. In the middle of that, he tells us the one thing that kept him upright. "Your words were found, and I ate them,...

In the Old Testament, the enemies of Israel waited for the harvest. When the crops grew, the Midianites swept down and stole the food. Gideon had to thresh wheat in a winepress at night just to hide i...

A physically hungry person often becomes angry. We understand this physical reality. Yet, we fail to recognize spiritual hunger. Many people struggle with chronic anger, depression, and anxiety simply...

A lack of hope affects the physical body and the mind. When you lose hope, you wake up tired. You feel a sense of despondency. You look at your work, your marriage, and your family, and you see only b...

Seventy-four times, the Bible inserts a word that most readers skip. It sits at the end of a verse, often in parentheses, and most people treat it like a footnote. But what if that small word is the m...

In the Old Testament, God gave a unique command for any king who ascended the throne. He didn't ask the king to build a bigger army or a taller palace first. He asked him to pick up a pen. "Also it sh...

Men do not speak life naturally. We casually employ the vocabulary of the grave to describe our appetite. A man says, "I am dying for a plate of chicken rice." A student makes an error and says, "I am...

In AD 70, the Roman General Titus commanded his army to spare the great temple in Jerusalem. He possessed the military power of a vast empire. However, forty years earlier, Jesus stood on a mountain a...

Look closely at the image above. Your eyes tell you the lines are sloping. They tell you the rows are crooked, sinking on one end and rising on the other. Your brain is convinced that the structure is...

Social media promises to connect the world and make it smaller. However, the actual result is a documented rise in severe depression. Paul warned Timothy that the last days would feature men who are l...

A courtroom has already delivered the verdict. The judge has left the bench. The gavel has struck. And yet the defendant rises again to ask, "But are you sure?" That is the picture of a believer who d...

When Joshua took over leadership of Israel, he faced a landscape of fortified walls and giants. The natural obstacles were at their peak-the Jordan River was even overflowing its banks. Most leaders w...