Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them. Deut. 11:16 The recurring theme throughout the Bible is God’s people struggle, God blesses them, they become prosperous, and then they depart from God. This endless cycle holds very true in the lives of many Christians today. One of the main reasons…

Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts will be established. Proverbs 16:3 In Hebrew, the verb ‘commit’ means “to roll away” a burden entrusting it to someone stronger than us. God is the greatest burden bearer, and He bears our burdens daily (Psalm 68:19). Committing our works to the Lord involves total surrender and prayerful disclosure of our intentions, plans,…

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9 John knew Jesus – he had experienced fellowship with Him and watched Him teach, serve, and minister to others. Now, concerned for a new generation of believers, John wants his readers to know the assurance of the…