I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, . . . that ye might be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:14, 19 Paul prayed an amazing prayer for the Ephesian believers. He asked that they would be filled with all the fullness of God—overflowing with the fullness of...
Biblical Submission: Bondage or Blessing?
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in...
Strength Through Joy
“Neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength” (Neh. 8:10). “The oil of joy calms down the waves of trouble.” — Andrew Bonar “Life need not be easy to be joyful. Joy is not the absence of trouble, but the presence of Christ.” — William Vander Hoven “The Christian’s midnight...
Guarding Your EARS
“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.” (Pro. 12:18) An elderly woman was experiencing hearing difficulties. Her children wanted her to get a hearing aid. This mother plainly told her children, “I don’t want a hearing aid.” They responded, “But Mom, it will help...
Speak Appropriately
Putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. . . . Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Ephesians 4:25, 29 Have you ever felt the...
Balancing a Busy Life and Being a Wife
“I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do” (John 17:4). The alarm clock sounds and you are off and running. The “To Do List” for the day flashes through your mind. There are meals to prepare, lunches to pack, laundry piles to tackle, a house to clean, and errands to run. If...