Guidelines For Living Devotional

Finding Strength in Times of Trouble

When difficulties come, on what do you focus?  Some look back.  They are the ones who try to drive looking in the rear view mirror.

Choosing Attitude Over Adversity

"A tree is best measured when it is down," says Chuck Swindoll.  Michael Powell would agree with that statement.  

Following The Stepping Stones Of Life

Anyone who visits the Middle East will eventually find himself walking on the large weathered and cracked paving stones buried hundreds of years ago by Roman work crews.  

What Does It Mean To Repent?

A young man who grabbed a watch in the open market and stuffed it in his jeans was arrested and taken before a judge and charged with theft.  "How do you plead?" asked the judge.

4 Elements Needed For Repentance

In Russia and Slovak countries, when someone is converted, he doesn’t speak of being saved or even born again. 

Understanding Repentance

Two brothers ran a store where they consistently used weights that were too light. 

The Man of God Whose Words Changed History

Charles Spurgeon called him "The Iron Prophet!" Ahab, the king of Israel, called him "the troubler of Israel" (1 Kings 18:17). His contemporaries called him things even a great deal less complimentary.

Rediscovering the Heartbeat of Worship

"Sing to the LORD a new song," says Psalm 96, but more than a few people today would just as soon sing an old song to the Lord. 

The Truth About Testing God

Sir Thomas More used to tell about a friend who was an addicted gambler.  Concerned for him and his family, More used to plead with him to stop his gambling and start supporting his family.

Restoring Hope in the Race of Life

We are quick to rejoice when the blessings are flowing from the storeroom of heaven!