Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Matthew 5:6 When I don’t hunger and thirst after righteousness, I need revival. Many of us enjoy eating – some more obviously than others. I think that even if we did not have to eat to stay alive, we would do it just because we enjoy the taste of most food and the

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11 Before my wife and I had children, we had a lot of freedom. If we wanted a milkshake at 10 PM, or if we remembered something we needed at the store at midnight, we could just jump in the car and go. But then our first son was born, and having the baby chang

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem. Matthew 2:1 The wise men – though they have no faces or names, are probably the most recognized men in the story of Jesus. They were highly esteemed men who came, most likely, from Persia or Arabia. Though they bore three distinct gifts, there is no mention actually of how many of these men there were. They knew the Scriptures w

For God is not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed toward his name… Hebrews 6:10 The name King Tut is one of the most recognizable names among all the ancient Egyptian pharaohs. The amazing truth is that King Tut was only nine or ten when he ascended the throne, and his reign was halted when he died at the young age of nineteen. His parents were brother and sister, and, as a res

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves . Philippians 2:3 Gale Sayers, who played seven seasons for the Chicago Bears, became the youngest person to ever be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. In 1970, he had won the Most Courageous Player of the Year award for his return to football from a very nasty injury the previous season. He famously

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Corinthians 15:58 This thought hit me the other day: what good is a life lived on earth if it hasn’t been lived for Jesus Christ? Think about all the me