“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.” (Proverbs 12:25) One great thing about the Bible is that it’s simple. It’s not some eerie, cryptic volume written in a secret code.  Most of it is easy to understand. Although there are some parts that aren‘t easy, most…

“And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.” (Genesis 41:41) Abraham Lincoln said, “Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man’s character, give him power.” Power can be an awful weapon in the wrong hands, whether it is physical power, political…

“Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him hastily out of the dungeon: and he shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came in unto Pharaoh.” (Genesis 41:14) When we last saw Joseph, he was in the Egyptian prison along with Pharaoh’s chief butler and chief baker who had also been put there.…

“And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. And the keeper of the prison…

“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree…” (I Peter 2:24) An officer working an impound desk took a call from a man who wanted his car released from the lot. The officer asked for the car’s VIN number. The man gave it using phonetics such as “One George Three…

“And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the LORD God of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me: And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, which hast kept me this day from coming to shed blood, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.” (I Samuel 25:32-33) After killing Goliath, David…

“Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God? Jesus answered and said unto them, This is the work of God, that ye believe on him whom he hath sent.” (John 6:28-29) Did you ever get a call like this? An off-duty officer has a man under…

  “I charge thee therefore before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and the dead at his appearing and his kingdom; Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. For the time will come when they will not endure sound…

“And Jonathan said to the young man that bare his armour, Come, and let us go over unto the garrison of these uncircumcised: it may be that the LORD will work for us: for there is no restraint to the LORD to save by many or by few.” I Samuel 14:6 People who want to be…

     “If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” (1 John 1:8-9). One important way to stay enthusiastic about the Lord—even as an…

“And when he [Jesus] was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the…

“Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the LORD.” Psalm 31:24 Proverbs 4:23 commands us, “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” One thing you can do to keep your heart on fire for Christ is to “Be of…