Daily Thoughts From God's Word

“And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia . . .” (3:7).  What a positive word to the church!  Weak, with little power, but they...

“And to the angel of the church in Sardis write:  ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.  I know your...

To the church at Thyatira . . . Like all of us, there was good and bad.  The Son of God to the church:  “I know your works, your love and...

Introspection.  Self-evaluation.  Good for all of us.  We should always be evaluating ourselves knowing that, even on our best days,...

The church at Smyrna.  I think it is important to note that, with each of these letters, they are addressed not to individuals but to...

Each year, at this point, I tend to take the letters to the churches individually, and I think I’ll do that again, this year. The Lord...

“The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things that must soon take place. He made it known by...

Jude reminds his readers and us that, in a world where false teachers and opposition to the truth abound, we are “to contend for the...

Aren’t we glad the Lord led the apostles to write letters!  The letters tell us of real world people and situations.  There are gracious...

There are warnings here about the antichrist and participating in wicked works.  We live in a world that presses us continually to walk...

We live in a fallen and even dangerous world.  Reading the news headlines and listening to the TV pundits, one could easily become...

What a powerful word from John:  “Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God, and whoever loves has been born of God and...

Mike Senior, whom we have know for almost 40 years and who is an elder at Kosmosdale Baptist Church, several times a week, texts...

So many encouragements and affirmations in John’s first epistle!  How about this:  “See what kind of love the Father has given to us,...

John begins his inventory of tests – here, in chapter 2:  walking in the light, loving brothers in Christ, persevering in the faith,...