American foreign policy and military might have opened an opportunity for the Gospel in the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

If we rationalize our problems when He points them out, we will spend less and less time meditating because we won't want to face God in that area of our lives.

Hope founded upon a human being, a man-made philosophy or any institution is always misplaced... because these things are unreliable and fleeting.

When trouble comes, focus on God's ability to care for you.

To become God's mighty servants, we must decide whether we will base our life on His priorities or the world's. The two are incompatible.

God blesses us so that we might bless others!

God allows us to dace difficulties so that our faith will be stretched and refined. The trials we face provide an excellent opportunity for us to declare our dependence on God and not on ourselves. The way we win the battle with discouragement is by humbling ourselves before God and telling Him that we need Him. There is only one way to do this, and it is through prayer.