Sometimes the end God has in mind is to exercise our faith, so He brings us into straitened circumstances so that we might look up to Him and see His deliverance.

Prayer is the most tangible expression of trust in God.

As we search the Scriptures, we must allow them to search us, to sit in judgment upon our character and conduct.

In the deceitfulness of our hearts, we sometimes play with temptation by entertaining the thought that we can always confess and later ask forgiveness. Such thinking is exceedingly dangerous. God’s judgement is without partiality. He never overlooks our sin. He never decides not to bother, since the sin is only a small one. No, God hates sin intensely whenever and wherever He finds it.

God makes provision for our holiness, but He gives us the responsibility of using those provisions.

God's sovereignty does not negate our responsibility to pray, but rather makes it possible for us to pray with confidence.

Preach the gospel to yourself every day.