The Lord longs to exalt His people as trophies of His work in them.

Many people find spiritual growth possible only when times are hard; prosperity tends to promote complacency.

Father, we ask that you give us a passion for the truth and not merely a hatred of falsehood. Keep us concerned for the spiritual health of people but open to your own rebukes from your mighty Word.

Fear of God and love for God coexist happily in the heart of people who are rightly related to Him.

God is enough like us to understand our problems and enough above us to be able to solve them.

The concept of freedom in Scripture differs from modern notions. Freedom is not a life lived free of restraints but a life that recognizes healthy limits, those that are concern to produce prosperity and order for the person who observes them.

Exposure to false doctrine places a person at risk not just for theological errors but for moral failure.