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.

In a world of constant change, God alone is the Rock upon which to build a life.

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

What we do in public determines our reputation; what we do in private determines our character.

God wants us to have love. We must be careful not to settle for sex.

We dare not trim stones to make God an altar, for if we do we ruin everything. We would spend time bringing people to the altar and saying, "Look at those beautiful stones we trimmed!" We merely need to accept the work that God has done for us in Christ. The object of His restrictions is to help us see how wonderful He is and to spend the rest of our lives rendering true worship to Him.

Giving to God should come from the firstfruits of a person's labor rather than from what is left after the bills are paid.