Wisdom lies in recognizing the dangers that lie within us and doing battle with them daily.

Conversion is essential, but it is a beginning, not an end. The believer in Jesus Christ is not simply rescued from the penalty of his sin; he is redeemed to love God and his neighbor so that others might come to know him.

God is always near His people, but their sinful behavior may cause His presence to be grievous.

There is no limit to what God's people can expect their God to do if they are rightly related to Him.

The opposite of love is indifference to the genuine needs of others.

Although their parents died in the wilderness for their stubbornness, Israel could profit from the older generation's failure by remembering that God had used adversity to train them.

There is no substitute for a firsthand encounter with the Word of God.