God never forgets a promise.

Every demonstration of God's faithfulness to us is an opportunity for us to testify of Him to others.

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

God wants believers to take an interest in the well-being of the society in which they live.

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.

Some duties exist simply because we are part of a larger family or community.

Although the world places a premium on the latest things, some realities are discovered by looking into the past.