Luke 12:33-34, “Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” “Bags that wax not old” and “lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven”…

Proverbs 17:17, “A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” At all times includes seasons of adversity (need, trouble, distress), during which time, according to some, a true friend is closer than a brother. (Pr 18:24) Fair-weather friends come and go, but, true friends are discovered in a time of…

I realize that we are several months from December, however the thoughts below came quickly to mind as I pondered Matthew 2:13-20. Evil men have sought to destroy Jesus Christ and silence the declaration of the Gospel since the announcement of His birth. Matthew 2:13, “…the angel of the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a…