Author Archives: mikewilkins

ROMANS 6:23 NLT 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord. Sin will kill you. If you practice sin, it will pay you by destroying you. … Continue reading →

2 CORINTHIANS 9:7 NLT 7 You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” We all tend to like those similar … Continue reading →

PSALM 37:4 NKJ 4 Delight yourself also in the LORD, And He shall give you the desires of your heart. You should enjoy the Lord — not just serve Him out of obligation. If you have a friend you enjoy … Continue reading →

DEUTERONOMY 11:16 NKJ 16 “Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them, If there was no danger of believers being deceived, the Bible would not warn us about … Continue reading →

HEBREWS 13:5 ESV 5 . . . he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Jesus understands. He knows how it feels to be betrayed, abandoned, hated. Jesus knows what it feels like to hurt. He lived … Continue reading →

All of us have probably wondered, “If God loves me . . . then why did this bad thing happen to me?” But for this question to have any real meaning, we must assume God controls everything — every single … Continue reading →

MATTHEW 18:18 CEV 18 I promise you that God in heaven will allow whatever you allow on earth, but he will not allow anything you don’t allow. (Many translations use the words “bind” and “loose” in this verse. Binding and … Continue reading →

1 JOHN 5:4 NIV 4 for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. God does not expect any of His children to be failures. There is nothing wrong … Continue reading →

MATTHEW 17:20 NKJ 20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it … Continue reading →

JOSHUA 1:8 NKJ 8 “This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then … Continue reading →