He also remembers that His “compassion” fails not.  Compassion is love applied to the hurting rather than sympathy which is feeling sorry but doing nothing about the pain and suffering of others. Faithfulness is always being there and always being true to one’s word.  Over and over again the Word proclaims that God is faithful.  Literally, He never changes so His Word to us never changes—it is always true.

In the midst of troubles and trials because the genuineness of your faith is tested. Peter wrote that even then your faith is more precious than gold even though it is sometimes tested by fire. To whom is your faith precious? Is it not precious to the one who has it and is it not precious to the One who gives it? Is it not above word?

Your faith (and mine) in Christ Jesus should have a profound effect on us and because the end result of our faith is the salvation of our souls. It is through your faith in the finished work of Christ and the confession of your faith that have resulted in your name being penned in the Lamb’s Book of Life.

Are you saved? That was a question that was asked of us when I was young. I knew exactly what was meant by that question. It meant, “Have you confessed your sins and asked Jesus into your heart?” Nowadays if you asked someone if they are saved, they might wonder what you are talking about.

When you were a little kid did you experience the threats of a bully and his mean buddies? It seemed like every school that I attended as a child, and there were many different schools; there was always a group of mean kids and the group had its chief bully. They always seemed to look the same—they just looked mean.

Spiritual ignorance is a darkness that is worse than any physical darkness or blindness from which man can suffer.  Such darkness can be brought about by one’s own choices but in some countries, it is the result of the oppression of tyrants and those who would destroy the opportunities of people to know the truth of God’s Word.