As I mentioned in Part 1, the Bible speaks of Hope as having a confident expectation and trust in God’s goodness and His promises. Biblical Hope is not “wishful thinking,” but a steady expectation of God’s faithfulness. And last week in Part 2, we noted that along with faith and

As I mentioned in Part 1, the Bible speaks of Hope as having a confident expectation and trust in God’s goodness and His promises. Biblical Hope is not “wishful thinking,” but a steady expectation of God’s faithfulness. As in the Old Testament which we reviewed last week, the New Testament

The Bible has quite a bit to say about Hope. It speaks of Hope as having a confident expectation and trust in God’s goodness and His promises. Biblical Hope is not “wishful thinking,” but a steady expectation of God’s abiding faithfulness. As the outset, it is important that we look

As human beings, we can submit ourselves to many of those things in life that tend to keep us far from God. I’m thinking of the “4 P’s,” namely: Power; Prestige; Position; and Pleasure. But the Bible is clear in that we are to submit to God, and God alone!

In last week’s blog, we focused on the disposition of Integrity, noting that it encompasses the qualities of sincerity and moral uprightness. Today, I’d like to focus on the Disposition of Honesty, that is, being truthful rather than deceitful in all of our thoughts and words. Honesty is not only

Integrity is a disposition that focuses upon consistency of moral character. Throughout Scripture, people of integrity are portrayed as trustworthy and faithful, reflecting God’s own character and values in their words and actions. You might recall the dialogue recorded at the beginning of the Book of Job when the Lord

Last week, we spent our time focusing upon the “Goodness of God” as reflected in His character that is vividly portrayed in the Psalms. In one of those Psalms, we discovered the psalmist declaring,   “Oh, how great is Your goodness, which You have laid up for those who reverence

Because the subject of God’s goodness is quite extensive, I need to spend two weeks on this one disposition. Considering the big picture, God’s goodness is shown through His protection and provision for humanity. This attribute is particularly evident in the Psalms as the writers had much to say (and

The word that we translate as “gentleness” comes from the Greek word prautes. It was a word used for a wild stallion that was brought under control, tamed by bit and bridle. We would never think of a stallion as “weak” or even “meek” (as the original King James translated

For the past two weeks, we have looked at two of the most important aspects of Peace. First and foremost, we considered our most critical need, and that is to remove our “alienation from God” by being “justified by faith” so that we can have “Peace with God” through “faith