“Brother Ben, why in the world has the Lord let me live this long?” That was the question I got almost every time I visited one of the sweet shut-ins of the church I pastored in Tennessee. Ms Willette was in her late 80s and early 90s while I served that church and had outlived…

One of the strange things about living is that it always carries with it the prospect of dying. To live in this fallen age is to eventually die, and that eventuality may come at any moment. That may sound morose, but it’s a reality we can’t escape. Therefore, we must think biblically about it. Apostle…

I’m a huge sports fan, and one of the things that I appreciate so much about sports is the team aspect. To see that group of men or women work together to accomplish something great is always a moving experience. But the aspect of a team isn’t just a sports reality. It’s a kingdom of…

You’ve probably heard the phrase before, “He’s all heart,” or “She’s all heart.” It’s a way of complimenting someone, saying they are really kind and compassionate. Having a heart is a good thing. In fact, the Holy Spirit says through Apostle Paul in the book of Philippians that our love should grow more and more.…

If there’s one thing from Scripture that the world seems to understand is that we are supposed to love, but is that love Christ’s love? In other words, does our love look like Jesus’s? Apostle Paul told the Philippians, “For God is my witness, how I long for you all with the affection of Christ…

Back in the year 1980, Joel Hemphill wrote a song and recorded it with his Gospel group The Hemphills. The lyrics went like this: He’s still working on me; To make me what I need to be It took him just a week to make the moon and stars The sun and the earth and…

In the original Greek language, the book of Philippians begins this way:  Παῦλος καὶ Τιμόθεος δοῦλοι Χριστοῦ Ἰησοῦ. Translated literally into English, that means, “Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus.” Isn’t it interesting that Apostle Paul, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, would use that word “slave’ (δοῦλος in the Greek) to describe…

“May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.” With these final words, Apostle Paul closes his second letter to the Thessalonians with a prayer, which stands as a profound reminder of what we need more than anything else in life: God’s grace. He could have prayed for anything but chose to…

What does love look like? It looks like a lot of things, but it most certainly sometimes looks like correction. Correction is a manifestation of love. Those whom you love, you discipline. No, it’s not enjoyable, but it’s necessary. Here in 2 Thessalonans 3:14 and 15, Apostle Paul gives instruction for Christians on how to…

You’ve likely heard the phrase, “He who will not work will not eat.” That’s not just a maxim made up by some social conservative on some podcast. No, that’s straight from the Bible. It’s from the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Apostle Paul in 2 Thessalonians 3:10. And these words speak to a very…