I WENT TO SEE MY FRIEND YESTERDAY

I WENT TO SEE MY FRIEND YESTERDAY

by Bill Elliff April 30, 2025

And then he said with a twinkle in his eye that had seen nine decades plus, “I believe this may be the best season of my life!”

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BEING DEVOTEDLY AWARE OF GOD

BEING DEVOTEDLY AWARE OF GOD

by Bill Elliff April 24, 2025

This is only possible with God’s aid. He tells us to draw near to Him, and He will draw near to us. But that approach begins with a plea for His help in this foundational task. It is our most important step of every day and throughout the day. We must be aware of God.

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THE SURPRISING, CONSTANT ENCOURAGEMENT OF CHRIST

THE SURPRISING, CONSTANT ENCOURAGEMENT OF CHRIST

by Bill Elliff February 20, 2025

If you have questions about how real, how present, how personal and intimate the Lord is, then just read six words of travelogue in Luke’s journal as he traveled with Paul.

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HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH YOUR ENEMIES?

HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH YOUR ENEMIES?

by Bill Elliff January 17, 2025

The one who does what invites the presence of God into the situation has the ultimate reward.

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WHERE ARE YOU PUTTING THE LORD?

WHERE ARE YOU PUTTING THE LORD?

by Bill Elliff January 16, 2025

Everything in your life and your future depends upon where you place the Lord. Notice the Psalmist David indicateD it is our deliberate choice and no one else’s. No one can do this for you. “I have SET … I PLACE the Lord in front of me.”

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BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE FATHER

by Bill Elliff January 14, 2025

Spending hours in solitude with God alone is foreign to us. We are not familiar with God. He is, for most, a distant entity, not an every day Father.

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BROUGHT INTO HIS OWN PRESENCE

BROUGHT INTO HIS OWN PRESENCE

by Bill Elliff December 20, 2024

Our greatest problem is not the economy, the culture, or the world we live in. Our most debilitating issue from which all other problems derive is our separation from God. We have lost the one thing that makes us work, that makes us whole and right.

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GOD'S RELENTLESS LOVE AND PURPOSE

GOD'S RELENTLESS LOVE AND PURPOSE

by Bill Elliff November 13, 2024

The most amazing thing about God is His unrelenting desire for us. He longs for us to know Him and rely on Him. He created Israel and wanted them to cling to Him like the waistband about His waist.

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ARE YOU SOMEONE GOD CAN TRUST?

ARE YOU SOMEONE GOD CAN TRUST?

by Bill Elliff November 01, 2024

Whether you realize it or not, the God of the universe made you in His image and has planned for you to rule with Him over part of His creation in this world and the world to come. You may not be stepping into His design and your destiny, but His plan was expressed in the triune God’s first statement about us.

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PREPARING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE

PREPARING FOR GOD’S PRESENCE

by Bill Elliff October 31, 2024

It is possible to have His presence, but not acknowledge or experience His presence, which is the cause of all spiritual failure in believers’ lives. And experiencing His presence is not automatic.

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THE SECRET OF SUCCESS

THE SECRET OF SUCCESS

by Bill Elliff October 30, 2024

Scholars say the admonition “Fear not!” is mentioned over 300 times in the Bible, and there is a reason. Another phrase is equally prominent in God’s Word to us: “With us.”

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BE READY AND COME UP IN THE MORNING

BE READY AND COME UP IN THE MORNING

by Bill Elliff October 17, 2024

Our greatest misconception is that God is uninterested in us. From the beginning our Ancient Enemy has deceived us into thinking that God is holding out and on us and that He has no interest in our fellowship.

But the testimony of Scripture (and of men and women who have known Him) shatters this lie like a hammer shattering a rock.

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