Graceful Truth

LOOK AT HIM!

by Bill Elliff August 28, 2023

God wants us to know His triune self. He has gone to extraordinary lengths to make Himself accessible, even to the sending of His Son, who took upon human flesh. John says that when we saw Jesus, we saw His glory … the glory of God’s only begotten Son, full of grace and truth (John 1:14). And He has placed His Spirit inside every true believer giving us the capacity to know Him personally.

THE ABOLITION OF MAN

by Bill Elliff August 27, 2023

I recently heard a soul-searching interview with a woman who writes on transgender issues. She traces back to the originators of the transgender movement and relates that their intent is not TRANSGENDERISM, but TRANSHUMANISM. In other words, their driving passion is to come to the point where man is creating man.

DO YOU LOVE GOD … REALLY?

by Bill Elliff August 25, 2023

How do we know if we love God and others in the way the Father has designed and desires? How do we know if we are in the highest, best place in this life?

SLOW TO ANGER

by Bill Elliff August 24, 2023

We’ve all experienced it. Some of us have a harder time with this than others. It is easy to explode. To fly off the handle. To let our anger erupt before we’ve even thought about what is happening when we feel misunderstood or marginalized.

WHAT'S IN YOUR HEART?

by Bill Elliff August 23, 2023

"How blessed is the man," the Psalmist says, "in whose heart are the highways to Zion!" In other words, this man has found the path to God’s presence. He knows how to get there and to live there. He naturally finds himself turning there. He is so enamored by the Lord's presence and so uninterested in every other place, that his heart is forever turning to Christ.

HE HIMSELF

by Bill Elliff August 21, 2023

It is our great problem and the reason for all that is evil in this world. Man chose to sin from the beginning—to run independently from the God who made him. And the results have been catastrophic. No one could deliver us from the foundational problem that separates us from God … except One.

OH, TO BE SAVED FROM MYSELF!

by Bill Elliff August 18, 2023

Pride is such a devious and deadly sin. I find it creeps upon my soul when I least expect it, and suddenly and almost unconsciously, I'm worried about what others think, anxious to be known, drawing attention to myself, thinking about and pampering my desires before others’ needs, and on and on. It chokes my intimacy with Christ, turning my eyes from Him to myself. It makes me a sorry friend, more interested in what others can do for me than I for them. It robs me of genuine love, quick generosity, selfless service—everything that we want our lives to truly be.

THE GLORIOUS BLESSING OF GENEROSITY

by Bill Elliff August 16, 2023

Generosity is always noticed by God. He prospers generous people. Period. This is not prosperity in a merely outlandish way for selfish purposes. But real prosperity in God's way. A person of great wealth or a man of humble means can both become the vehicles that God uses in giving. It is not about the amount of our giving, but where we place possessions in our hearts, the spirit in which we give, and the willingness to joyfully cooperate with God instantly and continually.

COMING BACK TO GOD

by Bill Elliff August 10, 2023

Every follower of Christ has seasons where they drift from God. The allurement of the world, the weakness of our flesh, and the enemy's attack regularly pull us. We are not instantly delivered from a hostile world when we come to Christ in faith and the matter of nearness to God must be cultivated.

GUARDING THE WELL

by Bill Elliff August 09, 2023

Our heart is the seat of our affections. What we love and value. Everything in one’s life is determined by their heart's affections. Whatever you think is valuable is what you will pursue, whether right or wrong, good for you or detrimental.

HOW MUCH OF GOD ARE YOU EXPERIENCING?

by Bill Elliff August 07, 2023

But what are you experiencing of God? How much of Him are you tasting? What are you able to tell others about God? Adrian Rogers said, “I don’t know how much of God you have, but I can tell you this, you have all you want.”