Author Archives: John Harris

For do I now persuade men, or God? Or doI seek to please men? For if I still pleased men, I would not be abondservant of Christ. Galatians 1:10 At times you will have to make a choice between pleasing … Continue reading →

“Here I am. Witness against me before the Lordand before His anointed… . And they said, “You have not cheated us or oppressed us, nor have you taken anything from any man’s hand.” 1Samuel 12:3a–4 There is a freedom that … Continue reading →

So you shall put away the evil from among you. Deuteronomy 22:21b It is a dangerous and costly mistake not to take temptation seriously. The sad testimony of many who have succumbed tosin’s enticements is that they thought they were … Continue reading →

You shall not sacrifice to the Lord your God a bull or sheep which has any blemish or defect, for that is an abomination to the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 17:1 God’s love moved Him to sacrifice that which meant … Continue reading →

Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” Matthew 8:21 Often our struggle as Christians is not in deciding whether we should obey Christ but in obeying immediately. We may acknowledge … Continue reading →