A few little flies in the perfumer's oil, and the whole batch is ruined. That is what the Bible compares foolishness to in a person's heart. What is foolishness and how does just a little of it cause such disastrous ruin? Wisdom, praise God, is His powerful remedy.

We say we would like to serve God, but we can't. Our lives are weighed down with little gods that dominate our attentions and our affections. What does it really mean to fear God and serve Him only?

Fear can lead us to deeper faith or completely ruin us, all depending on where we run when we are in trouble. We have to choose to make the Lord our refuge BEFORE our crisis comes.

All truth is behind a veil. We tell people what is behind the veil, but we cannot overcome skepticism, unbelief, or deception on our own.  Jesus, by the Holy Spirit, must come and remove the veil of mystery so they can see the truth.

What do we do when evil is pressing and even prevailing? Are we powerless to change things? No, we are not! We have authority given by Jesus to bind and loose on earth the things He is binding and loosing in heaven.

Jesus is absolute on authority, ruling over all other authority and powers. When we are in Him, we are entrusted with a measure of authority by which we perform His works. How can we walk and grow in authority?

Faith, like most things God has made, is governed by a set of inviolable laws. If broken, faith seems not to work and we become disillusioned and cynical. But learn to walk within God's framework, and - suddenly!- a whole world of impossible possibilities are opened to us in Him.