Faith is often needed most when it makes the least sense. Abraham waited 25 years for a promised gift, and then the unexpected happened- God asked for it back. Abraham was learning to trust God only, to cling to Him only, and even to believe that God will provide for us what He requires of us.

What if God's call on your life was really, really hard? Jeremiah was God's prophet, to be sure, but he was the lone voice of truth among a thousand lies. He sat alone, he stood for truth, and was uniquely rewarded by God for his faithfulness. 

Stephen was a table waiter with some pretty remarkable qualities. He was also counted worthy to be the first martyr for Jesus' name. We also can bring lasting change if we will let God fill us with faith and wisdom, grace and power.

Sometimes, hard choices will be made that will cost us a lot. Have we defined the lines we will not cross? Have we decided that we will worship God only, or do we compromise and bow to the idol of gold? If we choose God's way, the 4th man, the Son of God Himself, will be with us in the fire.

If there were an idol in my heart, would I want to know it? What if the idol were the most sinister kind of all- an idol of my own image, and idol of self? God is offering to help us to see this idol for what it is, to destroy it, and worship Him alone.

There are only 2 kinds of wisdom- worldly and godly wisdom- and each comes from one of the 2 kingdoms- God’s and Satan’s. Each kingdom possesses a fountain that sends forth its wisdom to all who drink there- one giving life, the other death.

The tongue speaks whatever our hearts are full of, and we can be so conflicted inside! We have to ask, "What does my mind/heart constantly feed upon?" God wants us to see that inner purity is ours when we drink from the fountain of God's wisdom alone.

If God is Holy, and Jesus is God in a human body, then Jesus defines for us what it looks like to walk in holiness in human flesh. Jesus amazes us all with His uncommonly bold, consecrated, and liberated life, lived before the face of His Father ONLY.

Brian Miller, missionary from Colombia, shares how his ministry, Global Transformation Ministries, is helping pregnant women get off the streets and into a self-sufficient life away from prostitution. Hear testimonies of lives saved from abortion and how women come to know Jesus and experience His saving grace!

To fear God is to approach Him with the reverent awe He is due and to regard Him as holy. To have no fear of God before our eyes means we treat God - and all that comes with Him - as common. How can we lay hold of and walk in the fear of God?