Do you love a bargain? Do you ever dream of finding a little trinket hidden away in great-aunt Susie's attic, and then discovering on Antiques Roadshow that it's worth hundreds, maybe even thousands, of dollars? Well, we were once like that little trinket. Only we were hidden away in the attic of our own sins, covered in filthy rags of unrighteousness, and almost thrown out as trash. 'Till one day, the great Redeemer found us, cleaned us up, filled us with His righteousness a

Ps 119:5 “Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.” Eph 5:13. “The entrance of thy words give the light. It giveth understanding unto the simple.” II Cor 4:7 “But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency may be of the power of God and not of us.” Gideon and his men broke their pitchers as commanded (Judges 7:19-20), and the light from the candle within shone out. They blew their trumpets and cried, “The sword of the Lord and of Gideon.” A

“Forgiveness is not a feeling; it is a commitment.” - Gary Chapman Choosing to forgive someone who has deeply hurt you is one of the hardest tasks to do in life. Giving mercy in exchange for a painful wrongdoing never comes easy. Harboring animosity toward the offender seems to make more sense, but the results are dreadful. Years ago, after an extremely troubling time, I angrily complained to God how I didn’t want to forgive my offender and I didn’t appreciate the Bible sayin