Author: Larry Foster

"As for your birth, on the day you were born your navel cord was not cut, nor were you washed with water for cleansing; you were not rubbed with salt or even wrapped in cloths.  No eye looked with pity on you to do any of these things for you, to have compassion on you.… Continue reading Mercy and Forgiveness →

"Peace I leave with you; my peace I leave you.  I do not give to you as the world gives.  Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid."  John 14:27.  This passage was Jesus comforting His disciples right before he was to be crucified and leave them.  Not only was he… Continue reading The Peace of God →

"Abide in me, and I in you.  As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.  I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without… Continue reading Abide in Christ →

"That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises." Hebrews 6:12. There are many promises given to Believers in the Word of God.  Not the least of which is that, in the end, good will overcome evil and the wicked will be judged and punished.  "Do not… Continue reading Faith and Patience →

"Let his mind be changed from a man's, and let a beast's mind be given to him; and let seven periods of time pass over him.  The sentence is by the decree of the watchers, the decision by the word of the holy ones, to the end that the living may know that the Most… Continue reading God’s Kings →

"Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh." Genesis 2:24.  When a Christian man finds his bride he is charged to "hold fast" to her and the wife likewise to her husband as they literally become one flesh in the eyes… Continue reading My Beloved →

"I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart instructs me." Psalm 16:7.  "My soul will be satisfied as with fat and rich food, and my mouth will praise you with joyful lips, when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night."… Continue reading The Night Watches →

"The steps of a man are established by the Lord, when he delights in his way; though he fall, be shall not be cast headlong, for the Lord upholds his hand." Psalm 37: 23-24.  "Blessed is the man who ... delight(s) in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and… Continue reading The Bright Glow of Christians →

"Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing." I Peter 3:8-9.  This passage is not suggesting approving of… Continue reading Bless Our Revilers →

"And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us.  And if we know that he hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests that we have asked of him". I John 5:14-15. This passage in I John… Continue reading Pray With Confidence →

I often become distressed these days when I watch the news.  Few people in Government or in the media seem concerned for the good of America but rather only want to promote their own agendas.  Combined with the moral decay of our country I sometimes find myself becoming discouraged and even angry.   The Holy… Continue reading Walk Worthy of Your Calling →

I recently finished reading "The Practice of the Presence of God" by Brother Lawrence.  It was a tremendous blessing.  Bother Lawrence was a very devout Christian who lived in the 17th Century and spent most of his life in a monastery to totally devote himself to God.   This book is considered a Christian classic.… Continue reading The Practice of the Presence of God →

"Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure." Phil 2: 12-13. We know salvation is… Continue reading Fear and Trembling →

In the "A Charlie Brown Christmas" television special Charlie Brown cannot get into the spirit of Christmas and eventually exclaims - "Can't anyone tell me what Christmas is about?"  His little brother, Linus, says that he can tell him what Christmas is about. "And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field,… Continue reading What Christmas Is All About →

"...because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Spirit which is given unto us."  Romans 5:5. F. B. Meyer has said, "God does not fill with His Holy Spirit those who believe in the fullness of the Spirit, or those who desire Him, but those who obey Him."  Corrie… Continue reading Obtaining the Power of the Holy Sprit →

"For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief. " Proverbs 24:16.  Although this verse is primarily speaking about a just man falling into trouble rather than sin, it still has an application to Christians which commit "acts" of sin but confess them and then get… Continue reading Get Back Up →

"Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven." Matthew 5:3.  "Poor in spirit" translated here literally means "to crouch or cower as one helpless."  In Galatians 4:9 it is translated "beggarly."  It is a humble spirit that all believers should have where they understand that only through God's grace can… Continue reading The Poor in Spirit →

"Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write; These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, who walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks. I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil: and thou hast… Continue reading Ensure the Lampstand Remains →

"Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me." Psalm 23:4. As I grow older, approaching my 60's, my thoughts turn more and more to my mortality. It is comforting to note that, if… Continue reading The Valley of the Shadow of Death →

We see in Matthew 20:1-16 the Parable of the Laborers. A landowner went out to hire workers for his vineyard. He first went out early in the morning, and then again at several different times during the day, including one hour before quitting time, and hired more laborers. At the end of the day he… Continue reading The Parable of the Laborers →

Revelation Chapters 2 and 3 contain God's messages to the seven churches.  In those two chapters there is also a description given at the end of the message to each church of the benefits of being one who "overcomes".  These include:       Allowed to eat from the tree of life, which is in… Continue reading Benefits of Being an Overcomer →

God calls us to be industrious in all we do in life. Romans 12:11 commands Christians to be "Not Slothful in business...".  Colossians 3:23 states "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters...".  Proverbs 14:23 states "All hard work brings a profit, but mere… Continue reading Of Kings and Obscure Men →