Author Archives: Mike Valles

The Carnal Christian’s Fruit

James 4:1-4 “From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because… Read More »

A Simple Way to Get Victory

James 4:7 “Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” It is easy to make getting the victory complicated. The problem lies with our hearts, which are naturally prone to go against God. Most people had some sinful habit in the past before they were saved, but the temptations… Read More »

Esteeming Others Better Than Ourselves

Philippians 2:3,4 “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves. Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.” When writing to the church at Philippi, Paul knew that there was some arguing and strife… Read More »

The Daily Renewing of the Inward Man

II Corinthians 4:16 “For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.” Christians can run into difficulties, hardships, temptations, and trials often. We need God’s help every day. Our battle is a spiritual one and the real enemy is a spiritual one. He… Read More »

Don’t Stop Waiting on the Lord

Psalm 27:13,14 “I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.” The word “fainted” has many meanings. The primary meaning in this verse seems… Read More »

Now Is the Time to Be Steadfast

I Corinthians 15:58 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” Today, we are seeing a lot of vacillation among people around us. Change is everywhere. It can be seen in our politicians,… Read More »