And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. – 1 Samuel 15:22, KJV In 1 Samuel 15:3, God commanded Saul to utterly destroy the Amalekites and… Continue reading It’s God’s way or the highway, pal. Your call!
Month: January 2013
Beware the shackles of fear.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. – 2 Timothy 1:7, KJV I was reading the paper the other day and ran across an article written by career consultant Andrea Kay titled, “You don’t have all the time in the world… Continue reading Beware the shackles of fear.
Just remember, when you need a hero, God is right here.
For by You I can run through a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. – Psalm 18:29, Amplified Bible Growing up I was fascinated with comic book heroes. Though I didn’t often read comic books, I watched more than my fair share of the television and movie versions of the… Continue reading Just remember, when you need a hero, God is right here.
Did you wake up grumpy this morning?
Do all things without grumbling and faultfinding and complaining [against God] and questioning and doubting [among yourselves], That you may show yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish (faultless, unrebukable) in the midst of a crooked and wicked generation [spiritually perverted and perverse], among whom you are seen… Continue reading Did you wake up grumpy this morning?
Let’s take a walk with God.
But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God). – Galatians 5:16, Amplified Bible In his book My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers wrote, “There… Continue reading Let’s take a walk with God.
Persist, persist, persist. Never quit, never quit, never quit. Get the idea?
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might… – Ecclesiastes 9:10(a), Amplified Bible Recently our church was visited by a missionary to Canada. His entire testimony was fascinating, but there was one part of his testimony that affected me deeply. The missionary stated that when he, his wife, and their two… Continue reading Persist, persist, persist. Never quit, never quit, never quit. Get the idea?
Recognizing you have a problem is half the solution.
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. – Genesis 31:41, KJV You have a thorn in your flesh. It’s not an illness or financial distress or a huge decision you… Continue reading Recognizing you have a problem is half the solution.
Contrary to popular belief, everything isn’t relative.
When Gentiles who have not the [divine] Law do instinctively what the Law requires…They show that the essential requirements of the Law are written in their hearts and are operating there, with which their consciences (sense of right and wrong) also bear witness… – Romans 2:14-15, Amplified Bible Moral relativism is abundant in our society.… Continue reading Contrary to popular belief, everything isn’t relative.
Be a thermostat, not a thermometer.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Matthew 10:16, KJV O.J. Brigance is a former NFL football standout and member of the Baltimore Ravens Superbowl XXXV (played on January 28, 2001) championship team. He is also a victim of Amyotrophic… Continue reading Be a thermostat, not a thermometer.
Your life is God’s gift to you; don’t waste it.
“See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” (Ephesians 5:15-16, KJV) Imagine for a moment that you’ve died. You are saved, you are in Heaven, and you are at this very moment standing before Christ. Christ is about to review your life before… Continue reading Your life is God’s gift to you; don’t waste it.