Who [with reason] despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. [These seven] are the eyes of the Lord which run to and fro throughout the whole earth. – Zechariah 4:10, Amplified Bible (AMP) Surrounding our home are literally dozens of oak… Continue reading Don’t despise the small things.
Category: Basics of Faith
Let God tell you why He sent The Flood. The reason may surprise you.
God said to Noah, I intend to make an end of all flesh, for through men the land is filled with violence; and behold, I will destroy them and the land. – Genesis 6:13 Let’s admit it. We love violence. If an alien from another planet were to spend a week on Earth, it would probably… Continue reading Let God tell you why He sent The Flood. The reason may surprise you.
God isnt just going to give you heart peace. You’ve got to show Him that you want it.
Let him turn away from wickedness and shun it, and let him do right. Let him search for peace (harmony; undisturbedness from fears, agitating passions, and moral conflicts) and seek it eagerly. [Do not merely desire peaceful relations with God, with your fellowmen, and with yourself, but pursue, go after them!] – 1 Peter 3:11, Amplified Bible… Continue reading God isnt just going to give you heart peace. You’ve got to show Him that you want it.
Let God be your Superman.
…I am the Almighty God… – Genesis 17:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) I recently watched a short documentary about the making of Man of Steel, the 2013 blockbuster movie about the DC Comics character, Superman. During the documentary, one of the producers of the film likened the character of Superman to a melding of the Old… Continue reading Let God be your Superman.
Here’s the secret to making God’s Word really mean something to you.
For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power [making it active, operative, energizing, and effective]… exposing and sifting and analyzing and judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12, Amplified Bible (AMP) Is the Word of God alive to you? Does it energize you, speak to you, and motivate you to right action? Or,… Continue reading Here’s the secret to making God’s Word really mean something to you.
Where do you get your energy?
So then, any of you who does not forsake (renounce, surrender claim to, give up, say good-bye to) all that he has cannot be My disciple. – Luke 14:33, Amplified Bible (AMP). I was involved in a discussion not long ago where there were differing opinions about what makes someone an “extrovert” or an “introvert.”… Continue reading Where do you get your energy?
The gifts God gives you are yours forever.
For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.] – Romans 11:29, Amplified Bible (AMP) God gives us a specific package of gifts to help… Continue reading The gifts God gives you are yours forever.
God will bless you once He’s ripped you away from your home.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe… – Jeremiah 24:2, Amplified Bible (AMP) What if the city you lived in was ransacked by invaders? What if your home was burned to the ground and your family and friends were hauled off to an unfamilar land? What if the people… Continue reading God will bless you once He’s ripped you away from your home.
Here’s a great lesson from the ‘Fifth Book of Ruth.’
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ…; – Romans 8:17, KJV We often forget just what we inherit when God adopts us into His family. My friend Jack, who just finished an 8-week study of the Book of Ruth for our Sunday School class, illustrated this point beautifully with his… Continue reading Here’s a great lesson from the ‘Fifth Book of Ruth.’
You are not the recruiter. You are the recruitee.
You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing… – John 15:16, Amplified Bible (AMP) We must never lose sight of the sobering truth that we did not choose God as our Master. He… Continue reading You are not the recruiter. You are the recruitee.