[For it is He] Who delivered and saved us and called us with a calling in itself holy and leading to holiness [to a life of consecration, a vocation of holiness]… – 2 Timothy 1:9, Amplified Bible (AMP) Too many Christians foolishly think that their lives are to be lived in “compartments.” For example, they… Continue reading Being holy is constant work.
Category: Christlikeness
Chin up! Your weary soul means you are doing something right for Christ!
In toil and hardship, watching often [through sleepless nights], in hunger and thirst, frequently driven to fasting by want, in cold and exposure and lack of clothing, – 2 Corinthians 11:27, Amplified Bible (AMP) It’s when you are in the throws of service to God that you can expect the unrelenting attacks of Satan. The… Continue reading Chin up! Your weary soul means you are doing something right for Christ!
Be cautious about those new ideas.
And Gideon made an ephod [a sacred, high priest’s garment] of it, and put it in his city of Ophrah, and all Israel paid homage to it there, and it became a snare to Gideon and to his family. – Judges 8:27, Amplified Bible (AMP) The law of unintended consequences teaches that, no matter how… Continue reading Be cautious about those new ideas.
“Submissiveness” is NOT a dirty word.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. – Philippians 2:8, KJV Some years ago I worked for an employer with whom I regularly “butted heads.” After awhile, I realized that the reason there was frequent tension between us had nothing… Continue reading “Submissiveness” is NOT a dirty word.
BEST OF TQFG: God is not real keen on slackness.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from March 25, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team How long will you be slack to go in and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you? – Joshua 18:3, Amplified Bible The Bible is saturated with promises made by… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: God is not real keen on slackness.
It’s best not to pass by on the other side of the road.
And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho… – Luke 10:30, Amplified Bible (AMP) We can spend a lifetime serving God in a box, and by doing so we will one day find that we barely served Him at all. By serving God “in a box,” I mean that we… Continue reading It’s best not to pass by on the other side of the road.
You’re a Christian, aren’t you?
But the fruit of the Spirit is love… – Galatians 5:22 (KJV) I have a dear friend who said something rather profound recently. During a time in his life when he was not living for The Lord, students and staff at the school he used to work for would occasionally ask him this question, “Are… Continue reading You’re a Christian, aren’t you?
How many licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?
Do not say in your [mind and] heart…It is because of my righteousness that the Lord has brought me in to possess this land—whereas it is because of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is dispossessing them before you…you are a hard and stubborn people. – Deuteronomy 9:4, 6, Amplified Bible (AMP) One… Continue reading How many licks to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?
Time to kill off those distractions.
You shall not give consent to him or listen to him; nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him. But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people. – Deuteronomy 13:8-9, Amplified Bible… Continue reading Time to kill off those distractions.
Patiently serve while you are waiting for the “whys.”
…and cast their crowns before the throne… – Revelation 4:10, KJV A seventeen year old young man, whom I will call Dale, was fighting AIDS. In the hospital, undergoing treatment to prolong his life, there were no doubt times when this born-again believer wondered, “Why?” Why would God allow him, a faithful servant, to contract… Continue reading Patiently serve while you are waiting for the “whys.”