For this commandment which I command thee this day, it is not hidden from thee, neither is it far off. – Deuteronomy 30:11, KJV We like to complicate matters. It’s just our way. Take, for example, the famous Acres of Diamonds story, popularized in the late 1800s and early 1900s by American Baptist minister Russell… Continue reading Acres of Diamonds
Category: Decisions
BEST OF TQFG: When faced with difficult choices, be sure to fear God rather than man.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from December 30, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team …Obey, I beg of you, the voice of the Lord, Who speaks to you through me. Then it will be well with you, and you will live. – Jeremiah 38:20, Amplified Bible (AMP) Why did King Zedekiah choose… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: When faced with difficult choices, be sure to fear God rather than man.
BEST OF TQFG: What we have here is a failure to communicate.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from February 22, 2014. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team But when the people of Gibeon heard what Joshua had done to Jericho and Ai, they worked cunningly… – Joshua 9:3-4, Amplified Bible (AMP) One day when my elder daughter was just a toddler, I left the house to… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: What we have here is a failure to communicate.
Brian takes a walk.
A man’s mind plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps and makes them sure. – Proverbs 16:9, Amplified Bible (AMP) My friend Brian was becoming more and more disgruntled at work. Recently, he came home and told his wife, “I am not happy at work. I wonder if it is time to start… Continue reading Brian takes a walk.
O, to be the king!
When you come to the land which the Lord your God gives you and you possess it and live there, and then say, We will set a king over us like all the nations that are about us, – Deuteronomy 17:14, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Deuteronomy 17, long before the days of the Judges or… Continue reading O, to be the king!
The New Tolerance
For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. – 1 Peter 3:17, KJV According to ChristianAnswers.net: Not long ago, the word ‘tolerance’ meant ‘bearing or putting up with someone or something not especially liked’. However, now the word has been redefined to… Continue reading The New Tolerance
Which farmer does better work?
A land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. – Deuteronomy 11:12, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Deuteronomy 11, God compares and contrasts the dry, life-sucking land of Egypt to the well-watered, lush… Continue reading Which farmer does better work?
BEST OF TQFG: Stay close to God. You’ll be smarter for it.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from February 11, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team That people may know skillful and godly Wisdom and instruction, discern and comprehend the words of understanding and insight. – Proverbs 1:2, Amplified Bible In his book Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions, author Gary Klein detailed… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Stay close to God. You’ll be smarter for it.
Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 2
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. – Galatians 6:9, KJV As mentioned in Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 1, honey badgers have a reputation for being fearless. They also are remarkably, insanely, and stubbornly persistent. Take Stauffel, for instance. Stauffel… Continue reading Lessons from the Honey Badger: Part 2
Do you like camping?
At the Lord’s command the Israelites journeyed, and at [His] command they encamped… – Numbers 9:18, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Numbers 9, the Israelites camped or traveled when God signaled to camp or to travel. They never knew how long they would walk or how long they would stay put; they just knew that God… Continue reading Do you like camping?