…Can it really be that God has said… – Genesis 3:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) Doubt is one of Satan’s most effective weapons against Christians and non-Christians alike. When Satan can get us to doubt the truth of God’s Word, he can persuade us to disobey it, or worse, to abandon it altogether. Satan often uses… Continue reading Hath God Said?
Category: Devotions
The universe sings to God!
Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light. – Psalm 148:3, KJV According to Nature.com: Most astronomers gaze at the heavens and see stars. William Chaplin hears an orchestra — a celestial symphony in which the smallest stars are flutes, the medium-sized ones are trombones and the giants are reverberating… Continue reading The universe sings to God!
Child Rearing 101
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. – Psalm 127:3, King James Version (KJV) In his book 30 Lessons For Living: Tried and True Advice from the Wisest Americans, Karl Pillemer reported the following advice regarding parenting:* What if there was one course of action… Continue reading Child Rearing 101
What’ll it be? The canteen, or the water pump?
Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith. – Habakkuk 2:4, King James Version (KJV) Imagine that you are stranded in the desert. You are wandering aimlessly, desperately searching for water to survive. At the brink of despair, you spot something in the… Continue reading What’ll it be? The canteen, or the water pump?
Tea anyone?
Abram was seventy and five years old when he departed out of Haran. – Genesis 12:4b, KJV When Jack taught our class, he related a story told by Dr. Stephen Davey of Wisdom for the Heart. A woman living in Melbourne, Australia accepted Christ as her Savior at age 70. Almost immediately after her conversion,… Continue reading Tea anyone?
Never take leadership lightly.
Then said Jeremiah to Zedekiah, Thus says the Lord God of hosts, the God of Israel: If you will go forth and surrender to the princes of the king of Babylon, then you will live and this city will not be burned with fire; and you will live—you and your house. But if you will not… Continue reading Never take leadership lightly.
Which energy source are you plugged into?
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling. – Philippians 2:12, KJV Working out our own salvation doesn’t mean we have to work for our salvation. We cannot earn our salvation through works,… Continue reading Which energy source are you plugged into?
God loves math, and so should you.
The sum of Your word is truth [the total of the full meaning of all Your individual precepts]; and every one of Your righteous decrees endures forever. – Psalm 119:160, Amplified Bible (AMP) One of Satan’s greatest weapons is taking a portion of God’s Word out of context and twisting it in order to deceive. His… Continue reading God loves math, and so should you.
Too much honey will make you sick!
Have you found [pleasure sweet like] honey? Eat only as much as is sufficient for you, lest, being filled with it, you vomit it. – Proverbs 25:16, Amplified Bible (AMP) I love Krispy Kreme doughnuts! I love them so much, as a matter of fact, that I have downloaded the Krispy Kreme app to my… Continue reading Too much honey will make you sick!
Why do I have to take math classes?
…to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law. – Hebrews 5:14b, Amplified Bible (AMP) In a recent Sunday School class, our teacher asked a very simple question: “What is the purpose of education?” Several in the class answered the question,… Continue reading Why do I have to take math classes?