He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not… Continue reading Willful ignorance is no excuse before God.
Category: Discipleship
Mind what you allow to take root in your mind.
Hear, O earth: behold, I am bringing evil upon this people, the fruit of their thoughts (their schemes and devices) because they have not listened and obeyed My words, and as for My law, they have rejected it. – Jeremiah 6:19, Amplified Bible (AMP) When I was a younger Christian, I suffered from what I… Continue reading Mind what you allow to take root in your mind.
It doesn’t matter if I read my Bible, right?
Commit thy way unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. – Psalm 37:5, King James Version (KJV) The Bible is clear that God is sovereign over His creation, which means that He has complete and total power to control what does and does not happen on Earth. But… Continue reading It doesn’t matter if I read my Bible, right?
O, the gifts we leave on the table!
O that thou hadst hearkened to my commandments! then had thy peace been as a river, and thy righteousness as the waves of the sea: – Isaiah 48:18, Amplified Bible (AMP) Imagine that you are six years old, and it’s Christmas time. You’ve asked for a lot of things for Christmas, but there is one… Continue reading O, the gifts we leave on the table!
Be sure to apply what you have learned.
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. – James 1:22, King James Version (KJV) A decision is worthless unless it is followed by consistent action. Just ask the millions of people around the world who sincerely committed to New Years resolutions earlier this year, only to fail… Continue reading Be sure to apply what you have learned.
The times they are a-changin’.
Thus Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of what God had prepared for the people, for it was done suddenly. – 2 Chronicles 29:36, Amplified Bible (AMP) Sometimes we marry ourselves to the idea that when God changes our character or our circumstances, He always does so slowly. No doubt, there are plenty of… Continue reading The times they are a-changin’.
Wallow in the luxury of God’s peace.
Commit your way to the Lord [roll and repose each care of your load on Him]; trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) also in Him and He will bring it to pass. – Psalm 37:5, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Psalm 37:5, “commit” is the Greek word “galal,” which means: to roll (literally or… Continue reading Wallow in the luxury of God’s peace.
God greatly desires to fill up our treasure houses.
And there shall be stability in your times, an abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge; the reverent fear and worship of the Lord is your treasure and His. – Isaiah 33:6, Amplified Bible (AMP) When I was a teenager I LOVED reading J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I have… Continue reading God greatly desires to fill up our treasure houses.
When it’s time to switch to the one-handed backhand, will you?
Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. – Proverbs 16:3, Amplified Bible (AMP) Pete Sampras was a competitive junior tennis player until, at the age of 14, his coach… Continue reading When it’s time to switch to the one-handed backhand, will you?
Are you burning incense to the brazen serpent?
He removed the high places, broke the images, cut down the Asherim, and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until then the Israelites had burned incense to it; but he called it Nehushtan [a bronze trifle]. – 2 Kings 18:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) In 2 Kings 18, King Hezekiah instituted… Continue reading Are you burning incense to the brazen serpent?