Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He will give you the desires and secret petitions of your heart. – Psalm 37:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) According to C. S. Lewis: * All enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise. . . . The world rings with praise—lovers praising their mistresses, readers their favourite poet, walkers praising the countryside, players praising… Continue reading All enjoyment spontaneously overflows into praise.
Category: Discipleship
Being holy is constant work.
[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.
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.
Here’s the secret to overcoming your enemies.
…You can not stand before your enemies until you take away from among you the things devoted [to destruction]. – Joshua 7:13, Amplified Bible (AMP) Many, many Christians lead defeated lives. They often question their faith because rarely, if ever, do they see God actively working to help them overcome great obstacles. Rather than experience… Continue reading Here’s the secret to overcoming your enemies.
“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.
Who is God to you? A crutch, or a cornerstone?
And you and the Levite and the stranger and the sojourner among you shall rejoice in all the good which the Lord your God has given you and your household. – Deuteronomy 26:11, Amplified Bible (AMP) For many, many Christians, God is afterthought. Their prayer life is almost non-existent. They rarely read the Bible. They may or may not… Continue reading Who is God to you? A crutch, or a cornerstone?
A danger for us all.
For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves and become fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise and scorn Me and break My covenant. – Deuteronomy 31:20, Amplified… Continue reading A danger for us all.
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?
Be Sure to Trust the Right Gardener.
But the land which you enter to possess is…a land for which the Lord your God cares… – Deuteronomy 11:11-12, Amplified Bible (AMP) Can we be successful in life due to the works of our own hands? Of course we can. Throughout the ages, both saved and unsaved alike have plowed fields of their own choosing,… Continue reading Be Sure to Trust the Right Gardener.