…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.”
Category: Discipleship
What is really important to you?
For behold, I create new heavens and a new earth. And the former things shall not be remembered or come into mind. – Isaiah 65:17, Amplified Bible (AMP) The late Dr. Stephen Covey’s book, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, has had tremendous impact on many lives. One of the seven habits Dr. Covey wrote… Continue reading What is really important to you?
Don’t stick your fingers in a light socket.
And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. – 1 Timothy 2:14, KJV I heard a story recently of a young woman who had given herself to the homosexual lifestyle. Raised in a Christian home, she struggled with the decision for a time, but she eventually justified her choice… Continue reading Don’t stick your fingers in a light socket.
Half-hearted worship = miserable Christianity.
And Moses made a serpent of bronze and put it on a pole, and if a serpent had bitten any man, when he looked to the serpent of bronze [attentively, expectantly, with a steady and absorbing gaze], he lived. – Numbers 21:9, Amplified Bible (AMP) Have you ever done anything half-cocked? If you have, then… Continue reading Half-hearted worship = miserable Christianity.
Moses said, “I’m a failure. Just kill me.”
And if this is the way You deal with me, kill me, I pray You, at once, and be granting me a favor and let me not see my wretchedness [in the failure of all my efforts]. – Numbers 11:15, Amplified Bible (AMP) There are times when serving The Lord just wears you out. You’re… Continue reading Moses said, “I’m a failure. Just kill me.”
What happens when you don’t get your cookies?
Let them give glory unto the Lord… – Isaiah 42:12, KJV We often make things more complicated than they really are. Take, for example, the idea of glorifying God. If you were to ask the average Christian what it means to glorify God, the average Christian would either: a) give you the proverbial “deer-in-the-headlights look,”… Continue reading What happens when you don’t get your cookies?
The reason we have been left behind after being born again is…
If anyone sins in that he is sworn to testify and has knowledge of the matter, either by seeing or hearing of it, but fails to report it, then he shall bear his iniquity and willfulness. – Leviticus 5:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) There is a hard lesson for Christians in Leviticus 5:1. According to this… Continue reading The reason we have been left behind after being born again is…
How would you like to stand in the presence of God? Actually, you do – every day.
Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep and guard you on the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. – Exodus 23:20, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Exodus 23:20, God made His chosen people three wonderful promises: to guide them in the way they should go, to guard them against their enemies, and… Continue reading How would you like to stand in the presence of God? Actually, you do – every day.
It’s time to ditch the “holier-than-thou” attitude.
You shall not wrong a stranger or oppress him; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt. – Exodus 22:21, Amplified Bible (AMP) There is never a time when a Christian has a right to be spiritually arrogant. Unfortunately, many Christians are spiritually arrogant, and they’re much more prone to snub people trapped in… Continue reading It’s time to ditch the “holier-than-thou” attitude.
Sometimes the miserably slow, round-a-bout way is the best way to get there.
When Pharaoh let the people go, God led them not by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was nearer; for God said, Lest the people change their purpose when they see war and return to Egypt. – Exodus 13:17, Amplified Bible (AMP) God often paints a picture of the Promised Land He… Continue reading Sometimes the miserably slow, round-a-bout way is the best way to get there.