…the greatest of these is love. – 1 Corinthians 13:13, AMP If you were in Solomon’s place, and God gave you the opportunity to ask for anything in the universe, what would you ask for? Wisdom, as Solomon requested? Peace? Happiness? Freedom from financial stress or personal strain or anxiety of any kind? Our answers… Continue reading The key to having Christ’s character is found in this one word.
Category: Discipleship
When running the race, be intense, aggressive, and don’t hold back.
So run [your race] that you may lay hold [of the prize] and make it yours. – 1 Corinthians 9:24, AMP As I watched my daughter’s soccer game today, I noticed a trend among many of the 8-year olds scattered around the field. All of them were aggressive in defending their goal from the attack… Continue reading When running the race, be intense, aggressive, and don’t hold back.
Success or failure in following God boils down to one thing.
Jesus replied, This is the work (service) that God asks of you: that you believe in the One Whom He has sent… – John 6:29, AMP I’m an 80/20 Principle kind of guy, and the reason I am is because I am just not talented enough to juggle more than two or three things at… Continue reading Success or failure in following God boils down to one thing.
Let God help you with your spiritual insurance policy.
Put on God’s whole armor… – Ephesians 6:11, AMP This world is not safe. It is filled with risk, and that is why we buy insurance of all types. We buy life insurance to financially support our families in case we die prematurely. We buy health insurance to pay for treating illnesses that are too costly… Continue reading Let God help you with your spiritual insurance policy.
God is merciful and slow to punish, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that you are getting away with anything.
Are you unmindful or actually ignorant [of the fact] that God’s kindness is intended to lead you to repent (to change your mind and inner man to accept God’s will)? – Romans 2:4, AMP When we sin and “get away with it,” we can come to the false conclusion that God doesn’t really mind that we are doing… Continue reading God is merciful and slow to punish, but don’t let that fool you into thinking that you are getting away with anything.
When adrift in the Sea of Anxiety, jump into God’s life raft.
In the multitude of my [anxious] thoughts within me, Your comforts cheer and delight my soul! – Psalm 94:19, AMP I don’t care how solid you are in your relationship with The Lord, you are not immune to thoughts of anxiety. You may be able to withstand a greater level of life’s troubles than a less mature… Continue reading When adrift in the Sea of Anxiety, jump into God’s life raft.
God would be glad to talk with you once you decide to give Him your undivided attention.
Be still, and know that I am God… – Psalm 46:10, KJV Have you ever been in a conversation with someone where, at the end of the conversation, you had absolutely no idea what the other person has been saying to you? We’ve all done it, and the reason we were clueless at the end… Continue reading God would be glad to talk with you once you decide to give Him your undivided attention.
God always completes what He starts.
I will cry to God Most High, Who performs on my behalf and rewards me [Who brings to pass His purposes for me and surely completes them]! – Psalm 57:2, AMP Have you ever known people who continuously fail to finish what they started? It’s one thing to have a project interrupted due to some unforeseen circumstance… Continue reading God always completes what He starts.
God’s grace is just as sufficient for you as it was for Gail.
Many evils confront the [consistently] righteous, but the Lord delivers him out of them all. – Pslam 34:19, AMP Margaret is a retired missionary. For some time she has been tending to a dear, dying friend, a fellow retired missionary named Gail. Gail died just a few days ago, and two days before she passed,… Continue reading God’s grace is just as sufficient for you as it was for Gail.
Don’t take the bait of discontentment.
Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. – Philippians 4:11, KJV There are so many lessons to be learned from Genesis 3:1-6. But I had a new one (at least for me) brought to my attention by my friend, Dan, who taught our Sunday School class… Continue reading Don’t take the bait of discontentment.