Are you willing to go?

If I say to the wicked, You shall surely die, and you do not give him warning or speak to warn the wicked to turn from his wicked way, to save his life, the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity, but his blood will I require at your hand. – Ezekiel 3:18, Amplified… Continue reading Are you willing to go?

It’s best not to pass by on the other side of the road.

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down from Jerusalem to Jericho… – Luke 10:30, Amplified Bible (AMP) We can spend a lifetime serving God in a box, and by doing so we will one day find that we barely served Him at all.  By serving God “in a box,” I mean that we… Continue reading It’s best not to pass by on the other side of the road.

Patiently serve while you are waiting for the “whys.”

…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.”

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?

Facing the lions may be the best thing you can do for others.

Then the king went to his palace and passed the night fasting… – Daniel 6:18, Amplified Bible, (AMP) The door of the lions’ den was shut, and then the wait began. The nighttime hours brought great trial and tribulation of soul, but not for Daniel, the one spending the night with the beasties. The soul… Continue reading Facing the lions may be the best thing you can do for others.

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 ’bout them Braves!

And Pharaoh took off his [signet] ring from his hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in [official] vestments of fine linen and put a gold chain about his neck. – Genesis 41:42, Amplified Bible (AMP) It was the Fall of 1991. My roommates and I set up our television set, our… Continue reading How ’bout them Braves!

Would you run away when you see a dirty bathroom?

Behold! God is mighty, and yet despises no one nor regards anything as trivial; He is mighty in power of understanding and heart. – Job 36:5, Amplified Bible (AMP) There will be times in your life when you will be in the middle of a task that The Lord has assigned you to do, and you will… Continue reading Would you run away when you see a dirty bathroom?

Do you know the value of one soul?

…So he got up and went… – Acts 8:27 The book of Acts chronicles the explosive growth of the early church. During this time, souls were being saved en masse as God manifested His power. But, one day, God pulled Phillip aside, telling him to leave his fellow apostles – and the tremendous work they… Continue reading Do you know the value of one soul?

Don’t kill a relationship on a whim.

…He was wounded for our transgressions… – Isaiah 53:5, Amplified Bible (AMP) What do we do when someone lies to us, cheats us, or wrongs us in some way? Our natural tendency is to fight back, to defend our honor, and to vindicate ourselves. In addition, we desire to break all ties with that scoundrel… Continue reading Don’t kill a relationship on a whim.