Now Esau was 40 years old when he took as wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite. And they made life bitter and a grief of mind and spirit for Isaac and Rebekah [their parents-in-law]. – Genesis 26:34-35, Amplified Bible (AMP) In the race to please self, Christians often fail to… Continue reading Don’t make the same mistake that Esau did.
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What would you do to save your father?
Now therefore, I pray you, let your servant remain instead of the youth [to be] a slave to my lord, and let the young man go home with his [half] brothers. – Genesis 44:33, Amplified Bible (AMP) Years before, motivated by jealous rage, all the brothers of Joseph, save Reuben, desired to kill their youngest… Continue reading What would you do to save your father?
There’s nothing like agreeing with God to start your day off right.
Can two walk together, except they be agreed? – Amos 3:3, KJV Enoch walked with God, Noah walked with God, Abraham walked with God, and so can we. To walk with God, all we have to do is do what these men did: we must agree with God that His way of life is better… Continue reading There’s nothing like agreeing with God to start your day off right.
Make sure you visit with God before you dig your well.
And [Isaac] built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants were digging a well. – Genesis 26:25, Amplified Bible (AMP) When people have their priorities in man’s proper order, their relationships are often filled with animosity. When people have their priorities in… Continue reading Make sure you visit with God before you dig your well.
Take a look into the mirror; you’ll like what you see.
…being transfigured into His very own image…- 2 Corinthians 3:18, Amplified Bible (AMP) When I was boy, I learned in school that you should never look directly at the sun for prolonged periods of time. If you do, the sun’s rays will cook the inside of your eyes, rendering you blind. But, I was also… Continue reading Take a look into the mirror; you’ll like what you see.
An offense unaddressed is a relationship lost.
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. – Matthew 18:15, KJV Dr. Ron Comfort, Founder of Ambassador Baptist College and an evangelist for roughly sixty years, was speaking at a revival meeting at… Continue reading An offense unaddressed is a relationship lost.
What are you using as your measuring stick?
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1, KJV It can be either very gratifying or very depressing when we compare ourselves to other people. If we are better off than the next guy, we might think very highly of ourselves. If we are not as well-off… Continue reading What are you using as your measuring stick?
What will you be striving to obtain in the New Year?
And He said to them, Guard yourselves and keep free from all covetousness (the immoderate desire for wealth, the greedy longing to have more); for a man’s life does not consist in and is not derived from possessing overflowing abundance or that which is over and above his needs. – Luke 12:15, Amplified Bible (AMP) New Year’s Eve is the perfect… Continue reading What will you be striving to obtain in the New Year?
Be prepared to be opposed when you turn unto God.
Then [the guiding angel] showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the Angel of the Lord, and Satan standing at Joshua’s right hand to be his adversary and to accuse him. – Zechariah 3:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) Imagine that you are six years old, and the heavy rain you’ve been watching from the window… Continue reading Be prepared to be opposed when you turn unto God.
Peace on Earth, good will toward men.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. – Luke 2:14, KJV Bullets were flying from trench to trench, and during the months since the war began, nearly 1 million lives had perished. Though many had thought the war would last only a few weeks, most understood by December… Continue reading Peace on Earth, good will toward men.