And the Lord said to Moses, See, I have called by name Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and ability, in understanding and intelligence, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship… – Exodus 31:1-3, Amplified Bible (AMP)… Continue reading To build, to preach, to clean toilets, or to what? What was I made to do?
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To stay or not to stay? That is the question.
And Moses said [to the Levites, By your obedience to God’s command] you have consecrated yourselves today [as priests] to the Lord, each man [at the cost of being] against his own son and his own brother, that the Lord may restore and bestow His blessing upon you this day. – Exodus 32:29, Amplified Bible (AMP) Amy Carmichael spent… Continue reading To stay or not to stay? That is the question.
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!
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?
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.
Don’t live a life of style over substance.
Vapor of vapors and futility of futilities, says the Preacher. All is futility (emptiness, falsity, vainglory, and transitoriness)! – Ecclesiastes 12:8, Amplified Bible This week I learned of the recent deaths of three men I had some acquaintance with. Two of the three men were successful businessmen, and the third a faithful employee of the local government.… Continue reading Don’t live a life of style over substance.
Yes, it hurts, but someday you may have to leave your family and friends behind.
Now [in Haran] the Lord said to Abram, Go for yourself [for your own advantage] away from your country, from your relatives and your father’s house, to the land that I will show you. – Genesis 12:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Matthew 12:25, Jesus taught us that a house divided against itself cannot stand. When… Continue reading Yes, it hurts, but someday you may have to leave your family and friends behind.
When God asks you to carry a burden, understand that it’s for your good and for the good of others.
As a servant earnestly longs for the shade and the evening shadows, and as a hireling who looks for the reward of his work, – Job 7:2, Amplified Bible (AMP) In the midst of a long, hard workday, it is easy to get beaten down by the weight of duty. In the midst of carrying such weight, the… Continue reading When God asks you to carry a burden, understand that it’s for your good and for the good of others.
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?
There is a downside to not seeking God’s Kingdom first.
You have sown much, but you have reaped little… – Haggai 1:6, Amplified Bible (AMP) Treadmills are great for exercise, but there is one very ironic thing about them. For all the work one puts into walking or running on a treadmill, once the workout is done, you can honestly say that you’ve gotten nowhere.… Continue reading There is a downside to not seeking God’s Kingdom first.