Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank offering and into His courts with praise! Be thankful and say so to Him, bless and affectionately praise His name! – Psalm 100:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) The term “thanksgiving” shows up 29 times in the King James Version of the Bible and 41 times in my… Continue reading Three ways to offer thanks.
Category: God-dependence
Don’t jump off of the roof.
Then Jesus was led (guided) by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness (desert) to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil. – Matthew 4:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) Years ago, when I was in the midst of a pretty big life decision, a friend of mine named Jim gave me some great biblical decision-making advice.… Continue reading Don’t jump off of the roof.
Not by man, but by God.
Paul, an apostle—[special messenger appointed and commissioned and sent out] not from [any body of] men nor by or through any man, but by and through Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and God the Father, Who raised Him from among the dead… – Galatians 1:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) When God gives us a call, we don’t need the permission of men to… Continue reading Not by man, but by God.
You just never know…
For the sun comes up with a scorching heat and parches the grass; its flower falls off and its beauty fades away. Even so will the rich man wither and die in the midst of his pursuits. – James 1:11, Amplified Bible (AMP) I have the utmost admiration for successful people. People who work hard and invest their… Continue reading You just never know…
Are you sluggish, dull, and slow?
And [Jesus] said to them, O foolish ones [sluggish in mind, dull of perception] and slow of heart to believe (adhere to and trust in and rely on) everything that the prophets have spoken! – Luke 24:25, Amplified Bible (AMP) The older I get the more I realize that I am sluggish of mind, dull… Continue reading Are you sluggish, dull, and slow?
How to get a rock out of your sandbox.
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. – Matthew 26:41, King James Version (KJV) A young boy was playing in the sandbox in his back yard when he stumbled upon a very large rock. Not wanting the rock in his sandbox, he decided… Continue reading How to get a rock out of your sandbox.
The reason He is such a comfort.
And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to show grief and distress of mind and was deeply depressed. Then He said to them, My soul is very sad and deeply grieved, so that I am almost dying of sorrow. Stay here and keep awake and keep watch with Me.… Continue reading The reason He is such a comfort.
Don’t trust in your own strength.
Peter declared to Him, Though they all are offended and stumble and fall away because of You [and distrust and desert You], I will never do so. – Matthew 26:33, Amplified Bible (AMP) I have committed many a horrid sin in my life. In reflecting upon the most egregious (very bad and easily noticed) ones,… Continue reading Don’t trust in your own strength.
When the fatigue of life sets in…
Thank [God] in everything [no matter what the circumstances may be, be thankful and give thanks], for this is the will of God for you [who are] in Christ Jesus [the Revealer and Mediator of that will]. – 1 Thessalonians 5:18, Amplified Bible (AMP) I don’t care how naturally optimistic we are, there will be… Continue reading When the fatigue of life sets in…
How would you ever know?
For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. – Ephesians 2:8-9, King James Version (KJV) There are SO many people, even in churches, that believe going to Heaven is dependent on how good they are. “I… Continue reading How would you ever know?