For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. – 1 Peter 3:17, KJV According to ChristianAnswers.net: Not long ago, the word ‘tolerance’ meant ‘bearing or putting up with someone or something not especially liked’. However, now the word has been redefined to… Continue reading The New Tolerance
Category: God’s Will
Which farmer does better work?
A land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. – Deuteronomy 11:12, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Deuteronomy 11, God compares and contrasts the dry, life-sucking land of Egypt to the well-watered, lush… Continue reading Which farmer does better work?
BEST OF TQFG: Even from the depths of sin, God can restore you and use you.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from January 11, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it,… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Even from the depths of sin, God can restore you and use you.
Flat as a pancake.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. – Philippians 2:8, KJV Andrew Murray, author of Humility: The Beauty of Holiness and Humility & Absolute Surrender, defined this elusive character trait as follows: Humility is perfect quietness of heart. It is… Continue reading Flat as a pancake.
BEST OF TQFG: Stay close to God. You’ll be smarter for it.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from February 11, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team That people may know skillful and godly Wisdom and instruction, discern and comprehend the words of understanding and insight. – Proverbs 1:2, Amplified Bible In his book Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions, author Gary Klein detailed… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Stay close to God. You’ll be smarter for it.
Do you like camping?
At the Lord’s command the Israelites journeyed, and at [His] command they encamped… – Numbers 9:18, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Numbers 9, the Israelites camped or traveled when God signaled to camp or to travel. They never knew how long they would walk or how long they would stay put; they just knew that God… Continue reading Do you like camping?
Are you “towb” today?
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? – Micah 6:8, KJV According to Revelation 4:11, God created everything for His pleasure. This being the case, the obvious follow up question… Continue reading Are you “towb” today?
The Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego moment.
If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will deliver us out of thine hand, O king. But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast… Continue reading The Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego moment.
Don’t lose sight of your most precious possession.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. – Ecclesiastes 7:14, King James Version (KJV) If you feel like your life is perfect because you have everything you could… Continue reading Don’t lose sight of your most precious possession.
BEST OF TQFG: You are not the recruiter. You are the recruitee.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from October 26, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing… – John 15:16, Amplified Bible (AMP) We must… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: You are not the recruiter. You are the recruitee.