And I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing. – Genesis 12:2, KJV In Genesis 12:2-4, God promised Abraham to make a nation of him. Eleven years later and tired of waiting on God, Sarah, unable to bear children,… Continue reading Don’t take matters into your own hands. Wait for God’s timing.
Category: God’s Will
It is never too late for God to use you.
Now Moses was 80 years old and Aaron 83 years old when they spoke to Pharaoh. – Exodus 7:7, Amplified Bible David opened a service station in the 1930s in Corbin, KY. In addition to selling gasoline, David cooked and sold a wide variety of tasty meals to many of the patrons that visited his… Continue reading It is never too late for God to use you.
It’s God’s way or the highway, pal. Your call!
And Samuel said, Hath the LORD as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams. – 1 Samuel 15:22, KJV In 1 Samuel 15:3, God commanded Saul to utterly destroy the Amalekites and… Continue reading It’s God’s way or the highway, pal. Your call!
Beware the shackles of fear.
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. – 2 Timothy 1:7, KJV I was reading the paper the other day and ran across an article written by career consultant Andrea Kay titled, “You don’t have all the time in the world… Continue reading Beware the shackles of fear.
Let’s take a walk with God.
But I say, walk and live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and desires of the flesh (of human nature without God). – Galatians 5:16, Amplified Bible In his book My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers wrote, “There… Continue reading Let’s take a walk with God.
Be a thermostat, not a thermometer.
Behold, I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves: be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves. Matthew 10:16, KJV O.J. Brigance is a former NFL football standout and member of the Baltimore Ravens Superbowl XXXV (played on January 28, 2001) championship team. He is also a victim of Amyotrophic… Continue reading Be a thermostat, not a thermometer.
Even from the depths of sin, God can restore you and use you.
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, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. – Jonah 1:3, KJV Let’s… Continue reading Even from the depths of sin, God can restore you and use you.
Obedience is the very best thing to show that you believe.
And Abraham took Ishmael his son and all who were born in his house and all who were bought with his money, every male among [those] of Abraham’s house, and circumcised [them] the very same day, as God had said to him. – Genesis 17:23, Amplified Bible Not long ago I read the autobiography of… Continue reading Obedience is the very best thing to show that you believe.
Seize the moment; seize the day.
For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succoured thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2, KJV Procrastination is of the Devil. It is a tool he uses expertly to tear down the body… Continue reading Seize the moment; seize the day.
Begin with the end in mind.
So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom. – Psalm 90:12, Amplified Bible Years ago I read The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by the late Stephen Covey. In his wisdom-filled book, Covey identified one of the seven habits of highly effective people as the habit… Continue reading Begin with the end in mind.