[After all] the kingdom of God is not a matter of [getting the] food and drink [one likes], but instead it is righteousness (that state which makes a person acceptable to God) and [heart] peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. – Romans 14:17, Amplified Bible (AMP) The Bible is clear that we are to… Continue reading How much do you love your neighbor?
Category: Guidance
BEST OF TQFG: Make sure your roots are drinking from the right water source.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from March 22, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team …he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river… – Jeremiah 17:8, Amplified Bible In Jeremiah 17:7-8, God gives us a picture of what a God-dependent believer is like.… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Make sure your roots are drinking from the right water source.
What benefit do you bring to God?
So then every one of us shall give account of himself to God. – Romans 14:12, KJV If you look up the definition of “value” in the dictionary, you’ll see several explanations of what the word means. A simple definition from Merriam-Webster.com is, “the amount of money that something is worth : the price or cost… Continue reading What benefit do you bring to God?
So what would you choose to do when trapped in a dark alley?
…If you will go forth and surrender to the princes of the king of Babylon, then you will live and this city will not be burned with fire…But if you will not go forth and surrender to the princes of the king of Babylon, then this city will be given into the hands of the… Continue reading So what would you choose to do when trapped in a dark alley?
Love and discernment go hand-in-hand.
Eagerly pursue and seek to acquire [this] love [make it your aim, your great quest]; and earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual endowments (gifts), especially that you may prophesy (interpret the divine will and purpose in inspired preaching and teaching). 1 Corinthians 14:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) In 1 Corinthians 14, God, through Paul, admonishes us… Continue reading Love and discernment go hand-in-hand.
To command the respect of the outside world…
11 To make it your ambition and definitely endeavor to live quietly and peacefully, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you, 12 So that you may bear yourselves becomingly and be correct and honorable and command the respect of the outside world, being dependent on nobody [self-supporting] and having need of nothing. – 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12Amplified Bible (AMP) When people consider… Continue reading To command the respect of the outside world…
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.
Are you trapped in a bunny cage?
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. – John 8:32, King James Version (KJV) As I write this, I am sitting in the waiting room of an auto repair shop. When I walked into the waiting room, I was greeted by several floating tufts of what appeared to be… Continue reading Are you trapped in a bunny cage?
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…