Notice, it is I, Paul, who tells you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no profit (advantage, avail) to you [for if you distrust Him, you can gain nothing from Him]. – Galatians 5:2, AMP Have you ever offered to help someone do something, only to be met with the response, “No… Continue reading Before miracles, there must be trust in God.
Category: Humility
Your life has an impact, whether you’re conscious of it or not.
Before I formed you in the womb I knew [and] approved of you [as My chosen instrument], and before you were born I separated and set you apart… – Jeremiah 1:5, AMP In 1983, Teddy Kremer was born with Down Syndrome. A hospital worker counseled Dave and Cheryl Kremer that they should consider institutionalizing their son, but… Continue reading Your life has an impact, whether you’re conscious of it or not.
You never know what you’re going to get in return for committing to God.
…Your people shall be my people and your God my God. – Ruth 1:16, AMP I’m not proud of it, but I turned my back on The Lord during the last three years I was in college. After graduating, I took a job with a life insurance company which, after some training, moved me to… Continue reading You never know what you’re going to get in return for committing to God.
Try not to drive into the ditch, but if you do, God will be there to help.
Behold, God is my helper and ally… – Psalm 54:4, AMP Have you ever done something embarrassingly stupid? I sure have. As a matter of fact, I am well known within my sphere of influence as being embarrassingly stupid on a regular basis. One such instance occurred several years ago when I was in a… Continue reading Try not to drive into the ditch, but if you do, God will be there to help.
Oh, how soon we forget.
The people murmured against Moses, saying, What shall we drink? – Exodus 15:24, AMP. For three days after God miraculously rescued them by parting the Red Sea, the children of Israel traveled in the wilderness of Shur. By the end of the third day, they were tired and thirsty, and their water supply was all… Continue reading Oh, how soon we forget.
The more you say, the less intelligent you appear.
Even a fool when he holds his peace is considered wise… – Proverbs 17:28 (AMP) There is a humorous cultural proverb that goes like this: Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt. Although often attributed to Abraham Lincoln or Mark Twain, evidence suggests that the true… Continue reading The more you say, the less intelligent you appear.
Let God tell you the difference between shame and success.
When swelling and pride come, then emptiness and shame come also, but with the humble (those who are lowly, who have been pruned or chiseled by trial, and renounce self) are skillful and godly Wisdom and soundness. – Proverbs 11:2, Amplified Bible (AMP) When born-again believers are consistently proud and arrogant, their behavior betrays the fact that Christ, although their Savior, is by… Continue reading Let God tell you the difference between shame and success.
You’re not alone. Even Paul despaired.
…we were so utterly and unbearably weighed down and crushed that we despaired even of life [itself]. – 2 Corinthians 1:8, AMP It is very easy to look at pastors, missionaries, and others who have given themselves to a career in ministry as some sort of superheroes. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound,… Continue reading You’re not alone. Even Paul despaired.
Where do you go when you really, really mess up?
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. – Psalm 51:2, KJV When we sin terribly, we can do so many different things in reaction to our stupidity. We can ignore the guilt, choose to pursue the sin’s pleasure again and again, and beat down our conscience until it is impossible… Continue reading Where do you go when you really, really mess up?
It doesn’t matter what others think about you. It matters what God thinks.
But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance or at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. – 1 Samuel 16:7, AMP We are such fools. We… Continue reading It doesn’t matter what others think about you. It matters what God thinks.