Come, let us look one another in the face and test each other. – 2 Kings 14:8, Amplified Bible Amaziah became the king of Judah when he was just twenty-five years old. He reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem, and during his rule he did that which was “right in the sight of The Lord.”… Continue reading You don’t look good clothed in pride.
Category: Humility
It’s time to have a heartcry meeting with God.
And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me. – Mark 10:47, KJV Based on a true story, the movie Faith Like Potatoes chronicles the spiritual conversion and growth of a young farm family forced to move from… Continue reading It’s time to have a heartcry meeting with God.
Be ready to defend your faith.
…Always be ready to give a logical defense to anyone who asks you to account for the hope that is in you, but do it courteously and respectfully. – 1 Peter 3:15, Amplified Bible My family recently attended a Bible study and dinner party hosted by a dear family from our church. During the get-together,… Continue reading Be ready to defend your faith.
It’s time for you to pursue God’s kingdom, not yours.
Only aim at and strive for and seek His kingdom, and all these things shall be supplied to you also. – Luke 12:31, Amplified Bible So few Christians lead what is commonly called the “victorious Christian life.” Though the complete definition of this term may vary from person to person, in sum the victorious Christian… Continue reading It’s time for you to pursue God’s kingdom, not yours.
Are you a slave to pride? If so, God would like to set you free.
Therefore pride is about their necks like a chain; violence covers them like a garment [like a long, luxurious robe]. Psalm 73:6, Amplified Bible God tells us that pride is a cruel slave master which keeps us bound against our will. When I read Psalm 73:6, I immediately got a mental picture of a man… Continue reading Are you a slave to pride? If so, God would like to set you free.
Sometimes, it’s better for you not to get what you want.
Then came to him the mother of Zebedee’s children with her sons, worshipping him, and desiring a certain thing of him. – Matthew 20:20, KJV In Matthew 20:20-24, the mother of the sons of Zebedee asked Jesus to make her sons His right and left hand men in His Kingdom. The motivation behind her request… Continue reading Sometimes, it’s better for you not to get what you want.
If you want to be important, don’t try to be.
Humble yourselves [feeling very insignificant] in the presence of the Lord, and [He will exalt you He will lift you up and make your lives significant]. – James 4:10, Amplified Bible Robert Townsend published his book Up the Organization in 1970. In the early 1960s, Townsend became CEO of Avis Rent-A-Car, a then young car… Continue reading If you want to be important, don’t try to be.
Recognizing you have a problem is half the solution.
Thus have I been twenty years in thy house; I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy cattle: and thou hast changed my wages ten times. – Genesis 31:41, KJV You have a thorn in your flesh. It’s not an illness or financial distress or a huge decision you… Continue reading Recognizing you have a problem is half the solution.
It’s not about you.
Do nothing from factional motives [through contentiousness, strife, selfishness, or for unworthy ends] or prompted by conceit and empty arrogance. Instead, in the true spirit of humility (lowliness of mind) let each regard the others as better than and superior to himself [thinking more highly of one another than you do of yourselves]. Philippians 2:3,… Continue reading It’s not about you.
The struggle to be significant can destroy you.
“And to him they had regard…” Acts 8:11, KJV Not long ago Jim Daly, President of Focus on the Family, posted an entry to his blog entitled, “Howard Stern’s Admission.” In the entry Daly cited a recent Rolling Stone article in which Stern admitted, “The curse is I take it so seriously. I gotta know,… Continue reading The struggle to be significant can destroy you.