We hope you enjoy this re-post from December 9, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team Who [with reason] despises the day of small things? For these seven shall rejoice when they see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel. [These seven] are the eyes of the Lord which run to and fro throughout… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Don’t despise the small things.
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A hard day’s work fulfills the two Great Commandments?
And let our own [people really] learn to apply themselves to good deeds (to honest labor and honorable employment), so that they may be able to meet necessary demands whenever the occasion may require and not be living idle and uncultivated and unfruitful lives. – Titus 3:14, Amplified Bible (AMP) The Bible is filled with verses that teach against idleness.… Continue reading A hard day’s work fulfills the two Great Commandments?
How much do you love your neighbor?
[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?
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?
BEST OF TQFG: Don’t look behind you.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from April 27, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team Jesus said to him, No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back [to the things behind] is fit for the kingdom of God. – Luke 9:62, Amplified Bible It is so easy to look… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Don’t look behind you.
How is your utility?
If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. – 1 Corinthians 3:14, KJV “Utility” is defined as the ability to satisfy human needs or wants. The more utility something has, the more valuable it is, and the more people are willing to pay for it. Take automobiles, for… Continue reading How is your utility?
BEST OF TQFG: You’re not alone. Even Paul despaired.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from September 9, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team …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… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: You’re not alone. Even Paul despaired.
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…
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.
Does God really help those who help themselves?
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. – 2 Thessalonians 3:10, KJV For generations people have made this false statement: the Bible says that God will help those who help themselves. Feel free to search for this phrase in the Bible, but… Continue reading Does God really help those who help themselves?