And if this is the way You deal with me, kill me, I pray You, at once, and be granting me a favor and let me not see my wretchedness [in the failure of all my efforts]. – Numbers 11:15, Amplified Bible (AMP) There are times when serving The Lord just wears you out. You’re… Continue reading Moses said, “I’m a failure. Just kill me.”
Category: Power for Living
I have met my enemy, and he is too much for me.
He took off his royal robes and prophesied before Samuel and lay down stripped thus all that day and night. So they say, Is Saul also among the prophets? – 1 Samuel 19:24, Amplified Bible (AMP) For the first seven years we had children, I was a stay-at-home dad. One of those days, life was… Continue reading I have met my enemy, and he is too much for me.
There is purpose wrapped within the pain.
Declaring the end and the result from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done… – Isaiah 46:10, Amplified Bible (AMP) In September 1931, Amy Carmichael, known affectionately as Amma (mother) by the Indian children she rescued from temple prostitution, was looking at a house for rent to use as… Continue reading There is purpose wrapped within the pain.
BEST OF TQFG: Have the faith of a potato farmer.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from May 10, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team …For those who honor Me I will honor… – 1 Samuel 2:30, Amplified Bible Some years ago I heard a challenging parable of two farmers. I don’t remember where I heard it or who originated it, but… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Have the faith of a potato farmer.
BEST OF TQFG: Let God clothe you with Himself.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from March 29, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team But the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with Himself and took possession of him… – Judges 6:34, Amplified Bible After Judges 6:34, Gideon was a man of bravery and bold action. Prior to Judges 6:34, he… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Let God clothe you with Himself.
Facing the lions may be the best thing you can do for others.
Then the king went to his palace and passed the night fasting… – Daniel 6:18, Amplified Bible, (AMP) The door of the lions’ den was shut, and then the wait began. The nighttime hours brought great trial and tribulation of soul, but not for Daniel, the one spending the night with the beasties. The soul… Continue reading Facing the lions may be the best thing you can do for others.
How do you determine whether or not to buy a Ford car?
…ye have not, because ye ask not… – James 4:2, KJV You are faced with a decision, and the only thing you really want to do is obey God’s will. But, you really aren’t sure what God’s will is. What should you do? Missionary Amy Carmichael operated a shelter for at-risk youth in India from… Continue reading How do you determine whether or not to buy a Ford car?
When it’s time to pour the gold over the acacia wood, don’t stop to wonder if you’re the right person to do the job.
[Bezalel] made the mercy seat of pure gold, two cubits and a half its length and one cubit and a half its breadth. – Exodus 37:6, Amplified Bible (AMP) I had the strangest thought while reading Exodus 37:6. In the blink of an eye, I imagined myself as a fly on the wall, watching Bezalel… Continue reading When it’s time to pour the gold over the acacia wood, don’t stop to wonder if you’re the right person to do the job.
How would you like to stand in the presence of God? Actually, you do – every day.
Behold, I send an Angel before you to keep and guard you on the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared. – Exodus 23:20, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Exodus 23:20, God made His chosen people three wonderful promises: to guide them in the way they should go, to guard them against their enemies, and… Continue reading How would you like to stand in the presence of God? Actually, you do – every day.
Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.
And the foremen said to them, The Lord look upon you and judge, because you have made us a rotten stench to be detested by Pharaoh and his servants and have put a sword in their hand to slay us. – Exodus 5:21, Amplified Bible (AMP) After delivering God’s “Let my people go!” message to… Continue reading Sometimes things have to get worse before they get better.