Then we saw the Nephilim [or giants]… – Numbers 13:33, Amplified Bible When I was in fifth grade my social studies teacher challenged me to enter the annual Optimist Club Oratorical Contest. I accepted the challenge, crafted a downright great speech (so I thought), and arrived on contest day with confidence. Sure, I had a… Continue reading When facing the giants, trust God to overcome.
Category: Power for Living
Let God save you from the hurt.
…ye are of more value than many sparrows. Luke 12:7, KJV The film October Baby tells the moving story of a young woman named Hannah who finds out that she is the survivor of a failed abortion. By the end of the story, through many tears mixed with constant doubt, she finds her way to… Continue reading Let God save you from the hurt.
God will take optimism over pessimism any day.
But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it. – Numbers 14:24, Amplified Bible Have you ever wondered why the best motivational speakers and writers make so much money? It’s because they know… Continue reading God will take optimism over pessimism any day.
You can learn a lot from a child.
Truly I say to you, whoever does not accept and receive and welcome the kingdom of God like a little child [does] shall not in any way enter it [at all]. – Luke 18:17, Amplified Bible Recently I helped out with game time during one of our weekly Wednesday night children’s church services. For the… Continue reading You can learn a lot from a child.
God doesn’t mind proving Himself to you. He proves Himself to people all of the time.
And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt? – Matthew 14:31, KJV Peter suffered a failure of faith while walking on the water towards Jesus (Matthew 14:30). He knew Jesus was real, and He knew Jesus could work miracles. Yet,… Continue reading God doesn’t mind proving Himself to you. He proves Himself to people all of the time.
God gave you everything you need to enjoy the ride of life.
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ. – Ephesians 4:11-12, KJV No matter how much life you have left to live, you can have an impact… Continue reading God gave you everything you need to enjoy the ride of life.
Work on that memory of yours.
And the Lord said to Moses, Thus shall you say to the Israelites, You have seen for yourselves that I have talked with you from heaven. Exodus 20:22, Amplified Bible By the time we read Exodus Chapter 20, God had devastated Egypt with miraculous plagues, parted the Red Sea in a show of supernatural power,… Continue reading Work on that memory of yours.
It’s alright. God has an army, too. And His is stronger.
…the Lord opened the eyes of the young man; and he saw: and, behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha. – 2 Kings 6:17, KJV How would you feel if you walked out of your home one morning, sipped on your coffee, wiped the sleep out of your… Continue reading It’s alright. God has an army, too. And His is stronger.
Your faith is the key to unlocking God’s power in your life.
And when those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were in the brink of the water—for the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest— Then the waters which came down from above stood and rose up in a heap far… Continue reading Your faith is the key to unlocking God’s power in your life.
When God’s advice and man’s advice conflict, go with what God says.
To reveal (unveil, disclose) His Son within me so that I might proclaim Him among the Gentiles (the non-Jewish world) as the glad tidings (Gospel), immediately I did not confer with flesh and blood [did not consult or counsel with any frail human being or communicate with anyone]. – Galatians 1:16, Amplified Bible Sam is… Continue reading When God’s advice and man’s advice conflict, go with what God says.