[Urged on] by faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went forth to a place which he was destined to receive as an inheritance; and he went, although he did not know or trouble his mind about where he was to go. – Hebrews 11:8, Amplified Bible (AMP) One of my favorite movie scenes… Continue reading Try not to get cranky when riding in a Winnebago strapped to a rocket.
Category: Purpose
You can be a complete failure, but God will still consider you a success.
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; – 2 Peter 2:5, KJV God does not categorize us as a success or as a failure based on how many souls we win, how many church members we… Continue reading You can be a complete failure, but God will still consider you a success.
Quit nagging about the stuff you don’t have.
And should you seek great things for yourself? -Jeremiah 45:5, Amplified Bible (AMP) The Book of Jeremiah is saturated with extremely long chapters, but it has a few short ones as well, with one in particular standing out. Jeremiah Chapter 45 is a mere five verses long. In it God addresses Baruch the son of… Continue reading Quit nagging about the stuff you don’t have.
God will lift you up out of the miry clay.
…And in the dungeon or cistern pit there was no water, but only mire, and Jeremiah sank in the mire. – Jeremiah 38:6, Amplified Bible, AMP We have a bad habit of thinking that if we are obedient to The Lord, life will be easy. Such thinking isn’t rooted in reality, however. Bad things happen to obedient… Continue reading God will lift you up out of the miry clay.
It makes sense to obey a guy who’s been dead for over 200 years.
…Jonadab son of Rechab shall never fail [to have] a man [descendant] to stand before Me. – Jeremiah 35:19, Amplified Bible (AMP) You’ve been given a path in life to walk, and you know that the path is of God’s choosing. You are certain of the call. You follow it. But then something unsettling happens.… Continue reading It makes sense to obey a guy who’s been dead for over 200 years.
The gifts God gives you are yours forever.
For God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable. [He never withdraws them when once they are given, and He does not change His mind about those to whom He gives His grace or to whom He sends His call.] – Romans 11:29, Amplified Bible (AMP) God gives us a specific package of gifts to help… Continue reading The gifts God gives you are yours forever.
Keep your eyes on the trapeze bar.
Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]… – Hebrews 12:2, Amplified Bible (AMP) A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, I heard… Continue reading Keep your eyes on the trapeze bar.
Let God tell you the point of good preaching.
Whereas the object and purpose of our instruction and charge is love, which springs from a pure heart and a good (clear) conscience and sincere (unfeigned) faith. – 1 Timothy 1:5, Amplified Bible (AMP) There is an old saying that goes, “Birds of a feather flock together.” In other words, people who are alike tend to hang out together.… Continue reading Let God tell you the point of good preaching.
You are not the recruiter. You are the recruitee.
You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing… – John 15:16, Amplified Bible (AMP) We must never lose sight of the sobering truth that we did not choose God as our Master. He… Continue reading You are not the recruiter. You are the recruitee.
God hates it when people throw away His gifts.
Do not neglect the gift which is in you, [that special inward endowment] which was directly imparted to you [by the Holy Spirit]… – 1 Timothy 4:14, Amplified Bible God designed us all in specific ways for specific reasons. As part of our packages of design, God bestowed upon us certain gifts, and He did… Continue reading God hates it when people throw away His gifts.