Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed. – Proverbs 16:3, Amplified Bible (AMP) Pete Sampras was a competitive junior tennis player until, at the age of 14, his coach… Continue reading When it’s time to switch to the one-handed backhand, will you?
Category: Relating to God
Are you burning incense to the brazen serpent?
He removed the high places, broke the images, cut down the Asherim, and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until then the Israelites had burned incense to it; but he called it Nehushtan [a bronze trifle]. – 2 Kings 18:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) In 2 Kings 18, King Hezekiah instituted… Continue reading Are you burning incense to the brazen serpent?
The broom of destruction.
I will also make it a possession of the hedgehog and porcupine, and of marshes and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction, says the Lord of hosts. – Isaiah 14:23, Amplified Bible (AMP) Confession: no one in my household likes to clean. But, when things get so bad that we can’t stand it… Continue reading The broom of destruction.
Looking for help in all the wrong places
For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which had defeated him, for he said, Since the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. – 2 Chronicles 28:23, Amplified Bible (AMP) I am… Continue reading Looking for help in all the wrong places
Enjoy today!
Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him? – Ecclesiastes 3:22, KJV I admit it. I am a Star Wars junkie. When I was a teenager, I watched… Continue reading Enjoy today!
No matter how much money you have, gluttony can break you down.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. – Proverbs 25:28 (KJV) According to The Wall Street Journal Website, Marketwatch.com: Spending money that isn’t technically yours, an appetite for extravagance and some bad luck is what largely led the Grammy Award winning R&B… Continue reading No matter how much money you have, gluttony can break you down.
We NEED the bad with the good.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider that God has made the one side by side with the other, so that man may not find out anything that shall be after him. – Ecclesiastes 7:14, Amplified Bible (AMP) As Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV) teaches us: To every thing there… Continue reading We NEED the bad with the good.
Would you be happy if you were rich beyond your wildest dreams?
As for the rich in this world, charge them not to be proud and arrogant and contemptuous of others, nor to set their hopes on uncertain riches, but on God, Who richly and ceaselessly provides us with everything for [our] enjoyment. – 1 Timothy, 6:17, Amplified Bible (AMP) If money buys lasting joy, then why was Wayne Huizenga, Jr. miserable? According to www.IAmSecond.com:… Continue reading Would you be happy if you were rich beyond your wildest dreams?
Faithful are the wounds of a friend…
Open rebuke is better than love that is hidden. Faithful are the wounds of a friend… – Proverbs 27:5, 6a In 1 Kings 20, God used wicked King Ahab to punish the equally idolatrous King Ben-hadad of Syria. The Lord intended for Ahab to destroy Ben-hadad, but in verses 32-33 we find Ahab sparing Ben-hadad’s… Continue reading Faithful are the wounds of a friend…
A message from America’s first president.
Uprightness and right standing with God (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) elevate a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. – Proverbs 14:34, Amplified Bible (AMP) Of all the quotes from George Washington’s Farewell Address to the people of the United States of America, few have been more cited… Continue reading A message from America’s first president.