Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword. – Numbers 31:8, KJV Don’t think it can’t happen to you. In Numbers 22, Balak, king of Moab, made his first attempt to hire the prophet Balaam to curse the children of Israel. God communed with Balaam and told him specifically to reject the… Continue reading Don’t be like Balaam and Lot.
Category: Relating to God
God likes giving stuff to His kids.
If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him? – Matthew 7:11, KJV I recently met a fellow for the first time who turned out to be a brother in Christ. We… Continue reading God likes giving stuff to His kids.
It’s not character; it’s communication.
Be unceasing in prayer [praying perseveringly];” – 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Amplified Bible Poor Aaron! How easily he, though second in command in Israel, was led astray rather than leading the way! In Exodus 32 he was quickly persuaded by the multitude to make the golden calf. In Numbers 12 he was easily persuaded by his… Continue reading It’s not character; it’s communication.
If you can figure out that you need God sooner rather than later, you can avoid a lot of anguish.
Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. – Jeremiah 29:13, Amplified Bible Think about those things in your life that you deem necessary. How much time and energy do you devote to them? Things like working… Continue reading If you can figure out that you need God sooner rather than later, you can avoid a lot of anguish.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
And this is eternal life… – John 17:3, Amplified Bible In a recent survey, two thousand employers were asked for what reasons they fired employees. Two-thirds of those surveyed responded that a major reason they let employees go is because the employees could not get along with others. When people don’t get along, it is… Continue reading Seek first to understand, then to be understood.
God hates it when He resists you. But, sometimes, He just has to.
And the Angel of the Lord said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? See, I came out to stand against and resist you, for your behavior is willfully obstinate and contrary before Me. – Numbers 22:32, Amplified Bible Have you ever been resisted by God? If you have, you know… Continue reading God hates it when He resists you. But, sometimes, He just has to.
Heart faith is the key to unlocking God’s power.
Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to your faith be it unto you. – Matthew 9:29, KJV It is faith of the heart, not faith of the mind, that unlocks God’s power. Faith of the heart depends. Faith of the mind only acknowledges. Take a chair from your kitchen table, for instance. If you… Continue reading Heart faith is the key to unlocking God’s power.
God died because of you. But you are worth it!
The man shall kill the young bull before The Lord… – Leviticus 1:5, Amplified Bible Sometimes it’s hard to grasp the gravity of our sin because we don’t have to stare the consequences of our sin in the face. In order to make atonement for sin, an Old Testament believer had to bring an animal,… Continue reading God died because of you. But you are worth it!
It’s easy to stick with God on the mountaintop. Can you stick with Him in the valley?
And Peter remembered Jesus’ words, when He had said, Before a single rooster crows, you will deny and disown Me three times. And he went outside and wept bitterly. – Matthew 26:75, Amplified Bible We are no better than Peter. When things are going well and there’s no threat to our person, we are just… Continue reading It’s easy to stick with God on the mountaintop. Can you stick with Him in the valley?
You’ve betrayed God before, and you will do so again. But He still loves you.
Judas, the betrayer, said, Surely it is not I, is it, Master? He said to him, You have stated [the fact]. – Matthew 26:25, Amplified Bible We are no better than Judas. At the last supper, Judas Iscariot looked Jesus in the eyes and asked, as if he didn’t know, whether or not it was… Continue reading You’ve betrayed God before, and you will do so again. But He still loves you.