Can two walk together, except they be agreed? – Amos 3:3, KJV Enoch walked with God, Noah walked with God, Abraham walked with God, and so can we. To walk with God, all we have to do is do what these men did: we must agree with God that His way of life is better… Continue reading There’s nothing like agreeing with God to start your day off right.
Category: Relationships
Make sure you visit with God before you dig your well.
And [Isaac] built an altar there and called on the name of the Lord and pitched his tent there; and there Isaac’s servants were digging a well. – Genesis 26:25, Amplified Bible (AMP) When people have their priorities in man’s proper order, their relationships are often filled with animosity. When people have their priorities in… Continue reading Make sure you visit with God before you dig your well.
An offense unaddressed is a relationship lost.
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. – Matthew 18:15, KJV Dr. Ron Comfort, Founder of Ambassador Baptist College and an evangelist for roughly sixty years, was speaking at a revival meeting at… Continue reading An offense unaddressed is a relationship lost.
If you want to keep what you love, take a glimpse into the future.
Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land, and from Your face I will be hidden… – Genesis 4:14, Amplified Bible (AMP) Imagine that there is something you want to do really, really badly. You want to do it so badly, you are sick with anticipation and with longing.… Continue reading If you want to keep what you love, take a glimpse into the future.
What are you using as your measuring stick?
Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1, KJV It can be either very gratifying or very depressing when we compare ourselves to other people. If we are better off than the next guy, we might think very highly of ourselves. If we are not as well-off… Continue reading What are you using as your measuring stick?
Peace on Earth, good will toward men.
Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men. – Luke 2:14, KJV Bullets were flying from trench to trench, and during the months since the war began, nearly 1 million lives had perished. Though many had thought the war would last only a few weeks, most understood by December… Continue reading Peace on Earth, good will toward men.
Don’t kill a relationship on a whim.
…He was wounded for our transgressions… – Isaiah 53:5, Amplified Bible (AMP) What do we do when someone lies to us, cheats us, or wrongs us in some way? Our natural tendency is to fight back, to defend our honor, and to vindicate ourselves. In addition, we desire to break all ties with that scoundrel… Continue reading Don’t kill a relationship on a whim.
Beware of DVTs of the soul.
But Paul did not think it best to have along with them the one who had quit and deserted them in Pamphylia and had not gone on with them to the work. – Acts 15:38, Amplified Bible (AMP) In May 2011, 20-year old Chris Staniforth of Great Britain died from a deep vein thrombosis that… Continue reading Beware of DVTs of the soul.
Once there was a guy named Tom…
Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. – 1 Corinthians 10:31, King James Version (KJV) Once there was a guy named Tom. Tom loved football, and after serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II, he played professionally. After a few years… Continue reading Once there was a guy named Tom…
Would you like to know how to become one of God’s best friends?
…for you are greatly beloved… – Daniel 9:23, Amplified Bible (AMP) Do you have a best friend? If so, what makes your relationship with your best friend better than the relationships you have with your other friends? Although the reasons you cite may be many or few, those reasons created a special bond of fellowship… Continue reading Would you like to know how to become one of God’s best friends?