So Saul died for his trespass against the Lord… – 1 Chronicles 10:13, Amplified Bible (AMP) In our house we have three fundamental rules: Tell the truth (don’t lie) Obey immediately and with the right heart-attitude (don’t disobey) Respect Mom and Dad (don’t disrespect) Over the years our children have committed trespasses of all different… Continue reading Fill your heart with the right things, and you’ll get the right results.
Category: Repentance
Punishment is one of the greatest forms of love.
And I [now] announce to him that I will judge and punish his house forever for the iniquity of which he knew, for his sons were bringing a curse upon themselves [blaspheming God], and he did not restrain them. – 1 Samuel 3:13, Amplified Bible (AMP) Most people have a natural desire to be liked… Continue reading Punishment is one of the greatest forms of love.
Here’s the secret to overcoming your enemies.
…You can not stand before your enemies until you take away from among you the things devoted [to destruction]. – Joshua 7:13, Amplified Bible (AMP) Many, many Christians lead defeated lives. They often question their faith because rarely, if ever, do they see God actively working to help them overcome great obstacles. Rather than experience… Continue reading Here’s the secret to overcoming your enemies.
Promises, promises. Make sure you keep yours!
When the Angel of the Lord spoke these words to all the Israelites, the people lifted up their voice and wept. – Judges 2:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) God never fails to keep His promises, but we often do. When we do, our bad choices can lead to lifetimes of consequences. In the latter part of… Continue reading Promises, promises. Make sure you keep yours!
Sometimes you have to make tough choices when trapped in a dark alley.
For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts that they should come against Israel in battle, that [Israel] might destroy them utterly, and that without favor and mercy, as the Lord commanded Moses. – Joshua 11:20, Amplified Bible (AMP) Let’s face it. It is hard to read about Israel’s total annihilation of the… Continue reading Sometimes you have to make tough choices when trapped in a dark alley.
All hail the Commander-In-Chief!
So Joshua smote all the land, the hill country, the South, the lowland, and the slopes, and all their kings. He left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded. – Joshua 10:40, Amplified Bible (AMP) For many, many years I’ve heard the mantra that what politicians… Continue reading All hail the Commander-In-Chief!
A danger for us all.
For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves and become fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them, and despise and scorn Me and break My covenant. – Deuteronomy 31:20, Amplified… Continue reading A danger for us all.
Time to kill off those distractions.
You shall not give consent to him or listen to him; nor shall your eye pity him, nor shall you spare him or conceal him. But you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hands of all the people. – Deuteronomy 13:8-9, Amplified Bible… Continue reading Time to kill off those distractions.
Here’s the key to healthy living.
By means of these He has bestowed on us His precious and exceedingly great promises, so that through them you may escape [by flight] from the moral decay (rottenness and corruption) that is in the world because of covetousness (lust and greed), and become sharers (partakers) of the divine nature. – 2 Peter 1:4, Amplified… Continue reading Here’s the key to healthy living.
BEST OF TQFG: Let God clothe you with Himself.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from March 29, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team But the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with Himself and took possession of him… – Judges 6:34, Amplified Bible After Judges 6:34, Gideon was a man of bravery and bold action. Prior to Judges 6:34, he… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Let God clothe you with Himself.