Woe to those who lie upon beds of ivory and stretch themselves upon their couches…Who drink wine in bowls and anoint themselves with the finest oils, but are not grieved and sick at heart over the affliction and ruin of Joseph (Israel)! – Amos 6:4,6, Amplified Bible (AMP) How often do you pray for your country, your state,… Continue reading How much do you care about where you live?
Category: Restoration
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.
While your enemy is gloating over his defeat of you, remember that God’s plan is to bring you back to a place of peace and rest.
…you will see the king of Babylon eye to eye, and he will speak with you face to face… – Jeremiah 34:3, Amplified Bible (AMP) Like King Zedekiah, we often battle our Enemy in our own strength, and when we do, we lose. On the battlefield, once the dust is settled, we stand face to… Continue reading While your enemy is gloating over his defeat of you, remember that God’s plan is to bring you back to a place of peace and rest.
God will bless you once He’s ripped you away from your home.
One basket had very good figs, like the figs that are first ripe… – Jeremiah 24:2, Amplified Bible (AMP) What if the city you lived in was ransacked by invaders? What if your home was burned to the ground and your family and friends were hauled off to an unfamilar land? What if the people… Continue reading God will bless you once He’s ripped you away from your home.
Please don’t ignore God’s gift while you are making your way to the fridge.
Because he preferred to share the oppression [suffer the hardships] and bear the shame of the people of God rather than to have the fleeting enjoyment of a sinful life. – Hebrews 11:25, Amplified Bible (AMP) I was at the gym, acting like I wanted to lose weight. As part of the ruse, I hopped… Continue reading Please don’t ignore God’s gift while you are making your way to the fridge.
You never know what you’re going to get in return for committing to God.
…Your people shall be my people and your God my God. – Ruth 1:16, AMP I’m not proud of it, but I turned my back on The Lord during the last three years I was in college. After graduating, I took a job with a life insurance company which, after some training, moved me to… Continue reading You never know what you’re going to get in return for committing to God.
This is one of the hardest prayers you’ll ever pray.
Search me [thoroughly], O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there is any wicked or hurtful way in me… – Psalm 139:23-24, AMP One sign of a dedicated Christian is that the Christian will not hesitate to pray Psalm 139:23-24. To pray Psalm 139:23-24, and to mean it, is… Continue reading This is one of the hardest prayers you’ll ever pray.
God will give you the power to overcome at just the right time – if you ask.
For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot perform it. [I have the intention and urge to do what is right, but no power to carry it out.] – Romans 7:18, AMP It is at the moment of temptation that… Continue reading God will give you the power to overcome at just the right time – if you ask.
Where do you go when you really, really mess up?
Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. – Psalm 51:2, KJV When we sin terribly, we can do so many different things in reaction to our stupidity. We can ignore the guilt, choose to pursue the sin’s pleasure again and again, and beat down our conscience until it is impossible… Continue reading Where do you go when you really, really mess up?
Don’t be stupid; you can’t fool God.
You have not [simply] lied to men [playing false and showing yourself utterly deceitful] but to God. – Acts 5:4, AMP Scripture warns us time and time again that the fear of man brings a snare. We are so worried about what other people think about us that we make foolish decision after foolish decision… Continue reading Don’t be stupid; you can’t fool God.