But He said this to prove (test) him, for He well knew what He was about to do. – John 6:6, Amplified Bible (AMP) If you are a young person, here is a great prank to play on your parent(s). Come home from school, act very cheery, look Mom or Dad (or both) in the… Continue reading Don’t you just love tests?
Category: Righteousness
Mercy anyone?
But if ye had known what this meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless. – Matthew 12:7, King James Version (KJV) Mercy is a character trait that many of us lack. Rather than being ready to help others in their time of need, to spare others from… Continue reading Mercy anyone?
Will they not be inspired because you never did?
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, it is not necessary for us to answer you on this point. 17 If our God Whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, He will deliver us out of your hand, O king. 18 But if not, let it… Continue reading Will they not be inspired because you never did?
Dealing with regret.
A glad heart makes a cheerful countenance, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is broken. – Proverbs 15:13, Amplified Bible (AMP) Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines regret as “to feel sad or sorry about something that you did or did not do.” Most people regret something that they have done, or they regret passing on an… Continue reading Dealing with regret.
Whose fault is it, really?
Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights. – Jonah 1:17, KJV Anxiety. Fear. Financial trouble. Bitterness. Chronic disease. Jealousy. Addiction. Family problems. Work-related troubles. These, and many other of life’s problems, can hit us at any… Continue reading Whose fault is it, really?
Are you happy with your mud hole?
9 Will you steal, murder, commit adultery, swear falsely, burn incense to Baal, and go after other gods that you have not known, 10 And [then dare to] come and stand before Me in this house, which is called by My Name, and say, [By the discharge of this religious formality] we are set free!—only… Continue reading Are you happy with your mud hole?
God doesn’t like hypocrites either.
Son of man, these men have set up their idols in their hearts and put the stumbling block of their iniquity and guilt before their faces; should I permit Myself to be inquired of at all by them? – Ezekiel 14:3, Amplified Bible (AMP) Answers in Genesis commissioned a study that was published in 2011… Continue reading God doesn’t like hypocrites either.
Let’s get personal.
But let him who glories glory in this: that he understands and knows Me… – Jeremiah 9:24a, Amplified Bible (AMP) People take pride in a variety of things. Some take pride in their wisdom. Others take pride in their skills. Still others glory in their physical strength or in their wealth. In the day of… Continue reading Let’s get personal.
God loves math, and so should you.
The sum of Your word is truth [the total of the full meaning of all Your individual precepts]; and every one of Your righteous decrees endures forever. – Psalm 119:160, Amplified Bible (AMP) One of Satan’s greatest weapons is taking a portion of God’s Word out of context and twisting it in order to deceive. His… Continue reading God loves math, and so should you.
Willful ignorance is no excuse before God.
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not… Continue reading Willful ignorance is no excuse before God.