All day long they twist my words and trouble my affairs; all their thoughts are against me for evil and my hurt. – Psalm 56:5, AMP Life is full of adversity and persecution. Although many times the challenges we face are the result of our sin, many other times they are the result of our doing what is right… Continue reading The wicked are always on the attack to destroy righteousness.
Category: Righteousness
Make sure you are a wise investor.
But then what benefit (return) did you get from the things of which you are now ashamed? [None] for the end of those things is death. – Romans 6:21, AMP Why do people invest money in the stock market, or in real estate, or in a company of some kind? They do so for the express… Continue reading Make sure you are a wise investor.
You put yourself in jail, and you can get yourself out – with God’s help.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. – Psalm 46:1, KJV Imagine you are standing still in a dark, musty room. Above your head, just out of reach, is a small window that lets a modicum of natural light into the room. As you turn around you see and hear… Continue reading You put yourself in jail, and you can get yourself out – with God’s help.
God gets fed up with nations just like He gets fed up with people.
And in the fourth generation they [your descendants] shall come back here [to Canaan] again, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet full and complete. – Genesis 15:16, AMP Too often we get so caught up in our own, personal concerns that our prayer life centers around ourselves. We do pray for other individuals, but not enough.… Continue reading God gets fed up with nations just like He gets fed up with people.
If you want relief from the ‘Angry Father Look,’ just confess.
3 When I kept silence [before I confessed], my bones wasted away through my groaning all the day long. 4 For day and night Your hand [of displeasure] was heavy upon me; my moisture was turned into the drought of summer. Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! – Psalm 32:3-4, AMP Years ago when… Continue reading If you want relief from the ‘Angry Father Look,’ just confess.
How about remembering that God is with you always? It might be to your advantage.
…expect The Lord. – Psalm 27:14, AMP When we are in God’s presence and we are right with Him, there are so many wonderful things available to us. There is peace, joy, patience, kindness, safety, and goodness, just to name a few. When we are not right with God, being in His presence isn’t too… Continue reading How about remembering that God is with you always? It might be to your advantage.
If you are proud, you are delusional.
And at once an angel of the Lord smote him (Herod)…because he did not give God the glory… – Acts 12:23, AMP We all struggle with pride, but some people are consumed by it. Those who are consumed by pride and arrogance are, to put it bluntly, delusional. Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines “delusion” as: A persistent… Continue reading If you are proud, you are delusional.
Those temptations will listen to God, but they won’t listen to you.
And you are in Him, made full and having come to fullness of life [in Christ you too are filled with the Godhead—Father, Son and Holy Spirit—and reach full spiritual stature]. And He is the Head of all rule and authority [of every angelic principality and power]. – Colossians 2:10, AMP It happens to every one of us.… Continue reading Those temptations will listen to God, but they won’t listen to you.
Beware the bite of the saber-toothed fly.
Some time ago some friends of ours told us that, if we were ever in Charlotte, NC, we ought to try a Chinese buffet restaurant called Tin Tin. After our thrilling day of roller coaster rides at Carowinds the other day, we were only a few miles from Tin Tin. So, of course, we headed… Continue reading Beware the bite of the saber-toothed fly.
God has no tolerance for man’s prejudice.
…but God has shown and taught me by words that I should not call any human being common or unhallowed or [ceremonially] unclean. – Acts 10:28, AMP Prejudice infects humanity all across the globe. Some prejudice is rooted in hatred of a different skin color. Other prejudice is grounded in jealousy of and envy for the greater wealth… Continue reading God has no tolerance for man’s prejudice.