And Peter remembered Jesus’ words, when He had said, Before a single rooster crows, you will deny and disown Me three times. And he went outside and wept bitterly. – Matthew 26:75, Amplified Bible We are no better than Peter. When things are going well and there’s no threat to our person, we are just… Continue reading It’s easy to stick with God on the mountaintop. Can you stick with Him in the valley?
Category: Righteousness
You’ve betrayed God before, and you will do so again. But He still loves you.
Judas, the betrayer, said, Surely it is not I, is it, Master? He said to him, You have stated [the fact]. – Matthew 26:25, Amplified Bible We are no better than Judas. At the last supper, Judas Iscariot looked Jesus in the eyes and asked, as if he didn’t know, whether or not it was… Continue reading You’ve betrayed God before, and you will do so again. But He still loves you.
Be ready to lend a helping hand – to your enemy.
If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again. If you see the donkey of one who hates you lying [helpless] under his load, you shall refrain from leaving the man to cope with it alone; you shall help him to release the animal.… Continue reading Be ready to lend a helping hand – to your enemy.
When God calls you, go talk to Pharaoh for Him.
And I say to you, Let My son go, that he may serve Me; and if you refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay your son, your firstborn. – Exodus 4:23, Amplified Bible God was merciful to Pharaoh, warning him in Exodus 4:23 of the ultimate price he would pay if he disobeyed… Continue reading When God calls you, go talk to Pharaoh for Him.
Even from the depths of sin, God can restore you and use you.
But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. – Jonah 1:3, KJV Let’s… Continue reading Even from the depths of sin, God can restore you and use you.
Don’t be lame.
You say, How and in what way have we despised Your name? By offering polluted food upon My altar…When you [priests] offer [blind] animals for sacrifice, is it not evil? And when you offer the lame and the sick, is it not evil? …says The Lord of hosts. – Malachi 1:6-8, Amplified Bible Christ’s atonement… Continue reading Don’t be lame.
Stand in the gap and defend what is God’s.
But the hand of Ahikam son of Shaphan was with Jeremiah… Jeremiah 26:24a, Amplified Bible There he was, surrounded by an angry mob of accusers. The court was ablaze with activity as people of all ages and of all walks of life shuffled about for a good spot to see the proceedings. The religious leaders… Continue reading Stand in the gap and defend what is God’s.