When you come to the land which the Lord your God gives you and you possess it and live there, and then say, We will set a king over us like all the nations that are about us, – Deuteronomy 17:14, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Deuteronomy 17, long before the days of the Judges or… Continue reading O, to be the king!
Category: Sanctification
Which farmer does better work?
A land for which the Lord your God cares; the eyes of the Lord your God are always upon it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. – Deuteronomy 11:12, Amplified Bible (AMP) In Deuteronomy 11, God compares and contrasts the dry, life-sucking land of Egypt to the well-watered, lush… Continue reading Which farmer does better work?
Which spirit do you have?
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity of cowardice, of craven and cringing and fawning fear, but He has given us a spirit of power and of love and of calm and well-balanced mind and discipline and self-control. – 2 Timothy 1:7, Amplified Bible (AMP) Have you ever heard someone say, “That… Continue reading Which spirit do you have?
Flat as a pancake.
And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. – Philippians 2:8, KJV Andrew Murray, author of Humility: The Beauty of Holiness and Humility & Absolute Surrender, defined this elusive character trait as follows: Humility is perfect quietness of heart. It is… Continue reading Flat as a pancake.
How easily are you swayed by the arguments of the world?
[Inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of God; and we lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One), – 2 Corinthians 10:5, Amplified Bible (AMP) According to Jeff Allen,… Continue reading How easily are you swayed by the arguments of the world?
Are you “towb” today?
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? – Micah 6:8, KJV According to Revelation 4:11, God created everything for His pleasure. This being the case, the obvious follow up question… Continue reading Are you “towb” today?
Don’t lose sight of your most precious possession.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. – Ecclesiastes 7:14, King James Version (KJV) If you feel like your life is perfect because you have everything you could… Continue reading Don’t lose sight of your most precious possession.
BEST OF TQFG: You are not the recruiter. You are the recruitee.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from October 26, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team You have not chosen Me, but I have chosen you and I have appointed you [I have planted you], that you might go and bear fruit and keep on bearing… – John 15:16, Amplified Bible (AMP) We must… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: You are not the recruiter. You are the recruitee.
Be careful about what you say in the restroom.
For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord, thou knowest it altogether. – Psalm 139:4, King James Version (KJV) The other day I had the pleasure of watching my elder daughter’s high school basketball game. During the final moments of our team’s victory, one of my daughter’s teammates – whom… Continue reading Be careful about what you say in the restroom.
Do you want what you have to be taken away?
Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright. – Genesis 25:34, KJV In Genesis 25, we find the familiar biblical story of Esau selling his birthright to Jacob in return for a bowl of pottage. More… Continue reading Do you want what you have to be taken away?