Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 11:1, KJV It can be either very gratifying or very depressing when we compare ourselves to other people. If we are better off than the next guy, we might think very highly of ourselves. If we are not as well-off… Continue reading What are you using as your measuring stick?
Category: Submission
Don’t twist God’s words to ease your conscience. It won’t get you anywhere.
Her prophets are light [lacking truth, gravity, and steadiness] and men of treachery; her priests have profaned the sanctuary; [defrauding God and man by pretending their own word is God’s word] they have done violence to the law. – Zephaniah 3:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) As we start out the New Year, we ought to make… Continue reading Don’t twist God’s words to ease your conscience. It won’t get you anywhere.
What will you be striving to obtain in the New Year?
And He said to them, Guard yourselves and keep free from all covetousness (the immoderate desire for wealth, the greedy longing to have more); for a man’s life does not consist in and is not derived from possessing overflowing abundance or that which is over and above his needs. – Luke 12:15, Amplified Bible (AMP) New Year’s Eve is the perfect… Continue reading What will you be striving to obtain in the New Year?
Oh, the pain you could avoid if you’d just do things God’s way!
And they slew the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes and put out the eyes of Zedekiah and bound him in double fetters [hands and feet] and carried him to Babylon. – 2 Kings 25:7, Amplified Bible (AMP) While visiting my sister and her family for Christmas, I was reclining on a rather comfy couch… Continue reading Oh, the pain you could avoid if you’d just do things God’s way!
Who has control over God’s work in your life?
Behold…the just shall live by his faith. – Habakkuk 2:4, KJV Many people miss the fact that God’s people of the Old Testament, just like God’s people of the New Testament, were to live their lives by faith. Merriam Webster’s Dictionary defines “faith” as “strong belief or trust in someone or something.”* So, it follows,… Continue reading Who has control over God’s work in your life?
Would you like to know how to become one of God’s best friends?
…for you are greatly beloved… – Daniel 9:23, Amplified Bible (AMP) Do you have a best friend? If so, what makes your relationship with your best friend better than the relationships you have with your other friends? Although the reasons you cite may be many or few, those reasons created a special bond of fellowship… Continue reading Would you like to know how to become one of God’s best friends?
Don’t lead a pointless life.
For if I [merely] preach the Gospel, that gives me no reason to boast, for I feel compelled of necessity to do it. Woe is me if I do not preach the glad tidings (the Gospel)! – 1 Corinthians 9:16, Amplified Bible (AMP) “When you obey the call of Jesus Christ, the first thing that hits you is the… Continue reading Don’t lead a pointless life.
Here’s the final step in the process of making good, Bible-based decisions.
And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts [deciding and settling with finality all questions that arise in your minds… – Colossians 3:15, Amplified Bible (AMP) You are faced with a decision, and you are at a complete loss as to which path to take.… Continue reading Here’s the final step in the process of making good, Bible-based decisions.
God would like you to stare at a metal plate for over a year.
For I have laid upon you the years of their iniquity, according to the number of the days, 390 days [representing 390 years]; so you shall bear the iniquity of the house of Israel. – Ezekiel 4:5, Amplified Bible (AMP) Our service to God is not guaranteed to be joyful, rewarding, or pleasant. Many times… Continue reading God would like you to stare at a metal plate for over a year.
You can be a complete failure, but God will still consider you a success.
And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; – 2 Peter 2:5, KJV God does not categorize us as a success or as a failure based on how many souls we win, how many church members we… Continue reading You can be a complete failure, but God will still consider you a success.