…wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar… – Jeremiah 15:18, KJV Have you ever wondered why God has allowed a crisis in your life? Most have, and it is not hard to imagine circumstances that would drive people to such questioning. Many Christians who are suffering loss, ill health, financial struggle, or constant… Continue reading Don’t doubt God’s faithfulness to you.
Category: Submission
What goes around comes around.
For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap. – Galatians 6:7b, Amplified Bible Some years ago an older couple from the northern part of the country retired to sunny Florida. They moved into the late author/speaker Earl Nightingale’s neighborhood, but barely six months after moving in, Earl noticed that… Continue reading What goes around comes around.
Let God clothe you with Himself.
But the Spirit of the Lord clothed Gideon with Himself and took possession of him… – Judges 6:34, Amplified Bible After Judges 6:34, Gideon was a man of bravery and bold action. Prior to Judges 6:34, he was a man of fear. What transformed Gideon into a mighty man of valor? The Holy Spirit of… Continue reading Let God clothe you with Himself.
Give up that thing which God hates.
.…Achan…took some of the things devoted [for destruction]. And the anger of the Lord burned against Israel. – Joshua 7:1, Amplified Bible We all have something we love that God does not. At some point God will put His finger on that love and tell us to destroy it. When He does, what will we… Continue reading Give up that thing which God hates.
Make sure your roots are drinking from the right water source.
…he shall be like a tree planted by the waters that spreads out its roots by the river… – Jeremiah 17:8, Amplified Bible In Jeremiah 17:7-8, God gives us a picture of what a God-dependent believer is like. Such a person is like a tree planted by a river, a tree which drinks deeply and… Continue reading Make sure your roots are drinking from the right water source.
Don’t wither on the vine.
And He said to it, No one ever again shall eat fruit from you… – Mark 11:14, Amplified Bible In Mark Chapter 11, Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Not long after arriving in the city, He became hungry. Seeing a fig tree covered with leaves, He walked over to it, expecting to pick… Continue reading Don’t wither on the vine.
God will take optimism over pessimism any day.
But My servant Caleb, because he has a different spirit and has followed Me fully, I will bring into the land into which he went, and his descendants shall possess it. – Numbers 14:24, Amplified Bible Have you ever wondered why the best motivational speakers and writers make so much money? It’s because they know… Continue reading God will take optimism over pessimism any day.
You can learn a lot from a child.
Truly I say to you, whoever does not accept and receive and welcome the kingdom of God like a little child [does] shall not in any way enter it [at all]. – Luke 18:17, Amplified Bible Recently I helped out with game time during one of our weekly Wednesday night children’s church services. For the… Continue reading You can learn a lot from a child.
God hates it when He resists you. But, sometimes, He just has to.
And the Angel of the Lord said to him, Why have you struck your donkey these three times? See, I came out to stand against and resist you, for your behavior is willfully obstinate and contrary before Me. – Numbers 22:32, Amplified Bible Have you ever been resisted by God? If you have, you know… Continue reading God hates it when He resists you. But, sometimes, He just has to.
Hey, why not try God’s plan for marriage? I promise you, it’ll work better than yours.
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; – Ephesians 5:22, 25, KJV It takes two to tango. If the tango is to be a work of art rather than a total wreck, both partners must… Continue reading Hey, why not try God’s plan for marriage? I promise you, it’ll work better than yours.