And so, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God or approve of Him or consider Him worth the knowing, God gave them over to a base and condemned mind to do things not proper or decent but loathsome, – Romans 1:28, Amplified Bible (AMP) There is a difference between committing sin and being… Continue reading Believe it or not, tests are a good thing.
Category: Temptation
BEST OF TQFG: You can learn a lot from watching pro wrestling.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from November 27, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team God is our Refuge and Strength [mighty and impenetrable to temptation], a very present and well-proved help in trouble. – Psalm 46:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) Ok, I’ll admit it. I loved watching pro wrestling as a child. I’m… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: You can learn a lot from watching pro wrestling.
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.
Stable or unstable?
Speaking of this as he does in all of his letters. There are some things in those [epistles of Paul] that are difficult to understand, which the ignorant and unstable twist and misconstrue to their own utter destruction, just as [they distort and misinterpret] the rest of the Scriptures. – 2 Peter 3:16, Amplified Bible… Continue reading Stable or unstable?
Lessons from Reuben.
Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch. – Genesis 49:4, KJV Reuben was Jacob’s (Israel’s) firstborn son, but he was neither preeminent in the family nor preeminent in the history of the nation of Israel. Why is… Continue reading Lessons from Reuben.
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?
Watch out where you drop your helmet.
And unto the angel of the church in Sardis write… – Revelation 3:1, KJV According to Meander Travel: The fifth letter of St. John to the seven churches was to the ancient and historic city of Sardis… The acropolis [the upper fortified part of an ancient city] was built about 1500 feet above the plain… Continue reading Watch out where you drop your helmet.
BEST OF TQFG: Keep your eyes on the trapeze bar.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from October 31, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team Looking away [from all that will distract] to Jesus, Who is the Leader and the Source of our faith [giving the first incentive for our belief] and is also its Finisher [bringing it to maturity and perfection]… – Hebrews… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Keep your eyes on the trapeze bar.
How’s that gluttony coming?
And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible. – 1 Corinthians 9:25, KJV In Matthew 6:20, Christ admonished us to lay up for ourselves treasures in heaven. One such treasure is the incorruptible crown, which He awards for those… Continue reading How’s that gluttony coming?
BEST OF TQFG: The face of evil stares at you every day.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from June 2, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team The heart is deceitful above all things… – Jeremiah 17:9, Amplified Bible The late Chuck Colson was the founder of Prison Fellowship, an evangelical Christian ministry aimed at winning criminals in prison to Christ. Colson once visited a South… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: The face of evil stares at you every day.