The slothful man does not catch his game or roast it once he kills it, but the diligent man gets precious possessions. – Proverbs 12:27, AMP I was sitting on the beach beside my bride, enjoying the ocean breeze and watching the kids play in the water. Then, all of a sudden, I heard a girl’s voice crying out,… Continue reading Don’t be like that lazy girl at the beach.
Category: Temptation
Beware the bite of the saber-toothed fly.
Some time ago some friends of ours told us that, if we were ever in Charlotte, NC, we ought to try a Chinese buffet restaurant called Tin Tin. After our thrilling day of roller coaster rides at Carowinds the other day, we were only a few miles from Tin Tin. So, of course, we headed… Continue reading Beware the bite of the saber-toothed fly.
Don’t come down from your great work.
I am doing a great work and cannot come down. – Nehemiah 6:3, AMP Russ Warner, CEO of ContentWatch, was quoted in a July 2012 Forbes.com article titled Employees Really Do Waste Time at Work. Warner cited a 2012 Salary.com survey on the matter of wasted work time, and this is what he had to say:… Continue reading Don’t come down from your great work.
Relying on man isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Because you relied on the king of Syria and not on the Lord your God… – 2 Chronicles 16:7, Amplified Bible The book of 2 Chronicles records that King Asa of Judah fought only one war in the first thirty-five years of his forty-one year reign. In that war, Asa faced an army of Ethiopians… Continue reading Relying on man isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
The face of evil stares at you every day.
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 Carolina prison where Susan Smith is incarcerated. In October 1994, Smith drowned her three-year-old and one-year-old… Continue reading The face of evil stares at you every day.
Train in preparation for the day of battle.
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword…Hebrews 4:12, KJV I recently had a very entertaining and enlightening discussion with a retired Army colonel. When the conversation turned to some of his experiences in combat, the colonel said something that really jumped out at me. “There were many… Continue reading Train in preparation for the day of battle.
It is not wise to invite unholiness into your life.
My wife shall not dwell in the house of David king of Israel, because the places are holy… – 2 Chronicles 8:11, Amplified Bible In 2 Chronicles 6:13-42, Solomon prayed a powerful and humble prayer unto God at the dedication of the temple. In his supplication, he outlined clearly God’s “Big Three Formulas” for life:… Continue reading It is not wise to invite unholiness into your life.
God knows you’ll sin. Let Him forgive you so you can get back to work.
David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel and of the tribes… – 1 Chronicles 28:1, Amplified Bible Satan hates the God who created him, but Satan has no power to directly hurt his Creator. So, instead, he comes after the Creator’s children. Unfortunately, Satan is quite adept at causing God’s children to sin,… Continue reading God knows you’ll sin. Let Him forgive you so you can get back to work.
The Enemy is real, and you’d better be ready for him.
…I will destroy thee, O covering cherub, from the midst of the stones of fire. – Ezekiel 28:16, KJV Not long ago I watched a movie where two protagonists were having a discussion about their archenemy. During the discussion, one of them asked the other, “Did you defeat him?” The other protagonist answered, “Yes. At… Continue reading The Enemy is real, and you’d better be ready for him.
You don’t look good clothed in pride.
Come, let us look one another in the face and test each other. – 2 Kings 14:8, Amplified Bible Amaziah became the king of Judah when he was just twenty-five years old. He reigned for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem, and during his rule he did that which was “right in the sight of The Lord.”… Continue reading You don’t look good clothed in pride.