He removed the high places, broke the images, cut down the Asherim, and broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until then the Israelites had burned incense to it; but he called it Nehushtan [a bronze trifle]. – 2 Kings 18:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) In 2 Kings 18, King Hezekiah instituted… Continue reading Are you burning incense to the brazen serpent?
Category: Understanding
Which story describes your level of faith?
Then a lord on whose hand the king leaned answered the man of God, and said, Behold, if the Lord would make windows in heaven, might this thing be? And he said, Behold, thou shalt see it with thine eyes, but shalt not eat thereof. – 2 Kings 7:2, KJV The following is an excerpt from Bible.org:… Continue reading Which story describes your level of faith?
Not everybody thinks like God thinks.
Satisfied desire is sweet to a person; therefore it is hateful and exceedingly offensive to [self-confident] fools to give up evil [upon which they have set their hearts]. – Proverbs 13:19, Amplified Bible (AMP) 2 Timothy 3:16 (AMP) states: Every Scripture is God-breathed (given by His inspiration) and profitable for instruction… Part of the instruction… Continue reading Not everybody thinks like God thinks.
Looking for help in all the wrong places
For he sacrificed to the gods of Damascus, which had defeated him, for he said, Since the gods of the kings of Syria helped them, I will sacrifice to them that they may help me. But they were the ruin of him and of all Israel. – 2 Chronicles 28:23, Amplified Bible (AMP) I am… Continue reading Looking for help in all the wrong places
BEST OF TQFG: God wants to take away all of your worries.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from March 27, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully. – 1 Peter 5:7, Amplified Bible This… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: God wants to take away all of your worries.
No matter how much money you have, gluttony can break you down.
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls. – Proverbs 25:28 (KJV) According to The Wall Street Journal Website, Marketwatch.com: Spending money that isn’t technically yours, an appetite for extravagance and some bad luck is what largely led the Grammy Award winning R&B… Continue reading No matter how much money you have, gluttony can break you down.
The recipe for making your dreams a reality.
For a dream comes with much business and painful effort, and a fool’s voice with many words. – Ecclesiastes 5:3 Amplified Bible (AMP) Many have argued that American swimmer Michael Phelps is the greatest Olympian of all time. His 22 career medals – 18 of which are gold – go a long way towards supporting that… Continue reading The recipe for making your dreams a reality.
There’s nothing like a dearth of leadership to punish a nation.
For behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, is taking away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff [every kind of prop], the whole stay of bread and the whole stay of water. – Isaiah 3:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) Isaiah 3 describes a nation: Proud of sin, Overabundantly obsessed with sex, More… Continue reading There’s nothing like a dearth of leadership to punish a nation.
We NEED the bad with the good.
In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider that God has made the one side by side with the other, so that man may not find out anything that shall be after him. – Ecclesiastes 7:14, Amplified Bible (AMP) As Ecclesiastes 3:1 (KJV) teaches us: To every thing there… Continue reading We NEED the bad with the good.
Faithful are the wounds of a friend…
Open rebuke is better than love that is hidden. Faithful are the wounds of a friend… – Proverbs 27:5, 6a In 1 Kings 20, God used wicked King Ahab to punish the equally idolatrous King Ben-hadad of Syria. The Lord intended for Ahab to destroy Ben-hadad, but in verses 32-33 we find Ahab sparing Ben-hadad’s… Continue reading Faithful are the wounds of a friend…