We hope you enjoy this re-post from February 26, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team And He replied to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind (intellect). – Matthew 22:37, Amplified Bible I grew up in the public school… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: To believe in God is the intelligent thing to do.
Category: Understanding
A message from America’s first president.
Uprightness and right standing with God (moral and spiritual rectitude in every area and relation) elevate a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people. – Proverbs 14:34, Amplified Bible (AMP) Of all the quotes from George Washington’s Farewell Address to the people of the United States of America, few have been more cited… Continue reading A message from America’s first president.
Be sure to twist your wrist when you cast the net.
If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct. – Ecclesiastes 10:10, KJV Some years ago on a trip to the beach, my mother-in-law showed me how to cast a shrimp net. For the next several years, I had… Continue reading Be sure to twist your wrist when you cast the net.
Ridiculing Christians is nothing new.
When Jehu came out to the servants of his master, one said to him, Is all well? Why did this mad fellow come to you?… – 2 Kings 9:11, Amplified Bible (AMP) As wise Solomon once wrote, “There is nothing new under the sun.” For example, there are few weapons more precious to the opponents… Continue reading Ridiculing Christians is nothing new.
Why do I have to take math classes?
…to discriminate and distinguish between what is morally good and noble and what is evil and contrary either to divine or human law. – Hebrews 5:14b, Amplified Bible (AMP) In a recent Sunday School class, our teacher asked a very simple question: “What is the purpose of education?” Several in the class answered the question,… Continue reading Why do I have to take math classes?
Drunk, disruptive, and disrespectful.
His heart was cheered and his courage was high in the ways of the Lord… – 2 Chronicles 17:6, Amplified Bible (AMP) I was educated in the public school system. I attended middle school and high school during the 1980s, and by that time God’s ways had been under attack for decades in our culture.… Continue reading Drunk, disruptive, and disrespectful.
Stay within the lines; the lines are our friends.
Yet the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and set you on a firm foundation and guard you from the evil one. – 2 Thessalonians 3:3, Amplified Bible (AMP) Charleston, SC is a beautiful city. Nestled along the Atlantic Ocean, Charleston is home to breathtaking nature scenes and handsome man-made landmarks. One of… Continue reading Stay within the lines; the lines are our friends.
God’s ways are indeed higher than ours.
And all Israel shall mourn for him and bury him; for he only of Jeroboam’s family shall come to the grave, because in him there is found something good and pleasing to the Lord, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. – 1 Kings 14:13, Amplified Bible (AMP) Some years ago my wife… Continue reading God’s ways are indeed higher than ours.
You will reap His blessings if you sow His excellence in all that you do.
The king’s favour is toward a wise servant: but his wrath is against him that causeth shame. – Proverbs 14:35, KJV Do you want the favor of the person in authority over you? Then act wisely. Or, would you rather incur the anger of the person in authority over you? Then act shamefully. What does… Continue reading You will reap His blessings if you sow His excellence in all that you do.
Will you pass the test of loyalty?
…And he [testing Elisha] said, Go on back. What have I done to you? [Settle it for yourself.] – 1 Kings 19:20(b), Amplified Bible (AMP) From time to time, God will introduce a test of loyalty into our lives. I’m not talking about a test of loyalty that revolves around sin. We make decisions every… Continue reading Will you pass the test of loyalty?