Eagerly pursue and seek to acquire [this] love [make it your aim, your great quest]; and earnestly desire and cultivate the spiritual endowments (gifts), especially that you may prophesy (interpret the divine will and purpose in inspired preaching and teaching). 1 Corinthians 14:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) In 1 Corinthians 14, God, through Paul, admonishes us… Continue reading Love and discernment go hand-in-hand.
Category: Victorious Living
Is it time to tidy up a bit?
Let the word spoken by Christ the Messiah have its home in your hearts and minds and dwell in you in all its richness… – Colossians 3:16a, Amplified Bible, AMP We returned last night from a big Thanksgiving bash at my sister’s house. Counting adults and children, she had nearly thirty people in her home.… Continue reading Is it time to tidy up a bit?
BEST OF TQFG: You’re not alone. Even Paul despaired.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from September 9, 2013. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team …we were so utterly and unbearably weighed down and crushed that we despaired even of life [itself]. – 2 Corinthians 1:8, AMP It is very easy to look at pastors, missionaries, and others who have given themselves to a… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: You’re not alone. Even Paul despaired.
BEST OF TQFG: Looking for the secret to success? Look no further than God.
We hope you enjoy this re-post from December 24, 2012. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team But the Lord was with Joseph and he (though a slave) was a successful and prosperous man…And his master saw that the Lord…made all that he did to flourish and succeed… Genesis 39: 2-3, Amplified Bible To be… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Looking for the secret to success? Look no further than God.
Three ways to offer thanks.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank offering and into His courts with praise! Be thankful and say so to Him, bless and affectionately praise His name! – Psalm 100:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) The term “thanksgiving” shows up 29 times in the King James Version of the Bible and 41 times in my… Continue reading Three ways to offer thanks.
Don’t jump off of the roof.
Then Jesus was led (guided) by the [Holy] Spirit into the wilderness (desert) to be tempted (tested and tried) by the devil. – Matthew 4:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) Years ago, when I was in the midst of a pretty big life decision, a friend of mine named Jim gave me some great biblical decision-making advice.… Continue reading Don’t jump off of the roof.
Not by man, but by God.
Paul, an apostle—[special messenger appointed and commissioned and sent out] not from [any body of] men nor by or through any man, but by and through Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and God the Father, Who raised Him from among the dead… – Galatians 1:1, Amplified Bible (AMP) When God gives us a call, we don’t need the permission of men to… Continue reading Not by man, but by God.
Are you trapped in a bunny cage?
And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. – John 8:32, King James Version (KJV) As I write this, I am sitting in the waiting room of an auto repair shop. When I walked into the waiting room, I was greeted by several floating tufts of what appeared to be… Continue reading Are you trapped in a bunny cage?
BEST OF TQFG: Come hide over here with God.
We hope you enjoy this re-post December 23, 2012. Be blessed! The Today’s Quote From God Team He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.… Continue reading BEST OF TQFG: Come hide over here with God.
The unnecessary conflict.
And Peter answered them, Repent (change your views and purpose to accept the will of God in your inner selves instead of rejecting it)… – Acts 2:38a, Amplified Bible (AMP) We create so much unnecessary conflict in our lives. Programmed by human nature to want what we want when we want it, we fight against anyone –… Continue reading The unnecessary conflict.