Behold, You have driven me out this day from the face of the land, and from Your face I will be hidden… – Genesis 4:14, Amplified Bible (AMP) Imagine that there is something you want to do really, really badly. You want to do it so badly, you are sick with anticipation and with longing.… Continue reading If you want to keep what you love, take a glimpse into the future.
How would you like for God to give you $36,000?
Now to Him Who…is able to…do…infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams… – Ephesians 3:20, Amplified Bible (AMP) L. was scared. She and her husband had gotten accustomed to a $68,000 annual salary, but their days of living on such an income were numbered. Called into the ministry, L.’s husband had been… Continue reading How would you like for God to give you $36,000?
Seek God and you shall find Him.
…Do not I fill heaven and earth? says the Lord. – Jeremiah 23:24, Amplified Bible (AMP) Have you ever had thoughts like these? My friends hate me. My family has turned against me. Those whom I have authority over ignore me. Everyone treats me like I was an alien (from a far, unfamiliar country). God… Continue reading Seek God and you shall find Him.
It’s not always convenient to serve.
…[be at hand and ready], whether the opportunity seems to be favorable or unfavorable. [Whether it is convenient or inconvenient, whether it is welcome or unwelcome… 2 Timothy 2:4, Amplified Bible (AMP) I have a friend who, from time to time, gives an elderly gentleman a ride to a local bus station. The elderly fellow,… Continue reading It’s not always convenient to serve.
What would life be like without prayer?
…According to your faith… – Matthew 9:29, Amplified Bible (AMP) What would the Bible be like without prayer? Without prayer, the Bible would be a shadow of its current form. Without prayer, we’d have no record of miracles like: Christ’s healing of the nobleman’s son. Elijah’s victory over the prophets of Baal. David’s deliverance from… Continue reading What would life be like without prayer?
Life is filled with irony – and so is God’s Word.
Those whom I [dearly and tenderly] love, I tell their faults and convict and convince and reprove and chasten [I discipline and instruct them]… – Revelation 3:19, Amplified Bible (AMP) Life is filled with irony. Take, for example, today’s (January 6, 2014) news headline from the New York Post: Coast Guard to Save Ships Trapped in Antarctic Ice.… Continue reading Life is filled with irony – and so is God’s Word.
When God asks you to carry a burden, understand that it’s for your good and for the good of others.
As a servant earnestly longs for the shade and the evening shadows, and as a hireling who looks for the reward of his work, – Job 7:2, Amplified Bible (AMP) In the midst of a long, hard workday, it is easy to get beaten down by the weight of duty. In the midst of carrying such weight, the… Continue reading When God asks you to carry a burden, understand that it’s for your good and for the good of others.
The mind is a very dangerous place; don’t go in there without God.
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ. – 2 Corinthians 10:5, KJV In yesterday’s post, I discussed an anecdote that a good friend of mine relayed to our Sunday School class during our annual Christmas party.… Continue reading The mind is a very dangerous place; don’t go in there without God.
Be wary of having your cross cut off.
…remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine… – Luke 22:42, KJV I have a dear friend who has been through a lot during the past year. Three of his close family members, including his father (with whom he was very close), passed away. Both he and his wife were involved in… Continue reading Be wary of having your cross cut off.
Is your living sacrifice the best it can be?
But cursed is the [cheating] deceiver who has a male in his flock and vows to offer it, yet sacrifices to the [sovereign] Lord a blemished or diseased thing! For I am a great King, says the Lord of hosts, and My name is terrible and to be [reverently] feared among the nations. – Malachi… Continue reading Is your living sacrifice the best it can be?