Psalm 32:8–I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my eye upon you. We all have received counsel, even from people that love us, that made us feel like they didn’t know our true heart. What makes counseling of any kind difficult, is that the counselor doesn’t know everything […]
Leviticus 24:10-12–Now an Israelite woman’s son, whose father was an Egyptian, went out among the people of Israel. And the Israelite woman’s son and a man of Israel fought in the camp, 11 and the Israelite woman’s son blasphemed the Name, and cursed. Then they brought him to Moses. His mother’s name was Shelomith, the daughter […]
James 4:2-3-You desire and do not have, so you murder. You covet and cannot obtain, so you fight and quarrel. You do not have, because you do not ask.3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, to spend it on your passions. It’s no coincidence that the more quality time you spend […]
Is it possible for God to use a man or a woman greatly who is living in sin? I grew up being taught that the answer is “no.” If you are living in sin, then God cannot use you greatly. Only those who are godly can be used by God to do great things. And if you believe that, […]
Hebrews 12:15-16-See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled; For the past 8 years years I have tried to keep a prayer journal to write in. More so as a “crutch” to force me […]
We, Christians, are to be contributors rather than consumers. We are to be contributors to the city that we are living in, working for the good of the city and praying for its welfare. That is what good citizens of the kingdom of God do for the kingdom of men. “But seek for the welfare […]
Our success is no proof that God is pleased with us. We assume that if someone is successful, God has blessed him/her. For example, whenever a Christian athlete wins an important game, he will say something like, “I’d like to first of all to thank my Savior and Lord Jesus for giving me the victory!” But […]
Leviticus 23:42-43–You shall dwell in booths for seven days. All native Israelites shall dwell in booths, 43 that your generations may know that I made the people of Israel dwell in booths when I brought them out of the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” Think about today’s philosophies regarding how to feel […]
The Bible is very confusing if you have a simplistic mindset. But it is the wisdom of God to those who want to plumb the depth of God’s wisdom in dealing with us. Take the example of Samson in the Old Testament. We know him as this superman-type who killed a thousand men with his […]
1 Timothy 6:6-8–Now there is great gain in godliness with contentment, 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and we cannot take anything out of the world. Regardless of how positive we want to be in this life, it is hard to escape the disappointment of our “ideals” not being met. By ideals I mean anything […]