ArchiveMarch 2012

Built to Last

Built to Last

Do not be afraid when a man becomes rich, when the glory of his house is increased; For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him. Though while he lives he congratulates himself— And though men praise you when you...

Go in Your Strength

Go in Your Strength

The LORD looked at him and said, “Go in this your strength and deliver Israel from the hand of Midian. Have I not sent you?” Judges 6:14 Gideon leveled his complaint on behalf of his people to God. God chided him and said “go in YOUR...

Brevity is the Soul of Wit

Brevity is the Soul of Wit

LORD, make me to know my end and what is the extent of my days; Let me know how transient I am. “Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah. Psalm...

Headship

Headship

Be imitators of me, just as I also am of Christ. Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you. But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the...

Tent-making

Tent-making

For it is written in the Law of Moses, “YOU SHALL NOT MUZZLE THE OX WHILE HE IS THRESHING.” God is not concerned about oxen, is He? 1 Corinthians 9:9 Paul made the case for his apostleship with the believers in Corinth. In doing so, he also reminded...

Lady Liberty and the Balance

Lady Liberty and the Balance

But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. 1 Corinthians 8:9 When we come to know God in a personal way, we discover and amazing freedom. Because He alone is God, we are not worried about eating...

Thankfully Divided Loyalties

Thankfully Divided Loyalties

But I want you to be free from concern. One who is unmarried is concerned about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord; but one who is married is concerned about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, and his interests are...

Getting Ahead of God?

Getting Ahead of God?

Then Joshua said to the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you.” And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, “Take up the ark of the covenant and cross over ahead of the people.” So they took up the ark of the...

The Secret to my Success

The Secret to my Success

Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. Joshua 1:7 I saw a movie with Michael...

Reckoned

Reckoned

Even so Abraham BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS RECKONED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS. Therefore, be sure that it is those who are of faith who are sons of Abraham. The Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel...

Camping with Jesus

Camping with Jesus

“Three times in a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses, at the Feast of Unleavened Bread and at the Feast of Weeks and at the Feast of Booths, and they shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed...

Ch Ch Change.

Ch Ch Change.

They kept hearing, “He who once persecuted us is now preaching the faith which he once tried to destroy.” And they were glorifying God because of me. Galatians 1:23-24 Paul’s transformation was so amazing that people who heard about it...

Something about 40 Days

Something about 40 Days

“I, moreover, stayed on the mountain forty days and forty nights like the first time, and the LORD listened to me that time also; the LORD was not willing to destroy you. Then the LORD said to me, ‘Arise, proceed on your journey ahead of the people...

Character

Character

Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and His lovingkindness to a thousandth generation with those who love Him and keep His commandments; Deuteronomy 7:9 God demonstrated His character in His...

Hate Sin

Hate Sin

There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him: Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood, A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil, A false witness who utters...

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