“I say to you, rise, pick up your bed and go home.” And immediately he rose up before them and picked up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God. LUKE 5:24,25 We all have doubts from time to time regarding our own ability. God speaks to us clearly, but instead of… Continue reading Take God At His Word
Category: Choices
Too Angry For Grace
It is not an easy thing to pray for someone that has caused you hurt or pain...
Be a Doer
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. Proverbs 10:4 The bible points out the dangers involved when we make a lifestyle out of idleness and laziness. The apostle Paul was a great advocate of working with your hands so that you may walk properly before outsiders and be dependent… Continue reading Be a Doer
Commit to God’s Word
That he may learn to fear the Lord his God by keeping all the words of this law and these statutes, and doing them. Deuteronomy 17:19b The king copied God’s word and carried that word with him, but it would be of no use to him unless he committed himself to it. Not only was… Continue reading Commit to God’s Word
Infallible Leadership
And my speech and my message were not in plausible words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. 1 Corinthians 2:4,5 There are so many opinions about everything that sometimes it's hard to know… Continue reading Infallible Leadership
Fasting – A Healthy Habit
But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face, that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who is in secret. Matthew 6:18 There are various times throughout scripture that we are given access to someone’s personal time of fasting – Moses, Elijah, David, Daniel. The occasions may… Continue reading Fasting – A Healthy Habit
Generosity – A Pleasing Habit
Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will repay him for his deed. Proverbs 19:17 Living generously is about far more than money; it’s about being generous with whatever the Lord has blessed you with; it’s about being generous of spirit. Don’t hide your talents where no-one can see them,… Continue reading Generosity – A Pleasing Habit
What It Means to Serve
Then he poured water into a basin and began to wash the disciples’ feet and to wipe them with the towel that was wrapped around him. John 13:5 As the Passover meal was a private gathering of Jesus and his disciples, there was no-one playing the part of host and there were no servants to… Continue reading What It Means to Serve
The Time Was Right
Now when Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, a woman came up to him with an alabaster flask of very expensive ointment, and she poured it on his head as he reclined at table. Matthew 26:6 Six days before Passover, Jesus and his disciples were at Bethany and they had… Continue reading The Time Was Right
Understanding Humility
And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point to death, even death on a cross. Philippians 2:8 We can all experience a touch of self-importance at times and at other times we question our own self-worth. In the secular setting, self-esteem is built up or knocked down by… Continue reading Understanding Humility
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