GOD’S BLESSING I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. (Genesis 12:2 NLT) We all want God’s blessing and surely God wants to bless us, but we should know what requirements there are to obtain it. What is God’s…
THOSE WHO DON’T LISTEN OR OBEY TURN INTO WANDERERS My God will reject the people of Israel because they will not listen or obey. They will be wanderers, homeless among the nations. (Hosea 9:17 NLT) What happens when people don’t like to listen nor obey? They turn into wanderers. In other words, they are people…
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR LACK OF APPLYING KNOWLEDGE? My people are being destroyed because they don’t know me. Since you priests refuse to know me, I refuse to recognize you as my priests… (Hosea 4:6) The people are destroyed due to lack of knowledge of God’s word. How many people are out there that have never…
HE WHO IS GENEROUS IS EXALTED But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity. (Isaiah 32:8 NLT) Generosity is a Christian virtue that results from a grateful heart and is expressed through good deeds. Us Christians need to be the most grateful people in the world considering…
RESTING IN GOD SAVES YOU FROM PROBLEMS This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength. But you would have none of it. (Isaiah 30:15 NLT) I see many key words relating…
ARROGANCE AND ANGER VS. HUMILITY AND PATIENCE We have heard about proud Moab— about its pride and arrogance and rage. But all that boasting has disappeared. (Isaiah 16:6 NLT) Pride, arrogance, and rage. 1. Everyday, we have the opportunity to touch people in our lives with either pride and arrogance, or with kindness and courtesy….
WHY DO THINGS END BADLY SOMETIMES? Why? Because you have turned from the God who can save you. You have forgotten the Rock who can hide you. (Isaiah 17:10 NLT) Why do we get into so many situations in this life and make bad decisions? Why? Because you have turned from the God who can…
GOD WILL NOT DO IT IF YOU DO NOT BELIEVE AND ACT Unless your faith is firm, I cannot make you stand firm. (Isaiah 7:9 NLT) There is a common misunderstanding between people of little faith and lazy people. They believe God will do everything for them. These individuals live in a fantasy where, because…
WHY DOES GOD TOLERATE ENEMIES IN OUR LIVES? These are the nations that the Lord left in the land to test those Israelites who had not experienced the wars of Canaan. He did this to teach warfare to generations of Israelites who had no experience in battle… (Judges 3:1-2 NLT) Many ask themselves, why doesn’t God take away…
THE POWER OF GRATITUDE (PART II) Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NLT) Yesterday we learned about some of the benefits that gratitude produces and brings to our lives, but also: We honor God and as a…