SIN, REBELLION, AND ANGER “For you have added rebellion to your sin; you show no respect, and you speak many angry words against God” (Job 34:37 NLT). The following three words catch my attention: “sin”, “rebellion”, and “anger”. 1. SIN. A lot of the times, people get into problems when they sin, and they suffer the consequences…
ARE YOU ASLEEP? “Then he returned and found the disciples asleep. He said to Peter, “Simon, are you asleep? Couldn’t you watch with me even one hour?Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak” (Mark 14:37 NLT). The person who lives…
STAY AWAKE “Don’t let him find you sleeping when he arrives without warning. I say to you what I say to everyone: Watch for him!” (Mark 13:36-37 NLT). Someone who is “asleep” doesn’t realize what is going on around them. They cannot take advantage of any good opportunities. They miss out on the entertainment when they…
ADVERSARY QUOTIENT “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9 NKJV). We all suffer falls, but those that triumph get back up. Those who triumph tolerate the pain caused by the growth process, while others avoid…
THERE IS NO PEACE WITHOUT LOVE “The most important commandment is this: … love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength.’ The second is equally important: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’Noother is greater than these” (Mark 12:29-31 NLT).commandment The man that gathered multiple combat weapons to kill…
TAKE CARE OF YOUR GARDEN “A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of hisheartbrings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks” (Luke 6:45 NKJV). Nobody can plant weed in a garden unless the…
THE ROUTE OF SERVICE “He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, “Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else” (Mark 9:35 NLT). There is nothing wrong with wanting to be first, the problem is doing wrong in order to get to the top….
DO NOT GET TIRED “So Jesus answered and said, “Assuredly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wifeor children or lands, for My sake and the gospel’s, 30 who shall not receive a hundredfold now in this time—houses and brothers and sisters and mothers…
TALK TO GOD “And the Lord said to Moses, “I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name” (Exodus 33:17 NIV). The Lord sent Moses to lead the people of Israel out of slavery into the promised land. For this reason, Moses asked God for…
HOW TO OVERCOME TEMPTATION “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall! No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted,he will also provide a way out so that you can endure…