Ask in Faith, Without Doubting But when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. Such people should not expect to receive anything from the…
True Friendship Endures A friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. Proverbs 17:17 NLT Often, society pushes us to seek superficial connections based on interest or fleeting entertainment. However, God’s design for human relationships is much deeper. The Bible teaches us that friendship is not an accessory…
Do not stay halfway “All right, go ahead,” Pharaoh replied. “I will let you go into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God. But don’t go too far away. Now hurry and pray for me.” Exodus 8:28 NLT In this passage from the book of Exodus, we find ourselves in the middle…
Faith: certainty of what is hoped for Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen; it gives us assurance about things we cannot see. Hebrews 11:1 Faith is not a vague feeling or an optimistic desire based on our own strength; it is the solid foundation upon which the entire Christian…
Guard your circle (your anointing and vision) They will join you in your duties of caring for the Tabernacle, but no unauthorized person may go near you. But you and your sons, the priests, must personally handle all the ritual duties concerning the altar and everything behind the inner curtain. I am giving you the…
Serving Righteousness “Because of the weakness of your human nature, I am using the illustration of slavery to help you understand all this. Previously, you let yourselves be slaves to impurity and lawlessness, which led ever deeper into sin. Now you must give yourselves to be slaves to righteous living so that you will become…
Giving Activates Heaven “Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.” Luke 6:38 In the economy of the Kingdom of God, the act of…
Serving is Greatness But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must become your slave. Matthew 20:26-27 In the kingdom of heaven, the laws of human logic are radically inverted. While the world measures greatness by…
Don’t just talk: act Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! Proverbs 14:23 In the Christian life, there is a dangerous gap between what we profess with our lips and what we execute with our hands. The book of Proverbs confronts us with both an economic and spiritual reality: words, no matter how…
The simple learn from punishment If you punish a mocker, the simpleminded learn a lesson; if you correct the wise, they will be all the wiser. Proverbs 21:11 As the body of Christ, we must understand that God uses various tools to impart wisdom to His people. The book of Proverbs shows us that receptivity…