WHEN YOU HAVE LITTLE STRENGTH “I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me” (Revelation 3:8 NLT). There are moments in life that seem as if we have little strength…
THE DEATH ROOM “Don’t let your hearts stray away toward her… For she has been the ruin of many; many men have been her victims. Her house is the road to the grave. Her bedroom is the den of death” (Proverbs 7:25-27 NLT). What is considered the death room? This refers to the place where adultery, fornication,…
IS IT WISE TO BE A GUARANTOR “My child, if you have put up security for a friend’s debt or agreed to guarantee the debt of a stranger… follow my advice and save yourself, for you have placed yourself at your friend’s mercy” (Proverbs 6:1, 3 NLT). I remember speaking to someone who had agreed to be…
YOUR HEART IS NOT A DUMPSTER “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life” (Proverbs 4:23 NLT). Recently last week, I had the opportunity to talk with someone who had their heart full of bitterness, and after speaking with her I felt mentally and emotionally worn out. Inevitably, each conversation…
WISDOM DELIVERS YOU FROM PAIN Tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding” (Proverbs 2:2 NLT). Wisdom will open doors for success, but it will also help you avoid unnecessary pain. Being wise means to fear God and to obey His commandments. Many times, people suffer in life because they turn to the left…
REST “Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a change to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest”” (Mark 6:31 NIV) Our Lord Jesus Christ took time to rest, yet we do not rest. Sometimes resting is the…
WHY SHOULD YOU BE MOTIVATED TO OBEY? “Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age” (Matthew 28:20 NLT). At Eagles, we have the mission to win souls and make disciples. The Lord also…
WE GROW IN OUR FAMILY BY SETTING THE EXAMPLE “So practice and obey whatever they tell you, but don’t follow their example. For they don’t practice what they teach.” (Matthew 23:3 NLT) One of the best ways to grow and mature in the family is by example. One doesn’t transmit what they say, but what…
GOD IS JUST “And said unto them; Go ye also into the vineyard, and whatsoever is right I will give you. And they went their way” (Matthew 20:4 KJV). Some people set conditions with God before serving Him (they ask Him for something in return) but, there are others who simply trust the Lord and…
DO YOU WANT TO BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH OR GET TO THE POINT? 17 When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle,…