Pro 13:20 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare. 1Co 15:33 Do not be deceived; evil company corrupts good habits. Toxicity is the quality of being toxic or poisonous. It is the quality of being very…
SIMPLE BUT NOT SIMPLISTIC
A scribe came to Jesus early in His ministry and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head” (Matthew 8:19-20). Simple is about being uncomplicated, straightforward, unadorned, easy…
FASTEN YOUR BELT
Acts 12:8 And the angel said to him, “Fasten your belt, and tie on your sandals”. And so he did. And he said to him, “Put your cloak around you and follow me”. When taken literally, it means to put on one’s seatbelt and secure it in place. This would usually be said in the…
THE PRICE TAG MAY SURPRISE YOU.
“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? And not one of them is forgotten before God. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows.” — Luke 12:6-7 (ESV) We live in a world that places value on material wealth, fame, and external success. Many are surprised to discover that what God prizes…
TAKE A BREAK BEFORE YOU BREAK
Mark 6:31 And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a deserted place, and rest a while”. For many people were coming and going, and they did not have time even to eat. Tight programs in the diary of Jesus and Apostles was evident enough that eating time wasn’t available .Jesus realized that…
A PLACE OF REFUGE AND SAFETY
Pro 18:10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. In times of war and other eminent dangers people run for safety in a fortified place such a tower for safety. Just before his crucifixion, Jesus prayed for his disciples Joh 17:11-12: Holy Father, protect them…
DON’T WAIT FOR LUCK ; BE INTENTIONAL.
2 Kings 7:3 Now there were four leprous men at the entrance of the gate; and they said to one another, “Why are we sitting here until we die? 2 Ki7:4 If we say, ‘We will enter the city,’ the famine is in the city, and we shall die there. And if we sit here,…
MOTION WITHOUT MOVEMENT
Deu 2:2-3 Then the lord said to me, You have gone around this mountain long enough. Turn northward. Reading through Exodus and Deuteronomy, one is left wondering; how would an 11 days journey take 40 years. What were they doing in the wilderness for 39 years and 354 days? Moving without making progress is wandering….
ARE YOU A SALT OR AN INSULT?
Mat 5:13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its taste, how can it be made salty again? Then it is good for nothing, but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men. Salt in biblical times was valuable for many reasons: it preserved food, added flavor, and even…
FRUITS OF DILIGENCE
Pro 14:23 In all toil there is profit, but mere talk tends only to poverty. Solomon in his wisdom was able to separate the labor of the tongue and the labor of the hands. The income was dependent on which type of labour one engaged in. There are people who talk much but they are…