Job 42:5 “I have heard of You by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees You. Job was humbled because the Lord of the universe had spoken to him. This must have gone beyond his fondest wish of reestablishing his fellowship at a different level with God. Although Job knew so much…
IT’S NOT A SUPPLY PROBLEM; IT’S A CAPACITY PROBLEM.
2Ki 4:3 Then he said, “Go, borrow vessels from everywhere, from all your neighbors–empty vessels; do not gather just a few. 2Ki 4:6 Now it came to pass, when the vessels were full, that she said to her son, “Bring me another vessel.” And he said to her, “There is not another vessel.” So the…
GOD IS REAL, NO MATTER HOW YOU FEEL.
Psa 22:1 My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me? Why are You so far from helping Me, And from the words of My groaning? Psa 22:2 O My God, I cry in the daytime, but You do not hear; And in the night season, and am not silent. The Psalmist is calling on…
YOUR WHOLE LIFE MATTERS TO GOD.
Psa 139:1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me. Psa 139:2 You know my sitting down and my rising up; You understand my thought afar off. Psa 139:3 You comprehend my path and my lying down, And are acquainted with all my ways. It is possible for one to conceal their identity and…
NOT WITHOUT LOVE.
1Co 13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become as sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. Whatever love there is in man, whether towards God or fellow man, has it’s source in God. Love in the heart of man is the offspring of the…
THIS FAR, NO FURTHER.
2Sa 24:16 And when the angel stretched out His hand over Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD relented from the destruction, and said to the angel who was destroying the people, “It is enough; now restrain Your hand.” And the angel of the LORD was by the threshing floor of Araunah the Jebusite. Satan had…
LET EACH ESTEEM OTHERS
Phi 2:3 Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Whether we would like to admit it or not, the well known – phrase, ” every man for himself ” is often how we choose to live. It’s a natural survival instinct…
WE ARE THE PRESERVATIVE
Mat 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men. A preservative is something that prevents spoilage. It has the ability to protect something from decay. In…
OBTAINING THE APPROVAL OF GOD.
1Th 2:4 But as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God who tests our hearts. Do we seek God’s approval in all our undertakings? Whom do we seek to impress the most? People or God? What has been and still…
PRESSING ON PAST YOUR ” GIVE UP POINT”
Job 2:9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold to your integrity? Curse God and die!” Job 2:12 And when they raised their eyes from afar, and did not recognize him, they lifted their voices and wept; and each one tore his robe and sprinkled dust on his head toward heaven. Job’s…