And afterward David’s heart struck him, because he had cut off a corner of Saul’s robe. He said to his men, “The LORD forbid that I should do this thing to my lord, the LORD’s anointed, to put out my hand against him, seeing he is the LORD’s anointed.” So David persuaded his men with [...]
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Restraint Rather Than Revenge
Posted in choices, growth, tagged change, discipleship, fishers of men, grace, power on February 2, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Do Right or Be Righteous?
Posted in choices, instruction, Jesus on October 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
21 If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; if he is thirsty, give him water to drink. 22 In doing this, you will heap burning coals on his head, and the LORD will reward you. – Proverbs 25:21-20 (ESV) 27 “But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to [...]
Just in Case
Posted in change, choices, prophecy, tagged Bible, change, daily, heart, mercy, redemption, theology, worship on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
10 Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom; listen to the instruction of our God, you people of Gomorrah! 11 “The multitude of your sacrifices— what are they to me?” says the LORD. “I have more than enough of burnt offerings, of rams and the fat of fattened animals; I have no [...]
From Eden to Egypt- Day 32
Posted in choices, family, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis on January 25, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham. And Isaac went unto Abimelech king of the Philistines unto Gerar. – Genesis 26: 1 (KJV) Issac experienced a “famine in the land” similar to what his father experienced. It drove him away from home. God [...]
From Eden to Egypt Day 17
Posted in choices, From Eden to Egypt, Genesis, will on December 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Then they said to each other, “Let’s build a city and a tower for ourselves, whose top will reach high into the sky. We will become famous. Then we will not be scattered over all the earth.”- Genesis 11:4 (NCV) Come, let us go down and confuse their language so they will not be able [...]
Reverent Abandon
Posted in activities, blessings, choices, expectations, tagged blessing, calling, change, discipleship, faith, relationship, sacrifice on November 6, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
“We need to abandon everything that isn’t of God.”- Brother Lawrence But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. – Mt. 6:33 ( KJV) We need to abandon some things. Some things just are not good for us. They do not advance the kingdom [...]
Pray at the Polls
Posted in action, America, believers, California, change, choices, community, faith, prayer, tagged change, faith, glory, help, power, prayer, Word on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Election day is upon us again. In California, we don’t know if it’ll be Meg or Jerry . We’re certain that Arnold is done, though. Could Barbara Boxer be unseated after all of these years? Who knows but God? That’s about all that we are certain of in this election. There are numerous laws and ordinances [...]
Excuses or Excellence
Posted in accomplishment, action, business, choices, doubt, expectations, faith, fear, folly, goals, growth, new nature, perception, priority, productivity, stewardship, success, tips, work, tagged calling, change, daily, faith, glory, heart, help, ministry, power, relationship, service, support, work on October 23, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” ~Benjamin Franklin Exceed expectations. Are you getting any closer to excellence? Merely meeting expectations is a minimum. When you exceed those same expectations, you start to enter into excellence. We are to offer God our best every step of the way. [...]
Advocate for All
Posted in action, believers, choices, community, freedom, Love Your Neighbor, outreach, peace, service, solutions, witnesses, tagged church, community, fishers of men, ministry, outreach, service, work on October 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out. Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak [...]
And Sin Not
Posted in answers, choices, encouragement, expectations, faith, new nature, reflection, tagged change, faithful, heart, relationship, support on October 14, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.- Eph. 4:26 Paul shared a simple warning to those believers at Ephesus. He advised that the Christian not let the sun go down on his or her anger. In other words, don’t get so wrapped up in being angry that [...]
