Do you take care of your physical body? Do you get regular checkups? Are you willing to follow instructions from your doctor? Will you adhere to the instructions of a physical therapist? Do you know you are God’s temple? We are aware of so many maladies and sicknesses today, it seems there is no wayContinue reading “God’s Temple”
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Children of Abraham
Do you know your lineage? Do you know your family tree? Do you know your cultural heritage? Do you know your racial heritage? Does any of that matter to you? Should it matter to you? Do you think it matters to God? Some of us will have answers to all the questions listed above. SomeContinue reading “Children of Abraham”
Seek Forgiveness
Do you recognize your failures? Are you aware when you fall short of achieving a task? Do you berate yourself for missing the mark? Are you driven to overcome the failure with success in the future? Do you apply this same attitude to your walk with God? Many of us are driven to succeed. WeContinue reading “Seek Forgiveness”
Wait Patiently
Have you recently cried out for help to get through a difficult situation? Do you have someone to turn to for the help you need? Are you willing to turn to someone you cannot see? Will you turn to God, crying out to Him in prayer to lift you up? There are many in thisContinue reading “Wait Patiently”
Humble Before God
In today’s passage, we see a quote from Jesus that can quickly be taken out of context and often is. Unfortunately, many people will apply it to their job or their relationship or perhaps to competing on a team. Things may or may not work out as they think when applying this passage to thoseContinue reading “Humble Before God”
Choices
How well do you discern what is right? Do your choices show that you are making the right decisions? Are you making wise choices, having factored in the outcomes for each option? Have you thought about the eternal consequences of your choices? Most of our daily choices are minor. What will we have for lunch?Continue reading “Choices”
Avoiding Foolishness
How well do you follow instructions? How well do you follow advice? How well do you follow guidance? Are you willing to listen to someone more experienced? Will you listen and learn from God through His Word? We’ve all been there. We were young and thought we knew what we were doing. Or, we wentContinue reading “Avoiding Foolishness”
Pure Love
What does love mean to you? How do you define love? Is it a static word or an action word? A noun or a verb? Is it a feeling or state of being? Is it superficial or does it go deep into the core of your heart? Have you ever stopped to honestly take aContinue reading “Pure Love”
Standing Firm
What is written on your heart? Is love written there? Is being faithful written there? Have bound them to you? Do you live by them each and every day? Do you know that living by them will provide you with a good name? It seems a good name in today’s world is no longer aContinue reading “Standing Firm”
The Prayer of the Righteous
Have you ever been in an impossible situation? Have you wondered how you would ever get things back to the way they were? Have you thought, “there’s no way out of this”? Do you not know that God can handle any situation? We sometimes face really tough situations, not the least of which is theContinue reading “The Prayer of the Righteous”
Marty Pressey 