What comes to mind when you think of purity? How do you define being pure? Do you think of silver and gold being pure? Do you think of pure bred animals? Have you ever considered yourself to be pure? How can you be sure that you are pure? Can you become pure on your own?Continue reading “Hope Purifies”
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Choose Jesus
Where do you stand? How do you decide which side to choose? Do you decide based on the choices of others? Do you bow to peer pressure? Or is your decision based on truth? Do you seek out truth to base your decision on? Are you willing to change your decision? Deciding what side toContinue reading “Choose Jesus”
Be United
Have you noticed the division across our country? Have you noticed division in your local community? Is there division within your workplace? Is there division within your local church? What will come from all the division? We cannot miss the division we are continually bombarded with in the news. It seems every news story isContinue reading “Be United”
Glory to God
How do you view Jesus? Do you honestly attribute to Him who He claims to be—Son of God, Messiah, and Son of Man? Do you honestly believe He is the Savior of the world? Have you accepted Him as your Lord? If you have not, why not? If you have, do you remind yourself regularly?Continue reading “Glory to God”
Comfort, Love, Sympathy
Where do you find comfort? Where do you find love? Where do you find sympathy? Who do you partner with? Do they all come from the same person? Does it result in you being in community with others? Are you sharing what you have received with others? Comfort can be creature comfort or emotional consoling.Continue reading “Comfort, Love, Sympathy”
Learn from History
Do you like to learn? What are your interests? Do you like history? Is it interesting to you? Do you take notice of mistakes made and learn from them? Do you apply the lessons of history to current decisions? Do you read the Bible to see how God has worked and look for him toContinue reading “Learn from History”
Be Thankful
Are your basic necessities provided for you? Do you have them readily available? If so, do you still complain? Are you complaining against someone, perhaps whomever is standing in front of you, or are you complaining against God? Have you given it much thought? Most of us have are necessities provided. We have food, drink,Continue reading “Be Thankful”
Saved in Hope
What is your hope? Who do you hope in? Do you know you need to be saved? Are you assured of being saved? Why are you confident in being saved? Do you question whether you have been saved or not? Is your hope only in what you can see from a distance? Hope and beingContinue reading “Saved in Hope”
Working for God
Does jealousy ever creep into your thoughts? Are you sometimes jealous of what someone else receives? Have you considered some situations to be unfair? Have you accused your employer of being unfair? Have you acted in a way that others consider to be unfair? Our idea of fairness can cause us to deem some situationsContinue reading “Working for God”
Chosen for Work
Are you a business owner? Are you in a position to hire employees? Do you look for specific skills in candidates? Do you have different pay scales depending on skillset and skill level? Are employees with tenure paid more than newly hired employees? Where do you fit in? Today’s businesses have a variety of payContinue reading “Chosen for Work”
