Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, [...]
Read More“Your calling is the most important thing you can do in which you are the most difficult to replace.” ~ Gary North If you’re working as a server in a restaurant, then you’re easily replaced, and you’re not in your calling. If you’re a mother, you’re more difficult to replace, so that is a part [...]
Read MoreTherefore justice is far from us, nor does righteousness overtake us; we look for light, but there is darkness! For brightness, but we walk in blackness! ~ Isaiah 59:9 When the Bible refers to “light,” it’s often referring to God’s justice and righteousness. When it mentions “darkness,” it’s referring to the absence of justice and [...]
Read MoreFor wisdom is a defense as money is a defense, but the advantage of knowledge is that wisdom gives life to those who have it. ~ Ecclesiastes 7:12 For those who have it, money is a great defense. The super rich are able to hire the lawyers, doctors, and service people they need for whatever [...]
Read More "steve jobs", life, proverbs, rich, wisdomMoreover He said to me, “Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.” ~ Ezekiel 3:1 It’s easy to make too much of Bible study. I’m saying this primarily to all of us “lay people” who don’t have the luxury of studying for a living. [...]
Read More "bible study", bible, holy spirit, king james, KJV, NAS, NIV, prophets, reading, translationsThe city of man is bankrupt. What is the city of man? It’s the humanistic society where every area of life such as economics, politics, education, art, science, and all things else are governed by man’s will to be as god. The city of man is the world system based upon sin, and sin is [...]
Read MoreThen another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.” ~ Matthew 8:21-22 I wonder how many ways the Bible has to put it before it sinks in and we understand that the [...]
Read More commitment, kingdom, priority, sacrificeA man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. ~ Proverbs 16:9 What does God want you to do with your life? I heard this question yesterday when I ran into a young man who just began attending classes at a Bible college. He already spent a number of class hours at [...]
Read More choices, decisions, gifts, goals, purpose, talents, will of god, wisdomHumanism is to be man-centered, and during a time international crisis, the last thing we as Christians should be doing is pursuing something we think is good but will actually lead to death. Much is said about liberty, freedom, and rights, but little is said about what is the foundation for liberty and civil rights. [...]
Read More civil liberty, freedom, government, law, liberty, rights, state, tyrannyYou shall not steal. ~ Exodus 20:15 Theft in all of its forms is condemned in Scripture, but theft is not so easily recognized in the modern age. However, the reality of theft is becoming clear to people during the present economic crisis and the movements it’s creating such as Occupy Wall Street. Until the [...]
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