While society often focuses on outward appearance, as emphasized by the size of the beauty industry, it's crucial to look deeper. The heart and intent matter more than surface-level appearances. Even when disagreeing significantly, we should strive to comprehend the heart behind someone's views and maintain respect and love. It reflects a Biblical perspective that God values the heart over external attributes.
The writer highlights the need for humility, prayer, and repentance based on 2 Chronicles 7:14. They lament the loss of these virtues in the U.S. after the 9/11 attacks, asserting that individuals prioritized personal desires over spiritual necessity. The writer encourages individuals to step up, to seek God's forgiveness, and invites God to heal their nation and deliver them from wickedness.
“You yourselves are our letter of recommendation, written on our hearts, to be known and read by all. And you show that you are a letter from Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.” 2... Continue Reading →
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Romans 12:9 I don't do well with fake people. Sometimes I meet people who have a genuine love and feel it's fake because they're just so loving all the time. I was intrigued the first time I really got to know someone... Continue Reading →
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life. Proverbs 4:23 Vigilance is the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties This vigilance, we are called to keep is something that would keep us from being complacent because it takes constant action on our part. It is being... Continue Reading →
There was a song that we sang when I was a child, and that at times I would obnoxiously sing to my children when I woke them for school. "Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory, Rise and shine and give God the glory, glory, Rise and shine and give God the Glory,... Continue Reading →
I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 In Christ we have, not find, peace. In the world we have tribulation. That in and of itself is some powerful revelation. If we say we have Christ, We... Continue Reading →
But now thus says the Lord,he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine.When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and... Continue Reading →
the greatest enemy of the Church highlights three significant threats to the Church: complacency, comfort, and compromise based on A.W. Tozer’s lessons on Ruts, Rot, or Revival. Christians should resist complacency, avoid seeking constant comfort, and avoid compromise by maintaining higher standards. Christians should continually grow and step forward in faith, imitating Christ's unwavering dedication.
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 I learned this passage in the King James version which mentions reasonable service as the result of presenting your body as a living sacrifice. Reading it in... Continue Reading →
