There is a purpose to every such test, for when your way is rough, your patience has a chance to grow until the character-building work is complete
There is a purpose to every such test, for when your way is rough, your patience has a chance to grow until the character-building work is complete
We must go beyond just reading the word of God to applying it in our lives. Knowledge without obedience is sin. Walk the talk.
Psalm 62:10 warns us not to set our hearts on riches nor put our trust in wealth but to run to the place of safety, the Lord God Almighty Himself.
“Mammonas” is personified as a false deity and the Lord in Matthew 6:24 teaches that devotion to the pursuit of wealth competes with devotion to God.
Could covering your sin be the reason you are not succeeding? Unresolved guilt has the ability to corrode your confidence!
Beloved, life in these times and environment is saturated with seductive influences, and Paul’s instruction to Timothy essentially was when you cannot remove the influence remove yourself.
In the service of the Lord, all of us, male and female, have someone who provides what we need to make it through the day. Who have you helped or rather who helps you in the business of the gospel?
There are trials that we must be prepared to face for the purpose of our spiritual transformation. As individuals we are prepared for these trials?
How has the doctrine you preach, and your lifestyle moved your hearers closer to being conformed to the image of Christ?
Are you troubled at the prospect of tomorrow? God remains true in all situations. Will you trust Him?
(c) The Christian Brethren Church