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... what is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels and crowned them with glory and honor. You made them rulers over the ...
The unconditional love
“But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (NIV) Romans 5:8
A man who wants to save his seven-year-old marriage from dissolving because his ...
Perseverance
“Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be matured and complete, not lacking anything.” (NIV) James 1:4
Anytime the word perseverance comes to mind, it brings back memories from my university ...
Parental influence in spiritual matters
... now lives in you also." (NIV) 2 Timothy 1:4-5
It is virtually impossible to overstate the importance of parental influence in spiritual matters. The familiar saying, "The hand that rocks the cradle rules ...
Anger
... mighty, And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.”
Managed anger asks, “How can I make the situation better?”
Mismanaged anger asks, “Who is to blame?” or “How can I make them pay?”
Mismanaged ...
The Simple Christian
... complex to abide by. You and I are no exceptions in this error of complexity in the Christendom. Instead of learning to be just Christians, we strive too hard setting rules for ourselves that makes us ...
Godly fellowship as a witness
“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.” (KJV) 1 Corinthians 15:33-34
One ...
It was Your Gift and Still is Your Gift
... had a past full of ill-feeling, hatred, maltreatment by his brothers, sorrows, and pain but he never allows those things to rule over his present but rather he was inspired and motivated by it. Judas and ...
The dream of God
... force of men of faith as they “overthrew kingdoms, ruled with justice, received what God had promised them, shut the mouth of lions, quenched the flames of fire, escaped death by the edge of the sword; ...
The urgency of prayer
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" ...
Doubting the Lord's goodness
... I was in this situation of doubting God’s goodness. Clearly, I didn’t rule out that God can do it. I believed that He is in control and will make all work in His own time. But what I didn’t do was to stop ...
The awesomeness of God
... at night.
The final part of the Psalm expresses how much God loves humans to make us rulers and beneficiaries of all that He has created. I always feel humbled to read that upon all our iniquities, ...
Let go and let God
... to the Romans had a common notion: “The fruit of vengeance tastes sweet”. For them to avenge the death of their forebears and to rule was the whole duty of a king. Yet we can see that it is only the kingdom ...
He shall direct our paths
... by nature is inherently proud but if we allow the LORD to rule our hearts, He shall lead us to victory.
There are three things that easily destroy man: Pride, Lust, and Anger (Proverbs 11:2, 1 John 2:16, ...
Do it out of reverence for Christ
... standards of what is good and morally acceptable to overrule every word of God. It is now time for us to reverse the status quo or we perish in our sins.
As we focus on "The Christian home" for this ...
In Christ alone is salvation
... all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head ...
Finding satisfaction and fulfillment in the Lord
... complete the ministry you have received in the Lord."" In addition to fighting and finishing the race, the Christian is also required to keep the faith. Keeping the faith is likened to keeping the rules ...
Doing what is right
... and as a standard for righteousness. King Asa became a great king in the kingdom of Judah and the divine assessment of Asa’s rule was that he did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, generally.
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The urgency of prayer
"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms" ...
Train to Win
... keep our form for success just as the athlete goes through a controlled diet, pleasure and lifestyle to win.
On the final day of the sports, athletes play according to rules to win. Life like a game ...