Looking back, God, I can see how you’ve cared for me all along the way.You’ve gone before me, you’ve been with me, and have never forsaken me[2]. Next came the realization that God had given him a gift for preaching, and his church licensed him to do so. Lott ministered to...
Paul notes that the church was going through a “very severe trial” (v2), but even they were generous in their giving. This giving was based on both “their overwhelming joy and their extreme poverty”. Now the joy bit makes sense, right? But the extreme poverty seems out of sync –...
God is not a human. We might sometimes think having someone else make a request on our behalf (because that person has greater status or is well-liked by the person we are making the request of) makes a favorable response more likely. The request-grantor might be more agreeable as a fav...
Take the Next Steps to Manage Money God’s Way Make a budget and stick to it! It’s okay if it takes a few times to get it right. Learn how to invest and build wealth. Yes, it’ll take time. But that means you’re doing it right. ...
Treasury of Scripture Every word of God is pure: he is a shield to them that put their trust in him. word Psalm 12:6 The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. Psalm 18:30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of th...
Or softly warms us on a winter’s day. Why is life like the lilies of the field? They stand so tall in their Sunday best… Winter winds causes them to tilt and bend Or makes them dance in a summers breeze. Why is life like a shooting star?
Nothing can hinder action but some superior power; but there is no power above God: an power that is, is by him, therefore all power is under him; he has a 'mighty arm' (Ps. 89:13). He sees the designs men drive at against him, and plucks off their chariot wheels; he makes ...
If Bob exists, then he freely makes the choice, and God knows it. But if Bob is never created, then he would never make this free will decision, and God would have to know the outcome of a free will decision that is never made. “The outcome of a free will decision that is never...
Scripture is clear that believers should not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. So how could a deeply immoral man—a drunkard—be drawn to and ultimately united with a devoted Christian? However, one lesson I have learned prior to this time is that no matter how much we think we understan...