When the even was come, they brought unto him many that were possessed with devils: and he cast out the spirits with his word, and healed all that were sick: – Matthew 8:16 The greatest trick the devil ever pulled, was convincing the world he didn’t exist. That’s the famous line from The Usual Suspects, and not a verse …
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Do it
Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like: – Luke 6:47 You’ve heard a lot of great stuff and learned many amazing new things. All you’ve got to do now…is do what you know. Practice what they’ve preached (and what you’ve believed). Remember: ideas …
Pick one, pick wisely
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. – Matthew 6:24 Pick one genre, and focus on it. Pick one niche, and dominate it. Pick one wife, and …
Obsessed with the Scriptures
But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time.” – Luke 1:20 On earth as it is in Heaven. There’s an interplay between these two worlds along the lines of the …
A chance to grow
Night and day, while he’s asleep or awake, the seed sprouts and grows, but he does not understand how it happens. – Mark 4:27 Plant the seed. Publish the blog post. Share your ideas. Write the song, perform it and upload the video onto YouTube. Run a product launch. Ask for the sale. Design that …
Like a tree
And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. – Psalm 1:3 The Word doesn’t say what kind of tree. It just says he shall be like a tree. Who? The …
The things of God
But when He had turned around and looked at His disciples, He rebuked Peter, saying, “Get behind Me, Satan! For you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.” – Mark 8:33 The Son of Man. Suffering many things. Rejection. Rejection by elders…chief priests…and scribes. Being killed. Being dead for three …
Holy, Holy, Holy
And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come. – Revelation 4:8 A powerful hymn with beautiful versions performed by Sufjan Stevens as well as many, many, others. Holy, Holy, …
Strange desires
At that time, the Philistines were in control of Israel, and the Lord wanted to stir up trouble for them. That’s why he made Samson desire that woman. – Judges 14:4 God made Samson desire something that was ‘wrong’. Maybe “made” is too awkward a word. The KJV says that Samson wanting a Philistine bride was “of …
You’ve got to pray
Watch and pray, that you enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. – Matthew 26:41 Thank you MC Hammer, for the gift of this line: You’ve got to pray, just to make it today. It’s a catchy paraphrase of the Word’s instruction to His disciples in the Garden …