In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. – Genesis 1:1 Change starts with seeing. Seeing not only the “darkness across the face of the earth”, but also the need – and opportunity – for light, illumination and revelation. And since the “entrance of Thy word giveth light”, the next step is to …
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The Job test
Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you’re going. – Ecclesiastes 9:10 Job. For some, that’s a “task, a piece of work, a paid position of regular employment.” For others, Job is …
The Win-Win question
Then the baby’s sister asked the king’s daughter, “Would you like me to find a Hebrew woman to nurse the baby for you?” The king’s daughter said, “Yes, please.” So the girl went and got the baby’s own mother. – Exodus 2:7-8 At an extremely basic level, it seems that just one question turned this scene …
What do you keep saying?
For she kept saying to herself, If I only touch His garment, I shall be restored to health. – Matthew 9:21 No matter how big the Goliath, or how long standing the “issue of blood”, everything can be changed forever in an instant…If you believe it can. The woman in Matthew 9:21 kept saying – …
Learn by fighting
And the Lord had another reason for letting these enemies stay. The Israelites needed to learn how to fight in war, just as their ancestors had done. Each new generation would have to learn by fighting. – Judges 3:2 There are some things you can learn by listening, and there others you can only learn by fighting. …
Too old to have children
Abraham was too old to have children. But from this one man came a family with as many in it as the stars in the sky and as many as the sand by the sea. – Hebrews 11:12 There’s a big difference between knowing the works of God and knowing the ways of God. “Works” …
You are not your body
God’s Word is living and powerful. It is sharper than a sword that cuts both ways. It cuts straight into where the soul and spirit meet and it divides them. It cuts into the joints and bones. It tells what the heart is thinking about and what it wants to do. – Hebrews 4:12 You …
Don’t forget about the centre
Love from the center of who you are; don’t fake it. – Romans 12:9 And the centre…is love.
What’s in front of you…
Of course, my friends, I really do not think that I have already won it; the one thing I do, however, is to forget what is behind me and do my best to reach what is ahead. – Philippians 3:13 …is far greater than what’s behind you. The best is still yet to come. …
Back to the Prime Directive
God blessed them: “Prosper! Reproduce! Fill Earth! Take charge! Be responsible for fish in the sea and birds in the air, for every living thing that moves on the face of Earth.” – Genesis 1:28 This prime directive to man doesn’t mentiom survival, scraping by or hustling to make ends meet. Those things were mentioned …