“‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ And he said, ‘How can I, unless someone guides me?’ And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him” (Acts 8:30-31). It’s impossible for a person to learn what they think they already know. If I assume I know, or presume I don’t need to, I’ll […]
“Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?’…But suppose they will not believe me…Then Moses said to the Lord, ‘O my Lord, I am not eloquent…’” (Ex 3:11; 4:1, 10). People good at excuses are seldom good at anything else. Instead of making excuses, let’s put our creative energy into […]
“He who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways” (Jas 1:6-8). The undecided lose half their life in the wobble position. God speaks to […]
“When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; for He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed—better not to vow than to vow and not pay. Do not let your mouth cause your flesh to sin…” (Eccl 5:4-6). A promise made is a debt unpaid. The Lord […]
“He who would love life and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it” (1 Pet 3:10-11). Life should not only be measured by its length, but also by its depth. […]
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him” (Jas 1:5). The best way to escape from a problem is to solve it! And the best way to solve it is to lose faith in your own ability […]
“Do not correct a scoffer, lest he hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you” (Prov 9:8). A proverb: a short sentence based on long experience. A sermon in a sentence, this one reminds us that our reaction to correction today will prove us to be a foolish scoffer or a wise […]
“Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to humble yourself before your God, your words were heard” (Dan 10:12). Ability and humility are not opposites, but essential complements in the lives of vital people. If we remember from Whom our ability came and for Whom […]
“…That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man” (Eph 3:16). People see the outer as “me,” but “the inner man” is what God knows me to be in all my redeemed potential. Only the Spirit-led inner man can accomplish […]