I ASK MYSELF, “WHAT WOULD AFFECT US MORE?” Israel has been defeated… the messenger replied. “The people have been slaughtered, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were also killed. And the Ark of God has been captured.” When the messenger mentioned what had happened to the Ark of God, Eli fell backward from his…
RAGE MAKES YOU FOOLISH Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back. (Proverbs 29:11 NLT). We can all have anger or rage, but the difference is how we react to it. There are two types of ways to react, and this defines the type of people we are, according to the Bible….
DON’T LEAVE FOR TOMORROW WHAT YOU CAN DO TODAY Don’t brag about tomorrow, since you don’t know what the day will bring. (Proverbs 27:1 NLT) Be wise with the opportunities that life gives you today. There are opportunities that will not come again for many years. Take time to eat with your kids today. Apply…
HOW TO DEAL WITH CRITICISM To one who listens, valid criticism is like a gold earring or other gold jewelry. (Proverbs 25:12 NLT). There is both constructive and destructive criticism. The intention of some people is to help and edify us, and others only want to destroy us. But we can take advantage…
HOW DO YOU ACT UNDER PRESSURE? If you fail under pressure, your strength is too small. (Proverbs 24:10 NLT) How we react under pressure determines our maturity and success. It will show if we are weak or strong. We will, without a doubt, be under pressure during some intense conversations, but our reaction will determine…
IDLE, CONFIDENT, CONFORMIST, AND ISOLATED So the five men went on to the town of Laish, where they noticed the people living carefree lives, like the Sidonians; they were peaceful and secure. The people were also wealthy because their land was very fertile. And they lived a great distance from Sidon and had no allies nearby….
WHO WILL BE MORE GRATEFUL? When a certain immoral woman from that city heard he was eating there, she brought a beautiful alabaster jar filled with expensive perfume. Then she knelt behind him at his feet, weeping. Her tears fell on his feet, and she wiped them off with her hair. Then she kept kissing…
PRAYER SHOULD BE A LIFESTYLE Never stop praying. (1 Thessalonians 5:17 NLT). Prayer should not just be a one-time evento. An event is an occasion where we dress appropriately, but prayer should be a lifestyle. Our Lord desired to have communion at all times with Adam and Eve. When God created them, they had that…
THE WISE HAVE WEALTH AND LUXURIES The wise have wealth and luxury, but fools spend whatever they get. (Proverbs 21:20 NLT). Here we see two types of people, the wise and the foolish. Who are the wise and who are the foolish? What are some differences between them? The wise have wealth, but the foolish…
WHEN WE STOP SERVING GOD Again the Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. They served the images of Baal and Ashtoreth, and the gods of Aram, Sidon, Moab, Ammon, and Philistia. They abandoned the Lord and no longer served him at all. 7 So the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned…