BE CAREFUL NOT TO FALL If you think you are standing strong, be careful not to fall. The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a…
CONSEQUENCES OF SEXUAL SIN Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! The Lord, the God of Israel, says: I anointed you king of Israel and saved you from the power of Saul. I gave you your master’s house and his wives and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. And if that had not…
IDLENESS CAN LEAD YOU TO SIN In the spring of the year, when kings normally go out to war, David sent Joab and the Israelite army to fight the Ammonites. They destroyed the Ammonite army and laid siege to the city of Rabbah. However, David stayed behind in Jerusalem. (2 Samuel 11: 1 NLT) While…
TO SERVE PEOPLE IS TO SERVE GOD “Then these righteous ones will reply, ‘Lord, when did we ever see you hungry and feed you? Or thirsty and give you something to drink? Or a stranger and show you hospitality? Or naked and give you clothing? When did we ever see you sick or in prison…
GOD TURNS CURSES INTO BLESSINGS But the Lord your God refused to listen to Balaam. He turned that intended curse into a blessing, because the Lord your God loves you. (Deuteronomy 23: 5 NLT) The Lord turns the curse into a blessing. Some ill-intentioned people may try to provoke evil on you, but because God…
TAKE TIME ALONE WITH GOD Six days later, Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and took them to a high mountain to be alone. (Matthew 17: 1 NLT) Recently, someone asked if I had a time set aside, where I mentally rested from ministry, or if I was constantly attentive to…
LET THE FEARFUL STAY HOME “Then the officers will also say, ‘Is anyone here afraid or worried? If you are, you may go home before you frighten anyone else. (Deuteronomy 20:8 NLT) In this verse, we see the instructions that the officers had to follow before going to battle, and one of them was to…
OBEDIENCE OPENS DOORS I know all the things you do, and I have opened a door for you that no one can close. You have little strength, yet you obeyed my word and did not deny me. (Revelation 3:8 NLT). How many times have you waited for a door of blessing to open in your…
THE LAW OF ACCUMULATION IN PRAYER And so I tell you, keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to you. (Luke 11:9 NLT). Maybe you have been praying about a situation for a long time…
A CONTROLLED TONGUE Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. (James 3:2 NLT). When a person offends it’s because they are uncontrolled. We must learn to make a promise in the home to not use bad…
