DO NOT REJOICE OVER MY FAILURE God brings light and freedom Do not rejoice over me, my enemy; when I fall, I will arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord will be a light to me. (Micah 7:8 NKJV) Sometimes we experiment falls in life and our critics will want to take the opportunity…
LET’S CUT THE UMBILICAL CORD OF CUSTOMS AND CULTURE And though they worshiped the Lord, they continued to follow their own gods according to the religious customs of the nations from which they came. (2 Kings 17:33 NLT) It’s hard to be successful when someone wants to follow God, but actually also wants to do…
PUT YOUR LIFE IN ORDER In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.”(2 Kings 20:1 NIV) I shouldn’t…
PROTECT YOUR LEGACY The Babylonians broke up the bronze pillars in front of the Lord’s Temple, the bronze water carts, and the great bronze basin called the Sea, and they carried all the bronze away to Babylon. (2 Kings 25:13 NLT) Don’t let your legacy get lost. These are the things that Solomon had done…
DON’T LOSE YOUR COMPASSION II The LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again he will choose Israel and will settle them in their own land. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob. (Isaiah 14:1 NIV) Yesterday we learned that it is a challenge to continue being a compassionate person when…
THE ONES WHO ARE LEFT But all who are left shout and sign for joy. Those in the west praise the Lord’s majesty. (Isaiah 24:14 NLT) Many Christians grew cold during the pandemic, but there has also been a remnant that is still on fire. Many small businesses and restaurants disappeared during the pandemic, but those…
DON’T FORGET Two years ago, I wrote this and now I can see how precise it was. … I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of the Lord. (2 Kings 20:5 NLT) 1….
THOSE WHO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND TRIUMPH For we are each responsible for our own conduct. (Galatians 6:5 NLT) Most people usually respond in three ways to failures or adverse situations in life: There are those who make excuses, those who accuse others, and those who decide to take responsibility. Yesterday we talked about the first…
DO YOU EXCUSE, ACCUSE OR TAKE RESPONSIBILITY? For we are each responsible for our own conduct. (Galatians 6:5 NLT) People respond in three ways to our difficulties or our projects in life: We make excuses, we accuse others, or we decide to take responsibility. Those who make excuses. They spend their whole lives trying to…
EXPERIENCES SHOULD NOT BE WASTED PART 2 Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it?(Galatians 3:4 NLT) Yesterday we learned that life experiences, whether positive or negative, shouldn’t be wasted. There are self-experiences and experiences of others. I can learn from self-experiences, but I can also learn from…