Activate your faith by working towards the things you desire.
Read: James 2:26
Just as the body is dead without breath,[a] so also faith is dead without good works.
August 30, 2018
Category: Works
August 22, 2018
Doer
It’s good to listen to the Word but you must also be a doer of the Word.
Read: James 1:22
But prove yourselves doers of the word [actively and continually obeying God’s precepts], and not merely listeners [who hear the word but fail to internalize its meaning], deluding yourselves [by unsound reasoning contrary to the truth.
May 18, 2018
Sincerity
Obedience to do His will brings many blessings.
Read: Leviticus 26:3-6
If you remember my laws and commands and obey them, 4 I will give you rains at the right season; the land will produce crops, and the trees of the field will produce their fruit. 5 Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and your grape harvest will continue until it is time to plant. Then you will have plenty to eat and live safely in your land. 6 I will give peace to your country; you will lie down in peace, and no one will make you afraid. I will keep harmful animals out of your country, and armies will not pass through it.
March 10, 2012
Integrity
Be honest, operate with integrity in everything you do and God will reward you.
Read: I Chronicles 29:17
17 I know, my God, that you examine our hearts and rejoice when
you find integrity there. You know I have done all this with good
motives, and I have watched your people offer their gifts
willingly and joyously.
March 2, 2012
Share
God is proud of you when you share your gifts and talents. Don’t hoard. The more you give, the more you’ll receive.
Read: Matthew 25:21
21 “The master was full of praise.
‘Well done, my good and faithful servant.
You have been faithful in handling this
small amount, so now I will give you many
more responsibilities. Let’s celebrate together![a]’
February 20, 2012
How and Why
How and why we do things mean more than the things we do.
Read: 2 Corinthians 9:7
7 You must each decide in your heart how much to give. And don’t give reluctantly or in response to pressure. “For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.”[a]
December 20, 2011
Who is Right
Someone can look right, talk right and act right but only God can tell you if he/she is right.
Read: I Samuel 16:7
7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Don’t judge by his appearance or
height, for I have rejected him. The Lord doesn’t see things the
way you see them. People judge by outward appearance, but the
Lord looks at the heart.”
August 6, 2011
Doing Something
Working out and keeping your body at peak performance while you’re young is healthy. Gaining your gray hair through experience is healthy too, both require getting off the couch.
Read: Proverbs 20:29
29 The glory of the young is their strength; the gray hair of experience is the splendor of the old.
July 11, 2011
God Decides
People can boast about many things but God alone decides who will rise and who will fall.
Read: Psalms 75:7
“It is God alone who judges;
he decides who will rise and who will fall.”
June 7, 2011
Even Much More
Sometimes you have to give and do more – even much more – to make a bad situation good.
Read: Matthew 5:40-41
“If you are sued in court and your shirt is taken from you, give your coat, too. If a soldier demands that you carry his gear for a mile, carry it two miles.”
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