There is a difference between temptation and sin. Temptation is the initial impression to do something contrary to God's will. Such impressions come to all people, even as they did to the Lord, and they are not sin in themselves. Temptation becomes sin when we meditate on the impression and develop a strong desire, which is often followed by the actual act of disobedience.
Read more..When you think of biblical characters whose hearts were right and who followed hard after God, who tops your list? For me, it’s David.
Read more..We delude ourselves into thinking that our quiet times are primarily for our own benefit. We are intellectually aware that God is always with us, that His eye is not only on the sparrow but on each of us.
Read more..Yield: To relinquish control to someone or something; To give something up to someone else; The opposite of being in control or in charge.
Read more..Whom do you trust? It isn’t easy to find many people who are true to their word. At some point, we all learn the hard way that anyone other than almighty God can disappoint us.
Read more..The average Christian spends so little time at the throne of grace, so little time beholding the face of our Lord. As a result, he does not really believe that mercy and grace are available to enable him to live a supernatural life.
Read more..A lot of people we meet daily, walk around with plastic smile on their faces but with heavy hearts. Beneath their designer clothes and expensive accessories lies a broken and shattered person who longs for someone to share his/her thoughts with.
Read more..Father, please help me see the people around me as Jesus does. I want to see your work done in their lives, so please give me patience with those who are rude, tenderness with those who are hurting, and boldness with those who are ready to hear the Good News of Jesus.
Read more..During my teen years, I tended to focus on what I thought my dad did wrong. Now adays I find myself reflecting more and more on what my dad did right,
Read more.."Behold, I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?” Jeremiah 32:27
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