Don’t Take Credit for God’s Gifts
we can sometimes forget that God is the One from whom all blessings flow, and we can begin to think that we have earned these blessings through our own righteousness.
we can sometimes forget that God is the One from whom all blessings flow, and we can begin to think that we have earned these blessings through our own righteousness.
Focusing on Jesus and who He is helps us to be content because He is all we really need; He is the standard for who we were created to be and what we truly are.
Let’s follow Jesus and not the opinions of men.
Sometimes we hear people say, “If I had lived during the time of Christ, I would have believed!”
Let’s not be like the one-talent man who went and buried his talent in the ground.
While there are some things that we want to do that we haven’t been doing, we need to continue to do some good things that we have been doing too!
The word of God cleanses our 1) Path, 2) Praise, 3) Purpose (Psalm 119:9-16). Each person should become more familiar with Psalm 119 and its lessons.
Doing right may not feel right at first, but restrained behavior can lead to virtuous behavior (2 Peter 1:3-11). Put away pride and you will feel right about doing right.
"Where the worm dieth not" (Mark 9:48) describes Gehenna, the Valley of Hinnom, a picture of hell's lasting punishment. Let's obey God so we never go there.