“As a shepherd saves from the lion’s mouth only two leg bones or a piece of an ear, so will the Israelites will be saved…” (Amos 3:12)
the epitome of ‘whatever it takes!’
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Suffering in the path of Christian obedience, with joy - because the steadfast love of the Lord is better than life (Psalm 63:3) - is the clearest display of the worth of God in our lives. Therefore, faith-filled suffering is essential in this world for the most intense, authentic worship. When we are most satisfied with God in suffering, he will be most glorified in us in worship. Our problem is not styles of music. Our problem is styles of life. When we embrace more affliction for the worth of Christ, there will be more fruit in the worship of Christ. - John PiperAlertThingy
Missions is not the ultimate goal of the church. Worship is. Missions exists because worship doesn’t. Worship is ultimate, not missions, because God is ultimate, not man. When this age is over, and the countless millions of the redeemed fall on their faces before the throne of God, missions will be no more. It is a temporary necessity. But worship abides forever. - john piperAlertThingy
90% of fraud is committed by those in a position of trust.AlertThingy
If the enemy can steal your prayer time, then he can strip off your communication with God.
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through whicha the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. Gal. 6:14AlertThingy
The nature of sin is not immorality and wrongdoing, but the nature of self-realization which leads us to say, “I am my own god.” This nature may exhibit itself in proper morality or in improper morality, but it always has a common basis—my claim to my right to myself.Oswald Chambers
Ate at Som’s for lunch with some of the Pastors of Victory Fort. My first time to eat there. We had a blast!
I'M AN IDIOT
One of my most favorite verses in the Bible is found in Acts 4:13.
“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.”
I’ve always marveled at this verse because I can so relate. The only reason I am able to do what I do is because of the His grace and power over my life. He clearly articulates that in John 15 when He said, “Apart from Me, you can do nothing.” In fact, apart from Him, I am nothing.
It’s easy to get cocky. When you hit a goal, score a point, achieve a particular target, you and I quickly think we’re big shots. There’s only one Big Shot.
As we go about our business this week, remember, the power behind all that we are able to accomplish is the fact that “we had been with Jesus.”
Oh, by the way, the word “ordinary” in Acts 4:13 is translated from the word ‘idiotes’ where we get our English word ‘idiot’.
Does a lot to your ego, doesn’t it?
Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much. - Erich Fromm
NATHAN, 13
JANINA, 9
