1. “Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” 2. “Trust in the Lord…
Yes, each snapshot of our human existence is a snapshot of emergency; for at each second we are called upon to settle on an immeasurably significant choice – to pick between the way that prompts passing and profound obscurity, and the way that leads towards light and life; between interests only worldly, and the unceasing request; between our own will, and the desire of God. What do you do at this time? Either crisis or emergency, you must get going!…
Aldous Huxley said: “Every moment of our human life is a moment of crisis; for at every moment we are called upon to make an all-important decision – to choose between the way that leads to death and spiritual darkness, and the way that leads towards light and life; between interests exclusively temporal, and the eternal order; between our personal will, and the will of God.”
1. “Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” 2. “And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” 3. “To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his…
Have you not heard that God gave us nature to teach us about His goodness? At least, you should let nature remind you about the goodness of God! Someone once said: “All nature seems to bespeak the works of God.” A friend once asked, how can I raise some Scriptures to teach my children about God! What? Yes, “For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world,…
Augustine of Hippo said: “Some people, in order to find God, will read a book. But there is a great book, the book of created nature. Look carefully at its top and bottom, observe it, read it. God did not make letters of ink for you to recognise him in; he set before your eyes all these things he has made. Why look for a louder voice?”
1. “You shall remember the Lord your God, for it is he who gives you the power to get wealth, that he may confirm his covenant that he swore to your fathers, as it is this day.” 2. “A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.” 3. “No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the…
Yes, give a free passage to your wealth to move and accrue values! Are you saying you don’t have enough? I say to you have more than enough to move around efficiently. A friend once said that wealth not freely moving is less in value than poverty that is struggling! Yes, wealth could remain inefficient when it’s not benefiting others around you. The wealth that moves efficiently is like a well frequently drawn to flow the better. The having that…
Basil of Caesarea said: “Fling wide your doors; give your wealth free passage everywhere! As a great river flows by a thousand channels through fertile country, so let your wealth run through many conduits to the homes of the poor. Wells that are drawn from flow the better; left unused, they go foul.… Money kept standing idle is worthless, but moving and changing hands benefit the community and increase.”
1. “If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen.” 2. “Above all, keep loving one another earnestly since love covers a multitude of sins.” 3. “Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.” 4. “Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another!”