Is Following Jesus Overrated?
1 Large crowds followed Jesus as he came down the mountainside. 2 Suddenly, a man with leprosy approached him and knelt before him. “Lord,” the man said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make…
The Best Things in Life Happen on the Way to Something Else
20 Early in the morning David left the flock with a shepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reached the camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting the…
Anger is Good
When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God came upon him in power, and he burned with anger. - I sam 11 The spirit brought anger. God made Paul angry. Doesn't it seem like we…
Calling All Wall Shouters
15 On the seventh day the Israelites got up at dawn and marched around the town as they had done before. But this time they went around the town seven times. 16 The seventh time around, as…
Opposing People
9 There is a wide-open door for a great work here, although many oppose me. - I Cor 16 I tend to think that if the door is wide open, there is none who oppose me. That…
Decision Making
23 You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is beneficial. 24 Don’t be concerned for your own good but for…
Recipe for Prosperity
8 Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do. 9 This…