God’s Gift
John 14:27 “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart! And the peace I give isn’t fragile like the peace the world gives. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” (LB, emphasis added).
To enjoy God’s promise of peace you need to Have Peace With God. You cannot have the peace of God until you have peace with God. Most times, we want to have the peace of God, but we have not established peace with God. Read the rest of this entry
Peace
Isaiah 54:10 “The mountains may disappear, and the hills may come to an end, but my love will never disappear; my promise of peace will not come to an end,” says the LORD…” (NCV)
God’s heart for us in every season is that we pitch our tent not on experiences, but on the Word of God who is Christ, the Word in flesh. And the Word for us over the next few days, words to live by is Peace. Read the rest of this entry
Eternal Surety
Philippians 1:6 “being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” (NIV, emphasis added)
Our sins—past, present, and future—are taken care of by the precious and eternal Blood of Jesus. 1 John 2:2 “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” (KJV, emphasis added). Read the rest of this entry
Promised Salvation
2 Timothy 2:13 “If we are faithless, He remains faithful [true to His word and His righteous character], for He cannot deny Himself.” (AMP)
God’s sixth guarantee for your future is To Keep You Saved Until Heaven! Wow! What a future, one that is secured in God. These are words to live by. God guarantees to keep you saved until heaven. Read the rest of this entry
Guaranteed Rewards
Luke 18:29-30 “Yes,” Jesus replied, “and I assure you that everyone who has given up house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the Kingdom of God, will be repaid many times over in this life, and will have eternal life in the world to come.”
God’s fifth guarantee for your future is To Reward Your Service And Generosity. I make no apologies in saying that maybe, just maybe, the most significant thing you will do with your life is to serve God in God’s Favourite House (or in your local church). Read the rest of this entry
God-Assured
Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the assurance (title deed, confirmation) of things hoped for (divinely guaranteed), and the evidence of things not seen [the conviction of their reality—faith comprehends as fact what cannot be experienced by the physical senses].” (AMP)
God’s first guarantee for your future is To GUIDE You When You Are Confused. God’s second guarantee for your future is To Help You When You Are Tempted. God’s third guarantee Read the rest of this entry
God’s Justice
2 Thessalonians 1:6-7 “God is just: He will pay back trouble to those who trouble you and give relief to you who are troubled, and to us as well…” (NIV)
God’s fourth guarantee for your future is huge, and it is To Repay Those Who Hurt You. God guarantees to deal with those who have dealt with you. Wow! I have studied this for, Read the rest of this entry
Fail-safe
Isaiah 43:2 “When you go through deep waters and great trouble, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up—the flames will not consume you.” (LB, emphasis added).
God’s third guarantee for your future is To Support You In Trouble. Is temptation, not trouble? No, temptation is not trouble. Temptation is internal; trouble is external. Read the rest of this entry
Faithful God!
1 Corinthians 10:13 “You are tempted in the same way that everyone else is tempted. But God can be trusted not to let you be tempted too much, and he will show you how to escape from your temptations.” (CEV, emphasis added).
You cannot control what gets your attention, but you can control what keeps it. What gets your attention, most times, is outside your control. But what keeps your attention is within your control. Read the rest of this entry
Attraction vs. Action
Job 31:1 “I made a covenant with my eyes, a solemn pact with myself not to look with lust at a young woman… never to undress a girl with my eyes.” (NLT & MSG)
There are many things you are doing that you cannot afford. Many of us are indebted—financially, emotionally, and spiritually—because we are doing things we cannot afford to do. Read the rest of this entry
