Time & Trouble
The Promise
God’s Order
Matt.5: 27 “You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ 28 But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart” [with emphasis].
The world is putting a lot of people under pressure to ascertain “compatibility” before marriage. And the test for compatibility is the joining of bodies outside of marriage.
Original Blueprint
Heb.13:4 (NRSV) “Let marriage be held in honour by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.”
There are different seasons in marriage and the same applies to sexual intimacy within the marriage.
Keep Your Word
Luke 16:10 “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities.”
The battle with purity is actually a battle with decision-making. You need to be able to keep your words in the little promises such as – I will see you tomorrow by ten o’clock, I will bring groceries home, I will take out the trash and it will be done on time. Read the rest of this entry
Virtue
Cease-fire
1Pet.3:10 “For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days,… 11… Search for peace, and work to maintain it.”
Are you killing yourself slowly? Sadly, a lot of people trivialize things that determine their destiny. Exercise for instance; some people just refuse to exercise. I had a friend while I was in university that led me to smoke. Read the rest of this entry
Yours Not Mine
Job 23:13 (VOICE) “He alone is one True God; who can alter Him? Whatever He desires within Himself, He does. 14 For He will carry out exactly what He has planned for me, and in the future there are more plans to come.
Suicide is murder. A lot of people have been in a place where they questioned the relevance of life. If you are reading this today and this is the question on your mind, or you feel like your life is useless or of no value at all,
Keep
Isa.43:13 “From eternity to eternity I am God. No one can snatch anyone out of my hand. No one can undo what I have done.”
There is a huge difference between sustaining a life that God has taken and taking a life that God is sustaining – huge difference! If God wants to take a person’s life, He alone reserves the right to do so. Read the rest of this entry
Differentiation!
Gen. 5:1 “This is the written account of the descendants of Adam. When God created human beings, he made them to be like himself.”
Sometime ago, a child fell into a gorilla’s cage at a zoo. The gorilla’s animal instinct immediately kicked in; unable to discern the value of human life, the gorilla would have killed that child.
