Ripple Effect of Obedience

Ripple Effect of Obedience

You’re only fooling yourself if you insist that obedience comes naturally to you. Please never say that again. You will only embarrass yourself. Face the reality of who you are and the long family history of disobedience that runs in the blood. At the get-go,...
Unnecessary Exposure to Hazardous Risks

Unnecessary Exposure to Hazardous Risks

Learn to take risks. Be brave! Move out of your comfort zone. Push the boundaries. Get out of your boat! Great slogans. We hear them often, but are they always good and for our good? Are there times when such thinking is dangerous and reckless? It happened many years...
Matthew Stepping Down

Matthew Stepping Down

“I’d love to give that Levi fellow a piece of my mind, but he’s dangerously cozy with the powerful Roman Government. I’ll have to keep my mouth shut. He’s got his little tax booth there with his big money chest and all his ledgers. He...
Seizing the Opportunity

Seizing the Opportunity

How meaningful are good intentions, and what’s the eternal value of our good intentions? Sometimes, we console ourselves by thinking: “Oh well, at least I had it in my heart. The Lord knows I did!”  Maybe we derive too much comfort from such...
God’s Scaredy Cats

God’s Scaredy Cats

It’s embarrassing for us to admit that we’re really quite timid about being brave for the Lord. We all would like to have the courage to stand tall and fearlessly march forward in the path the Lord has prepared for us. We would like to tell every person we...
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