“And Samuel said, Hath the Lord great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams” (1 Sam. 15:22). One time an internationally known...
“Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the LORD be magnified, which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant” (Ps. 35:27 KJV). Everybody loves a great success story. But, success in...
“Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, well whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me” (Mark 10:21). A rich young ruler...
“The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way” (Ps. 25:9 KJV). Leadership requires the fruit of meekness, because you can’t always cut folk’s head off because they didn’t do it right. I learned a long time ago...
“Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive...
“For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God” (Rom. 8:14 KJV). The Holy Spirit pulls out each one of the fruit of the spirit when the flesh wants to go in the opposite direction. The flesh wants to fight, and the fruit of love...
“…Add to brotherly kindness love…and in [exercising] brotherly affection [develop] Christian love” (2 Peter 1:7 AMP). This charity, or Christian love, is the God-kind of love. This is the kind of love God functions in. It is unselfish, and...
“…And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity” (2 Peter 1:7 KJV). Kindness is one of the most precious gifts you can give to an individual. In today’s society the norm is not kindness. The norm is to get revenge...
“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; “Which sometime were...
“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness;” (2 Peter 1:5-6 KJV). Today, God’s request from us is godliness. He...
“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger” (Prov. 15:1 KJV). Yesterday I was interviewed by some students for a government class at Cass Tech High School. They asked some seriously intelligent questions. They were some very...
How much time do you think you have spent in waiting rooms? If you add up all the hours that a person has spent waiting, it could probably add up to a lifetime. However, one reason people hate waiting rooms so much is because they hate to wait. But I’ve got...
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