A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing. (Prov. 13:17 NIV) The armorbearer must have a disposition that will eagerly gain victories for his leader. In 2 Samuel 22:36 David said of the Lord, "Thy gentleness hath made me great."...
As it is, there are many parts, but one body. The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!" On the contrary, those parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable. (1 Corinthians 12:20–22...
A true friend is always loyal, and a brother is born to help in time of need. (Proverbs 17:17 TLB) The first key to commitment is a loyalty and faithfulness that go beyond all personal feelings. The dictionary defines loyalty as being "faithful in allegiance to...
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man. (Colossians 4:6)Communication is more important than anything I know of in establishing a relationship between an armorbearer and his leader. It is the only...
Do whatever they tell you—not only if they are kind and reasonable, but even if they are harsh. For God is pleased with you when, for the sake of your conscience, you patiently endure unfair treatment.…If you suffer for doing right and are patient beneath the...
Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: who…made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant. (Philippians 2:4–7)When a person serves as an...
Obey your leaders and submit to their authority. They keep watch over you as men who must give an account. Obey them so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no advantage to you. (Hebrews 13:17 NIV)An armorbearer must have a deep-down...
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. (Galatians 6:9)One day a man came into my office, which is really nice with a beautiful view of a small mountain right behind my desk. "Well," he said, "how does it feel to be...
Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit,...
Now the body is not made up of one part but of many. The eye cannot say to the hand, "I don't need you!" And the head cannot say to the feet, "I don't need you!" (1 Cor. 12:14,21 NIV)Halfbacks, fullbacks, and ends arepart of our teamwork analogy. They, along with...
Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. (Rom. 13:1)If Jesus asked you to clean the church bathrooms, how clean would they be? If He asked you to help in the nursery, how well would...
Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them….But you are not to be like that. Instead, the greatest among you should be like the youngest, and the one who rules like the one who serves. For who is greater, the one who is at the table or the one...
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