Complaining is not good for a Christian to do. It shows a lack of thankfulness for the mercies God does give us. The past is not that great as your remember. Lamentations 3:39-42 Wherefore doth a living man complain, a man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try our ways, and…
Only pride will destroy a Christian’s spirit. A high view of what one deserves cannot abide with God’s Spirit. Good advice from godly men and the Word of God will provide peace and a humble spirit. Proverbs 13:10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. Being Impatient …Pride makes men…
The Bible tells us to do no iniquity. We need to turn from sin and do battle with the flesh. We need to overcome evil with good as we walk in his ways. Psalms 119:3 They also do no iniquity: they walk in his ways. Turning From Iniquity Continuing on with our thoughts about the…
A whole-hearted Christian will seek the Lord at any cost. He will not give up. Psalms 119:2 Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart. Whole Hearted – Not Half Hearted The blessings of God come to Christians that live holy lives and then seek God with their…
The undefiled are those who walk in the law of the Lord after they are saved. They will be blessed as they live holy lives unto Him. Psalms 119:1 – Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord. UNDEFILED, a. Not defiled; not polluted; not vitiated VITIATED,…
The apostle Paul was fighting against the Holy Ghost for many years before the Lord stopped him on the road to Damascus and he finally got saved. The three steps any sinner goes through, like Paul, are resistance, conviction and surrender. Acts 9:5 And he said, Who art thou, Lord? And the Lord said, I…
Life needs to be hard. If life was a bed of roses, you may never desire heaven and salvation. Never look to have the way fairer and easier while you live. If you think heaven is offered you at too dear a rate now, you may even let it go, and try whether hell be…
Sometimes in life we need to lay somethings aside. The Christian race requires a runner to lighten his load as much as possible. Hebrews 12:1 – Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and…
The Lord knows our way. He knows the beginning from the end. He knows our frame. Psalms 1:6 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish. Our Way The Lord knows our way. He knows the way he would save us from hell. He knew what…
Even in captivity, the Lord promised he would not forget his people. He had a purpose in putting his people through the fire. He wanted them to seek him. He wanted His children to come back to Him. Jeremiah 29:12-14 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and…
The loins are the middle section of the body and are the strength of a man. The loins are girt or are held up with truth in the Christian. Ephesians 6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; Exodus 1:5 And all the souls that came…
The sword was used in battle as the main offensive weapon. The sword of the Spirit, or Bible, is our main offensive weapon as a Chrsitian. Ephesians 6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick,…
A shield is meant to stop the blows of a sword or projectiles like arrows, darts, javelins and spears. The shield of faith stops the devil’s fiery darts. Ephesians 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Shields – Stopping Arrows…
The breastplate is worn over the torso and protects the vital organs including the heart. When we are saved, we must believe from the heart to get Christ’s righteousness. Isaiah 59:17 For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance…