A belief one supposedly has is either a preference or a conviction. A preference can be a strong belief and with that belief go into full time service, being a teacher, pastor or even a missionary. It can be a strong belief and give all of our wealth to it and be energetic in proselytizing… Read more »
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Are We Complainers?
Genesis 42:36 “Their father Jacob said to them, ‘You have deprived me of my children. Joseph is no more and Simeon is no more, and now you want to take Benjamin. Everything is against me!’” When we look at the end of Jacob’s life, we see how he thought that everything was against him,… Read more »
Energy
ENERGY God says in Leviticus 26:19: “And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass.” And in Deuteronomy 28:23: “And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.” The… Read more »
Rights! What Rights?
Rabbi Lapin, like many Rabbis, declare that Hebrew is the Lord’s language and even suggest that this was the language spoken in the beginning. We do know that the Torah and most of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew. Rabbi Lapin goes on to say: “If there is no Hebrew word for something, then… Read more »
What is Real Freedom?
John 8:32 “And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:36 “Therefore if the Son makes you free, you shall be free indeed.” When we ask ourselves the question: What is real freedom? What comes to our mind? Being out of debt, having enough money (but when… Read more »
Paralyzed by Fear
Not only can fear paralyze us, but it can produce what we fear. Job 3:25, “For the thing which I greatly feared is come upon me, and that which I was afraid of is come unto me.” We also find that fear is contagious and can be passed on to others around us. There… Read more »
Money or Relationships
Most people tend to think that money and fame are the things that we need the most. However, the most important thing in life are our relationships. As I look back on my time in Operation Mobilization the one thing that has been highlighted to me has been relationships that I have formed over… Read more »
The Importance of Speech
One of the things that we find out about human beings is that we hate silence. We can see this coming out in social media. How often we have found that we had put our foot in our mouth and find ourselves in more trouble by speaking than in being silent. As humans we… Read more »
Importance of Money
Matthew 25:14-18 “Again, it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his property to them. To one he gave five talents of money, to another two talents, and to another one talent, each according to his ability. Then he went on his journey. The man who had… Read more »
Are We Givers or Takers?
Ephesians 6:1-3 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. ‘Honor your father and mother,’ which is the first commandment with promise that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” Genesis 22:2 “Then He said, ‘Take now your son, your only son Isaac, whom… Read more »