The Bible says,
““You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.” Matthew 5:27-28
Hmm!
“commits adultery with her in his heart.”
Pure faith in God doesn’t always say, “God will deliver us,” but it sometimes says, “God will deliver us, but if He doesn’t, we will continue to worship and love Him!”
This is not a confession of doubt in God but an expression of unshakable and unstoppable faith in God, a strong and intimate relationship with God. Continue reading “God will deliver us”
The source of conflict and disagreement among married couples who have migrated to America from developing countries (my main focus, from Ethiopia), are usually unique and different from couples who live in America. Continue reading To Improve Her Life and Her Kids’ Lives
The Bible says,
“Now He who prepared us for this very purpose is God [purpose to be glorified at the end], who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.” 2 Corinthians 5:5 NASB
“the Spirit as a pledge” means “as a guarantee.”
“Grace is a provision for men who are so fallen that they cannot lift the axe of justice, so corrupt that they cannot change their own natures, so averse to God that they cannot turn to Him, so blind that they cannot see Him, so deaf that they cannot hear Him, and so dead that He Himself must open their graves and lift them into resurrection.”
~ G. S. Bishop (as quoted in Pink’s book, “The Attributes of God”)
This for me is nothing but breathtaking! Please read it carefully.
I am reading “The Pleasures of God” by John Piper.
I know, I’ve recommended this book on this page at least a dozen times, but I just can’t stop recommending it! It changed my whole understanding of the word of God! And I have read it (well, hearing it through Audible these days) a number of times now. I read it twice and heard it multiple times via Audible. Since someone is reading for me, it is easy for me to listen (the beauty of Audible?). Continue reading Our Pleasure is Hidden
Matthew 10:29-30 pretty much says this: Continue reading Hmm! ?
We all are prone to having this nasty spirit called entitlement. It says: “I deserve to be loved! I deserve to be treated this way and that way! I deserve to receive this and that because I did this and I did that!” Continue reading “I Deserve to Receive”
The Bible says,
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is —his good, pleasing and perfect will.”
Romans 12:1-2
We present our bodies as a living and holy sacrifice to God so our bodies will be used by God as instruments of righteousness. Continue reading Impossible!