God Knows
It strikes me that if you are prone to violent anger and brutality, it might be wise for you to back off and ask yourself what you're afraid of.
Written by Chuck Swindoll, these encouraging devotional thoughts are published seven days per week.
It strikes me that if you are prone to violent anger and brutality, it might be wise for you to back off and ask yourself what you're afraid of.
Baby Moses opened his eyes on a world very different from our own. Although neither his mother nor father knew it, the birth of this man-child launched a series of events that would change the course of nations and shape the destiny of millions
Guard your heart when you have the power to place guilt on someone else. Refuse to rub their nose in the mess they've made.
God translates the life of an individual after death, and only then can we measure the significance of that life.
Joseph's sons were with their grandfather as he approached those final moments. They felt his hand on their foreheads and heard his tender, wise words of blessing. "May God bless the nation as He blesses you."
On Jacob's tombstone, Joseph could have placed the words: "He worshipped." Years earlier, of course, "He deceived" might have seemed more appropriate, but now that Jacob was almost a century-and-a-half old, he had come a long way with God.
What is striking is that Joseph did not abuse that power—not once! God had raised him up from slavery, and he never forgot how marvellous a deliverance that was.
Leadership calls for the stretching of creativity. If you are a leader, you will occasionally find yourself up against a blank wall.
Do you serve under someone else's authority? Obviously, most of us do. How's your spirit, your attitude, toward that person to whom you answer?
No amount of solid family ties will fit you for heaven. Only through Christ will you be included in His family roll call.