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Believers who are growing toward maturity share in mutual feelings–mutual woes and mutual joys. This is one of the best benefits of being part of the body of Christ and a major reason why we need to be involved in a local church.
From Romans 12:15: “Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.”
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Quit wasting energy fighting the inescapable and turn your energy to keeping the right attitude.
From Psalm 131:1-2: “O Lord, my heart is not lifted up, my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me.
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Take the word “coincidental” out of your vocabulary, along with “luck.” You can trash them both! You don’t need them anymore. Nothing is coincidental! “Luck” has no place in a Christian’s vocabulary.
From Joel 2:26: “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you.”
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Our Lord is searching for people who will make a difference. Christians dare not dissolve into the background or blend into the neutral scenery of the world.
From Deuteronomy 31:8: “It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; He will not fail or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
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Under heaven’s lock and key, we are protected by the most efficient security system available: the power of God.
From Psalm 147:3: “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
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Fortunately, God has given us a magnificent solution that can make a difference. I call these fourteen words the secret of celebrating life: “forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on.”
From Philippians 3:13-14: “Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.”
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God is our refuge, and what comfort that brings. When you read the next headline, and it tells of some event that you and I would call tragic, He is a very present help.
From Psalm 46:1: “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
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Let’s deliberately aim to become more intimately acquainted with Christ. With Christ. With Him and Him alone!
From Matthew 6:33: Jesus is speaking, “But strive first for the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
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God has given us a purpose for our existence, a reason to go on, even though that existence includes tough times.
From Psalm 107:19: “Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved them from their distress.”
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There is no quality more godlike than humility. Nothing is more admirable, more godlike than being willing to live out true humility . . . without calling attention to it.
From Proverbs 28:25: “An arrogant man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.”
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