There is a fine line between obligation and free will in ministry. The Lord makes it very clear He is only interested in our voluntary deeds as a result of a willing heart.
“We are saved by faith alone, but the faith that saves is never alone.” — Martin Luther
God, the Father, promised to give Jesus, the Messiah, to His people as the new covenant of grace. God's resources of grace are only available through a relationship with Christ. Furthermore, the Father promised that His covenant of grace through his Son would extend to all the Gentile nations.
I encourage you to step into your true identity. Embrace the fact that you are God’s precious child, His son or daughter. Until we realize who we really are, we miss so much. Grow in your knowledge and understanding of the Lord until you can walk in the power and authority of your true identity.
The Complete Story of Civilization Historian Will Durant said of Rome, “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself within. The essential causes of Rome’s decline lay in her people, her morals, her class struggle, her failing trade, her bureaucratic despotism, her stifling taxes, her consuming wars.”
People in our nation are saying they don’t like the idea of things that are right and things that are wrong. They don’t want to live by those standards anymore. Instead, they want to live according to moral relativism so they can choose their own truths.
the spiritual and the ordinary, does not reflect the truth that our fruitfulness includes all goodness, all righteousness, and all truth. What we do in this world and for this world matters. It matters to the world and it matters to God. As I said, “all” makes a world of difference.
Happy Fourth of July! On this day 247 years ago, the United States’ journey as an independent nation began. The blessings that God has granted since they are worth celebrating. But before you start your barbecues or go watch the fireworks, take some time to stop and reflect.
Freedom is a battle cry, a longing of the heart, a cause and belief to fight for, die for, and celebrate. Freedom is a gift. Today we celebrate freedom. It starts with remembering, we are no longer slaves. Too many live in a slave mentality. We are slaves to habits and broken lives, slaves to past wounds, slaves to our flesh, or the false peace the world offers. It takes time for your mind to start thinking like a free person. Jesus died to set us free.
Today is Independence Day in the United States. It’s a day for Americans to celebrate our independence and freedom. We do so with picnics, parades, fried chicken, and fireworks. That’s all well and good. But let me suggest that, on this day of all days, we take time to pray for “kings and all those in authority,” yes, including the President of the United States.
“If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
[Inaugural Address, January 20 1961]” ― John F. Kennedy
“Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.”
― George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman
At the end of the day, one of the greatest educations you learn as you grow up is that most people around you won’t help you. You are responsible for you. If I had a buck for every time I have herd, I will pray for you when that person could have met the need, I would very well off.
A hero is not someone who is "perfect." We'd have no heroes if this were our standard. We all make mistakes, but that doesn't invalidate the contributions we make in the course of our lives. Perfection is not heroism; humanity is.
Don't ever make your decisions based solely on the bottom line. This world runs on money. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil (1 Timothy 6:10). That's why pimps and prostitutes exist. That's why drug cartels exist. Follow the money and you'll find the root of the evil in a given situation. Today, let your faith in Christ Jesus bring you God's will for your life, and He'll take care of you. Money is not so bad either.....
Man is most free when controlled by God alone. ~Augustine~
Today the United States celebrates Independence Day. We honor the thousands of people who have sacrificed their lives for our freedom and praise God for our liberty. Wherever you are in the world, I hope and pray you can live in freedom and enjoy the love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control the Holy Spirit exhibits toward us all! God bless you! Mike Huckabee
"Too many men are identified by their careers or lack thereof. Some flail about looking for one that will give them meaning. It won't. Others, over time, become better salesmen than they are fathers or husbands. They know their clients more intimately than they know their wives and kids. In each case, there's an imbalance."
Today we are reminded to be thankful to God as He provides and sustains us by His great love, grace and mercy.
We find freedom when we find God; we lose it when we lose Him. ~Paul Sherer~
According to the poll, half of Americans who call themselves "Christian" don't believe that Satan exists and fully one-third are confident that Jesus sinned while on Earth. Further, 25% dismiss the idea that the Bible is accurate in all of the principles it teaches."
The pollster concluded, "Growing numbers of people now serve as their own 'theologian-in-residence.' One consequence is that Americans are embracing an unpredictable and contradictory body of beliefs."
So it's time to put our "thinking caps" on.
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