Tag: Hard work
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The only hope for the U.S.
Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.2 Chronicles 7:14 (NLT) I love this verse. This is God telling us disciples how to restore
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Don’t be a lazy b
Poor is one who works with a negligent hand,But the hand of the diligent makes rich.Proverbs 10:4 (NASB) Lazy people are soon poor;hard workers get rich.Proverbs 10:4 (NLT) Both translations get the point across, but the first, NASB version is easier for me understand. Poor is interpreted from the Hebrew word רוּשׁ rûwsh, roosh; a primitive root; to be
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Are you ignoring God?
Psalm 9:17 (NLT) says, “The wicked will go down to the grave. This is the fate of all the nations who ignore God.” The Hebrew word used is Sheol, referring to the realm of the dead, a place of darkness and oblivion where judgment awaits. I’m no theologian, but we don’t want to go to Sheol. Hell.
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It takes work
Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest. Proverbs 14:4 What is King Solomon saying here? If we don’t have oxen, there is no poop to clean up. No dirt, mud, hay mixed with poop that sticks to the floor to clean. Easy because there is nothing
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How to be faithful to the Lord.
So Saul died because he was unfaithful to the Lord. He failed to obey the Lord’s command and he even consulted a medium instead of asking the Lord for guidance. So the Lord killed him and turned the kingdom over to David so of Jesse.1 Chronicles 10:13 What do I take from this? How are
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Want your plans to succeed?
Commit your actions to the LORD,and your plans will succeed.Proverbs 16:3 “your actions” or in other translations “your works” is the Hebrew phrase “maʿăśê” Per Strongs, מַעֲשֶׂה maʻăseh, mah-as-eh’; from H6213; an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property:—act, art, bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing
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God is in control
We can make our plans,but the LORD determines our steps.Proverbs 16:9 We have our ideas and then we plan to make it happen. But this verse says that the Lord determines our actual steps. What we actually do. Have you ever had an idea, made a plan, were super excited about it – and then you
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Jesus on leadership
But Jesus called them together and said, “You know that the rulers in this world lord it over their people, and officials flaunt their authority over those under them.But among you it will be different. Whoever wants to be a leader among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first among you must
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Look for God’s hand in the bad
As King David came to Bahurim, a man came out of the village cursing them. It was Shimei son of Gera, from the same clan as Saul’s family. He threw stones at the king and the king’s officers and all the mighty warriors who surrounded him.“Get out of here, you murderer, you scoundrel!” he shouted