Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it  is  written,  Vengeance   is   mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. (Romans 12:19) When someone speaks against you, the natural, fleshly instinct is to retaliate, to defend, and to defeat the person who spoke against you through verbal combat. You can tell how childish this is because we did it as children. When I was young, we would try to best others by talking down to someone. We called it “ c

There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death. (Proverbs 16:25)   The way that seemeth right  refers to the fact that most people rely on their judgment to make decisions. The consequences of this can be significant. It leads us down paths that, on the surface, seem positive at first but ultimately result in destruction and chaos. This Scripture reminds us that we must make decisions based on God’s wisdom and His Word, not our feeling

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. (Matthew 6:33-34)   Faith isn’t a savings account. You can’t fill up on faith at a week-long convention or seminar and be set for the rest of the year. Jesus said, “ Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof .” That means eac