In his book Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life, Chuck Swindoll recounted the tragic story of George Jaeger, whose father and three sons drowned after their fishing boat sank during a storm: First one boy and then another swallowed too much salt water, gagged, and strangled on the brine as they fought to keep their heads up. The helpless father heard his sons, one by one, then his dad, choke and ...
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In a memorable scene from a well-known comedy, a family is seated at the dinner table, and the father is saying grace. He says, “Dear tiny, infant Jesus . . .”
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No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.–2 Timothy 2:4
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Your mind is the devil’s playground–or perhaps more accurately, your mind is the spiritual battleground on which the invisible war for your soul is being waged.
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For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities.–Colossians 1:16
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Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man–Romans 1:22-23
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Discipline yourself for the purpose of godliness; for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things.–1 Timothy 4:7-8
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A popular president lands on an aircraft carrier that has a banner proclaiming “Mission accomplished.” He proclaims to the cheering troops that hostilities have ended; however, three months later, it is evident that hostilities have not ended. The war continues, and the president’s poll numbers plummet.
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If you want to reestablish your relationship with God, when you pray, first of all begin with an exultation of God’s name. Second, that leads to an appreciation of God’s grace.
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God could have chosen anyone to announce the birth of Jesus, but He didn’t choose kings or rulers or the rich; He chose the lowest rung of Jewish society, the shepherds. Shepherds were despised in Jesus’s day. They worked with sheep. That means they smelled like sheep as well. Nobody wanted to be around the shepherds.
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