The Snare of the Devil – Sin [Ps.1:17] “Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.” Rarely will an animal fall in to a snare that is not disguised. Trappers are very diligent to remove all human smell from traps and snares, or else...
Submission The Bible clearly lays out God’s order for authority and submission in our life. We cause our own problems when we step outside the authority that God has placed us under. Your head is not just a “boss” that you must obey. Your head is an authority figure...
Read your Bible Reading your Bible is the most important thing for a Christian to do. “…man doth not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord doth man live.”[Deu.8:3] God speaks to you when you read your Bible. Your...
The Prosperity of Fools Shall Destroy Them Prov. 1:32 Our disposition to abuse the blessings of God renders prosperity dangerous. We all seek and enjoy prosperity. How we handle it is very important. Solomon said, the prosperity of fools shall destroy them. Prosperity is a very “relative” thing. What...
A Good Name Proverbs 22:1 [Proverbs 22:1] A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. [Ecclesiastes 7:1] A good name is better than precious ointment; We honor people by naming things after them, towns, streets, kids. [Gen.4:17] Charles...
Faithfulness Prov. 20:6 “Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?” When a man proclaims his own goodness we call that self-righteousness. It is not hard to find a self-righteous person, but a faithful man who can find? Faithfulness is becoming...
The Gift of Mercy Romans 12:8 “…he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness” is the last of the spiritual gifts mentioned by Paul in this text. It has been said that Judgment is when God gives you exactly what you deserve. Mercy is when He doesn’t give you what you...
The Gift of Ruling Romans 12:8 Concerning the gift of ruling Paul said, “he that ruleth, with diligence”. We are to be diligent at whatsoever God has put us in charge of. [Rom.13:1-7] “…the powers that be are ordained of God.” So if you have authority over anything in...
The Gift of Giving Romans 12:8 The next Spiritual gift Paul mentions in our text is giving. The Lord said “it is more blessed to give than receive”, [Acts.20:35]. You will never understand this until you become a giver. Paul also said that a man shouldn’t eat unless he...
The Gifts of Teaching and Exhortation Romans 12:7-8 Teaching pertains to imparting knowledge, understanding or truth. Exhortation is encouraging action on the truth. Both of these are defined as gifts by the Apostle Paul. Both are extremely valuable to a Christian. Your Bible is sometimes hard to understand [2Pet.3:15-16]...
