You can have the world, and I'll keep Christ. I don't envy those who've learned to manipulate the world for their own advantage; instead, I've learned to feel sorry for them.
Psalms 37:1 KJV Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity.
Psalms 37:2 KJV For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Those in Christ will see the Promised Land.
Psalms 37:3 KJV Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.
Much more than the Promised Land, actually.
Psalms 37:9 KJV For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.
There's much truth to the story of the tortoise and the hare.
Psalms 37:7 KJV Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Anger and wrath that produce rage produce a fool.
Psalms 37:8 KJV Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
People often get angry and show their clenched teeth when you tell them the truth. Meanwhile, as they're throwing tantrums, the Lord laughs, and I laugh along with Him.
Psalms 37:12 KJV The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Psalms 37:13 KJV The Lord shall laugh at him: for he seeth that his day is coming.
You can shoot at me for preaching the Gospel if you want, but ultimately, you're only shooting yourself.
Psalms 37:14 KJV The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay such as be of upright conversation.
Psalms 37:15 KJV Their sword shall enter into their own heart, and their bows shall be broken.
I'm not invested in the fluctuations of the financial markets; my concern is the eternal trajectory of souls.
Psalms 37:16 KJV A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.
The LORD teaches eternal security.
Psalms 37:18 KJV The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.
God will never fault you for giving selflessly, with no thought of return.
Psalms 37:21 KJV The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again: but the righteous sheweth mercy, and giveth.
God protects us from our own stupidity. I know, I have been stupid many times.
Psalms 37:23 KJV The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.
Psalms 37:24 KJV Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
The LORD says to depart from evil, not to choose the lesser of two evils.
Psalms 37:27 KJV Depart from evil, and do good; and dwell for evermore.
I may not be the judge, but I know who the Judge is.
Psalms 37:30 KJV The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Your political heroes are here today and gone tomorrow, but the LORD abides forever.
Psalms 37:35 KJV I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading himself like a green bay tree.
Psalms 37:36 KJV Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not: yea, I sought him, but he could not be found.
If you are in Christ you have found perfection and peace.
Psalms 37:37 KJV Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
Those who are saved trust in the LORD. This has always been the case.
Psalms 37:39 KJV But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalms 37:40 KJV And the LORD shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because they trust in him.
Question: Did the kingdom of God come with power at the Transfiguration, the Resurrection and Ascension, Pentecost, or during the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD?
Answer: All of the Above. Wherever Christ is, there the Kingdom is. Christ is King!
Mark 9:1 KJV And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
The Father is not the Son, and the Son is not the Father. The difference between the cults of Christianity (such as Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons, Islam, etc.) and mainstream Christianity is that these cults do not believe that Jesus, the Son of God, is the One True God, co-equal with the Father and the Holy Spirit, who are biblically known as the Godhead or commonly referred to as the Trinity.
Mark 9:7 KJV And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
John 10:30 KJV I and my Father are one.
If you don't believe in Jesus Christ's resurrection, you'll likely struggle to believe much else about Him.
Mark 9:9 KJV And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
ADHD medication does not fix these things.
Mark 9:17 KJV And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
Mark 9:18 KJV And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
The Lord will help people with their unbelief; however, most people will not ask.
Mark 9:23 KJV Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
Mark 9:24 KJV And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
I was dead in my trespasses and sins until Jesus took me by the hand.
Mark 9:26 KJV And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
Mark 9:27 KJV But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
Prayer and fasting should be a national priority. We have many demons to cast out.
Mark 9:28 KJV And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
Mark 9:29 KJV And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
Certain men, known as Jews, killed Jesus.
Mark 9:31 KJV For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
1 Thessalonians 2:14 KJV For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, even as they have of the Jews:
1 Thessalonians 2:15 KJV Who both killed the Lord Jesus, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they please not God, and are contrary to all men:
The age of accountability is different for each child; however, I am convinced it exists. Children are considered children of God until they reach their age of accountability. Some never reach this age, such as those who are mentally handicapped or aborted.
Mark 9:36 KJV And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
Mark 9:37 KJV Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
Mark 9:42 KJV And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
I have learned that denomination wars are futile.
Mark 9:38 KJV And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
Mark 9:39 KJV But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
Mark 9:40 KJV For he that is not against us is on our part.
If you are a friend of Christ, you are a friend of mine.
Mark 9:41 KJV For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
Porn has a price.
Mark 9:47 KJV And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
Mark 9:48 KJV Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
Peace be with you, Christ friends.
Mark 9:50 KJV Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
The will of God for each of our lives is as unique as our fingerprints. Therefore, there is no need to envy one another.
Genesis 37:11 KJV And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.
The Jews learned from their forefather Judah's bad side about how to profit from the flesh.
Genesis 37:26 KJV And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?
Genesis 37:27 KJV Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.
It's easier to comfort others than to comfort oneself.
Job 4:4 KJV Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
Job 4:5 KJV But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
There are people who believe they are more moral and just than the God of the Bible.
Job 4:17 KJV Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Job 4:18 KJV Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
Job 4:19 KJV How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
Father, may we comfort others as You have comforted us. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
