March 20 – Know God, No Temptation
“Turn this dirt into donuts.”
“Turn this dirt into donuts.”
Every time I cheat others, I am sinning against God. Every time I sin against God, I am cheating others.
John said He came to save not condemn. Paul said it is His kindness that leads people to repentance.
If these things are true than it seems quite clear that many in the church don’t really want anybody to get saved.
The fact we are usually quite rightly seen as something to be avoided rather than emulated says far more about the church than it does the world.
The Bible is also something of great worth. It is a love letter from my fiance’. It is my marching orders from the Supreme Commander. It is an instruction manual for how I can put my life back together. It is the promise of a better future.
I would not go so far as to say that running is a sin, but…
But there is a great difference between Adam’s sin and God’s gracious gift. For the sin of this one man, Adam, brought death to many. But even greater is God’s wonderful grace and his gift of forgiveness to many through this other man, Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:15) Read: 1 Chronicles 28:1 – 29:30, Romans 5:6-21, Psalm…
But King David replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it for the full price. I will not take what is yours and give it to the Lord. I will not present burnt offerings that have cost me nothing!” (1 Chronicles 21:24) Read: 1 Chronicles 19:1-21:30, Romans 2:25-3:8, Psalm 11:1-7, Proverbs 19:10-12 Relate: Right now I have twenty…
When God wanted to give Paul a vacation, He didn’t break the bank. He broke a ship.
Whether or not anybody else got rich by following Bruce Wilkinson’s recommendation to repeat this prayer every day, he surely did.