Proverbs 31:1-5 ESV "What are you doing, my son? What are you doing, son of my womb?What are you doing, son of my vows?Do not give your strength to women,your ways to those who destroy kings.It is not for kings, O Lemuel,it is not for kings to drink wine,or for rulers to take strong drink,lest … Continue reading Honoring of Women
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Faithful to His Design
Joel 2:28-29 “And it shall come to pass afterward,that I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh;your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,your old men shall dream dreams,and your young men shall see visions.Even on the male and female servantsin those days I will pour out my Spirit.” I was on Twitter one night … Continue reading Faithful to His Design
The One Who Prophesies
“Pursue love, and earnestly desire the spiritual gifts, especially that you may prophesy. For one who speaks in a tongue speaks not to men but to God; for no one understands him, but he utters mysteries in the Spirit. On the other hand, the one who prophesies speaks to people for their upbuilding and encouragement … Continue reading The One Who Prophesies
Faith, Hope, and Love Abide
“Love never ends. As for prophecies, they will pass away; as for tongues, they will cease; as for knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when the perfect comes, the partial will pass away. When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought … Continue reading Faith, Hope, and Love Abide
Love Does Not Insist on Its Own Way
“Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” … Continue reading Love Does Not Insist on Its Own Way
But Have Not Love
“If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. … Continue reading But Have Not Love
Each One of Them as He Chose
“For the body does not consist of one member but of many. If the foot should say, ‘Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body,’ that would not make it any less a part of the body. And if the ear should say, ‘Because I am not an eye, I … Continue reading Each One of Them as He Chose
We Need One Another
“For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.” (1 Corinthians 12:12-13 … Continue reading We Need One Another
Idols and God Don’t Mix
“Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry. I speak as to sensible people; judge for yourselves what I say. The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? Because there is one bread, … Continue reading Idols and God Don’t Mix
God is Faithful, but We Must be Faithful
“Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able … Continue reading God is Faithful, but We Must be Faithful
Run With It 