GOLDEN WORDS
Before I was afflicted I went astray but now I obey your word.
Luke 6:31 NIV
It is a terrible truth that many of us go astray until we are afflicted; we conceive in
our pride that "we shall not be moved, and in this stage we dislike and radically
disagree with the sterner presentations of God in the Bible, and it is only by the sharp
sword of affliction and the profound conviction of the meanness of our pride that we are
brought to see God for ourselves and are ready to turn and obey His commands.
Oswald Chambers
Daily Meditations by Pat Nordman ©
May 10
"As long as he sought the Lord, God gave him success." 2 Chronicles 26:5.
In the February 1983 issue of Spiritual Fitness in Business, Kerby Anderson gives the
following traits of successful people:
1.Successful people are dependent. They depend on the Lord to use their gifts in specific
situations.
2.Successful people are less concerned with image than with accomplishment. God gets the
glory. So many believe they must live up to a preconceived image of the "successful
businessman." We are successful by being successful, not by living up to an image
concocted by advertising executives.
3.Successful people are tenacious; they don't give up when an obstacle presents itself;
they aren't vulnerable to criticism. They pray that the Lord will give the vision, stamina
and perseverance to complete the projects before them.
4.Successful people focus on the goal, not the reward. They are winners, achievers and
contributors. They strive toward the goal and leave the results to God.
5.Successful people do not accept all the credit. They realize almost every project
requires more than one's personal effortstaff support. A successful person give credit
where credit is due. Romans 16:14.
6.Successful people redeem failures. Failure can indeed be an avenue to success. Who
hasn't failed? Only oneJesus Christ. If we place our trust in Him, we will be able to
redeem failures into successes.
"God is not so unjust as to forget your work..." Hebrews 6:10. The discouraged
need to know that God observes good works, and that what the world considers success is
not always that.
Pat Nordman ©
Excerpts from today's Spurgeon's Devotions |
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| "But now is Christ risen from the dead." - 1 Corinthians 15:20 |
"The only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth." - John 1:14 |
The divinity of Christ finds its surest proof in his resurrection, since he was "Declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead." It would not be unreasonable to doubt his Deity if he had not risen. |
He hath turned for me my mourning into laughter, and my desolation into joy; he hath led my captivity captive, and made my heart rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. Let others think as they will of him, to me he must be the only begotten of the Father: blessed be his name. |
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Current Bible Question ?
When was an iron ax made to float on water?
Previous question and Answer:
What Phoenician city was home to Hiram, who helped construct Solomon's temple?
Tyre (1 Kings 5: 1-11)
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Demonstrating by Cathy Vinson
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In the
account of Jesus washing the feet of His disciples (Jn 13:1-17), He demonstrated to them
the full extent of His love. From the heart of a loving teacher, came the following
thoughts from this text: *Notes from teaching of Dr John Williams - EFCER © Send a note to Cathy Vinson
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