Tags archives: obedience

  • Psalm 7:1-2 1Lord my God, I take refuge in you; save and deliver me from all who pursue me, 2or they will tear me apart like a lion and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue me.   Somewhere in Asia, a mother instructed her daughter, “When someone knocks at the door, tell them that I am not here... [read more]
  • 1 Corinthians 4:1-4  1This, then, is how you ought to regard us: as servants of Christ and as those entrusted with the mysteries God has revealed. 2Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. 3I care very little if I am judged by you or by any human court; indee... [read more]
  • 1 Corinthians 2:13-16  13This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words. 14The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them fooli... [read more]
  • Proverbs 9:1-6  1Wisdom has built her house; she has set up its seven pillars. 2She has prepared her meat and mixed her wine; she has also set her table. 3She has sent out her servants, and she calls from the highest point of the city, 4“Let all who are simple come to my house!” To those who have n... [read more]
  •    Psalm 5:12   12Surely, Lord, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield.                Somewhere in Asia, a vocal commentator was favored and appointed as director of an important government agency. Observers have diverse opinions why he was appointed. Accord... [read more]
  • 1 Corinthians 2:1-5  1And so it was with me, brothers and sisters. When I came to you, I did not come with eloquence or human wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. 2For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified. 3I came to you in weak... [read more]
  • Proverbs 8:33-34  33Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not disregard it. 34Blessed are those who listen to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway. No man is an island! You heard someone said, “No man is an island!” Well, we are social being. If you were to choose the age g... [read more]
  • 1 Corinthians 1:26-31  26Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the ... [read more]