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“This man, if he were a prophet, would have known who and what manner of woman this is that toucheth him: for she is a sinner.” —Luke 7:39 Simon was quick to see the sin in this woman’s life. And, like Simon, I can usually spot certain sins in people. How? Because they’re the same …
Psalm 119:71 says, “It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.” There are some things that you will never “learn” apart from troubles or problems in life. Here are a few… Problems make us think. Criticism makes us check up on ourselves. Pain makes us humble. Trials …
They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it. Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom. —Job 4:20-21 Approximately 155,000 “are destroyed from morning to evening” everyday according to the CIA World Factbook. That is 107 people going into eternity ever minute! …
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. —Philippians 1:21 Yesterday we looked at the difference between the purpose in life for an unsaved man versus the purpose in life for a Christian. Here is a added “bonus” for having a purpose worth living for—LONGEVITY! That’s right! Having a sense of …
Am I a dog? —1 Samuel 17:43 What are you living for? What is your purpose in life? For an unsaved man, who believes he is the product of evolution, he is just a animal. Therefore his purposes are no different than a dog. All animals live for only three things: (1) Self-preservation—They want to …
Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted in me? Hope thou in God: for I shall YET praise him for the help of his countenance. —Psalm 42:5 A man was shipwrecked on a deserted island. Every day he prayed that he would be rescued. He build himself a hut for …