To change one’s life: 1. Start immediately. 2. Do it flamboyantly. 3. No exceptions. The Sinner Calls Out To The Lord 16:28-31 Then Samson called to the Lord and said, “O Lord God, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time, O God, that I may at once be avenged [...]
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Sin Is Crouching At The Door And Its Desire Is For You 16:18-20 When Delilah saw that he had told her all that was in his heart, she sent and called the lords of the Philistines, saying, “Come up once more, for he has told me all that is in his heart. Then the lords [...]
“Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death” Albert Einstein Now comes the third knock, with a little more pressure: Then Delilah said to Samson, “Up to now you have deceived me and told me lies; tell me how you may be bound.” And he said to her, “If you weave the [...]
When a watch goes ill, it is not enough to move the hands; you must set the regulator. When a man goes ill, it is not enough to alter his handiwork, you must regulate his heart. ~Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare You would think Samson would be thankful that God bailed him out [...]
You never know what is enough, until you know what is more than enough. – William Blake Just when i think i have it all worked out, the lion, so to speak, shows that he is crouching at my door just like Samson’s. Day after day he’s just waiting as if there’s nobody else he could wait for. For 20 [...]
A kindergarten teacher was observing her students while they were drawing pictures, She occasionally walked around to see each child’s artwork. As she got to one little girl who was working diligently, she asked what the drawing was. The girl replied, “I’m drawing God.” The teacher paused and said, “But no one knows what God [...]
When one door closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us. Continuing my thoughts from yesterday i read one verse up and one verse down and wouldn’t you know it, insight shows up. Romans 6:5 For if [...]
“Never solve a problem from its original perspective. “Charles Thompson Jesus said in John 10:10 The thief comes only in order to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have and enjoy life, and have it in abundance (to the full, till it overflows). This is another piece of the puzzle to being [...]
“Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” Ann Landers Tilling and tending can be applied both literally and figuratively. Adam and Eve have to remove the thorns and thistles that sprout in their fields if they are to cultivate their crops successfully (Gen. 3:18). For me today, many of the dilemmas, [...]
“Around here we don’t look backwards for very long. We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things. – Walt Disney This is beginning to sound very repetitive to me. Till and fill… till and fill… till and fill the ground and relationships, dominion and companionship, care and share, disobedience and redemption. Two becoming [...]
