The Rewards of Generosity

The Rewards of Generosity

Ecclesiastes 11:1 reads, “Be generous and someday you will be rewarded.”   The Dead Sea has such high mineral concentrations that even non-swimmers can stay afloat in it. The only problem is the smell. Because it has no outlets, any fresh water that comes...
The Rewards of Generosity

Righteous Anger (Pt. II)

Isaiah 5:20 reads, “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil.”   Did you know that God Himself gets angry? The Bible says, “The Lord became angry with Solomon, because his heart had turned from the Lord God of Israel, who had appeared to him...
The Rewards of Generosity

Righteous Anger

Ephesians 4:26 reads, “Be angry, and do not sin.”   There’s a right way and a wrong way to handle your anger. Moses handled his anger the wrong way and it cost him the Promised Land. Jesus handled His anger the right way, and those who took advantage...
The Rewards of Generosity

A Prayer for Self-Control

1 Thessalonians 4:3 reads, “It is God’s will that you should…avoid sexual immorality.”   When God created Adam and Eve, He told them to “multiply and replenish the earth” (Genesis 1:28). That helps explain why sex is one of our...
The Rewards of Generosity

Be a Shamgar (Pt. III)

Judges 3:31 reads, “Shamgar…saved Israel.”   If Shamgar had focused on the fact that he was going up against six hundred Philistines, he would probably have given up before he even started. Understand this: Satan will try to discourage and defeat you...