Through Children and Infants God Wins!
“God silences His enemies using children. God wins against His enemies using the least expected means – infants. God will ultimately have His way. Nothing stops God from winning.”
“God silences His enemies using children. God wins against His enemies using the least expected means – infants. God will ultimately have His way. Nothing stops God from winning.”
“Yet our God wants to see us laughing. He wants us happy. He wants us rejoicing. He wants us smiling. He is pleased when we are happy. Isn’t this a better God? This is who our God is.”
“Start low. Start small. Start insignificantly. If that is all you got, start anyway. The start may be a shameful one because it is the opposite of the desired future, but start anyway. The future will be better than your wildest dreams. Start anyway, it will end well.”
“Don’t give up. No situation is permanent. Don’t kill yourself. No situation is permanent. Don’t quit. No situation is permanent. Keep trying the impossible will happen. No situation is permanent.”
“There is a time when fasting is appropriate and a time when it is out of place…If you feel guilty and uncomfortable when taking good food and drinks, there is a problem. If you feel like you are losing faith because you are in a celebration mood, there is a problem. If you only feel spiritual when taking healthy but unpalatable foods and drinks, there is a problem. If you only feel closer to God when the mood is somber, there is a problem. The problem is you don’t know our God and what pleases Him.”
“Worship is responsive. Passive listening is not acceptable nor welcome…We respond in worship by saying “Amen!” We respond in worship by giving tithes and offerings. We respond by kneeling in prayer or standing. We respond by indicating that we are in agreement with what has been said and done. Worship is a dialogue. God does things and speaks, we respond by doing things and even speaking.”
“Since holy things and people are under direct God’s care, it doesn’t mean we should be careless about their safety. Ezra knew these things and people are holy and safe, but he still took precautions by distributing them for safety. Holiness is not a call to carelessness.”
“It is wrong to have bodyguards for show off. It is wrong to have bodyguards as a way of matching worldly standards of leaders…A church worker does not get power and respect from show of security force and opulence. Such power would be inferior to the power of our God. It is a sign of spiritual immaturity to seek respect in such worldly ways.”
“The gracious hand of God provides. The gracious hand of God protects. The gracious hand of God is all that we need today. May the gracious hand of our God be with you and me today, in Jesus’s name, Amen!”