Sacrifice: to give up something (that you want to keep) especially in order to get or do something else or to help someone; an act of giving up something especially for the sake of someone or something else. I Chronicles 21:1-4 And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel. And David […]
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” Psalm 51:17
Bless: to kneel with face on the ground in total respect and worship. We need to worship God with all our heart at all times. Psalm 103:1 Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. David wrote many of the psalms of praise but he didn’t have […]
“By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name. Hebrews 13:15
God is testing our attitude when we’re afflicted. We are in charge of how we react and of our attitude. Psalm 119:75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me. When we’re afflicted, it takes effort to keep a good attitude. God chose to refine us […]
“I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Psalm 34:1
James was the brother of Jesus. He was saved after Jesus was crucified and resurrected. James became a believer and was mightily used by God at Jerusalem. He said to count it joy when we’re tried so we can learn patience. James 1:1-4 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to […]
“It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.” Psalm 119:71
Fear and doubt work against us. Doubt: uncertainty, unsettled, lack of trust, lacking confidence. When someone starts to doubt, they’re looking at the obstacles. Doubt questions but faith gives answers. Peter walked on the water while he kept his eyes on Jesus. He started to sink when he looked at the waves around him. We’ll […]
“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” James 1:6
