Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Ephesians 6:11, ESV
The devil wishes to stop us from obeying God, but when we are prepared for His tactics, he is powerless against us.
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:19, ESV
Our sovereign God manages the universe. He can make sure we have everything we need. Trust Him, especially for the salvation of your soul.
No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13, ESV
Our sovereign God knows our weaknesses and understands our temptations, and He helps us overcome them without forcing us by His Holy Spirit.
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14, ESV
Out God is sovereign, as shown in His power over death and life, so may we seek and honor Him in all we say and do.
Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, for all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, O Lord, and you are exalted as head above all.
1 Chronicles 29:11, ESV
Our God is sovereign over all. He can handle and do anything, and we can trust in Him. Give Him glory!
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Romans 5:1, ESV
When we realize our God is sovereign over everything, that He has saved us from Condemnation and wrath, we can have true peace in knowing there is nothing He can’t handle and we have to do to be saved.
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”
Matthew 16:24, ESV
We try to live our own life, but Christ calls us to live for and like Him. He can sovereignly control us, yet He guides us by His Holy Spirit when we trust in Him.
I happen to be presenting an outreach plan (among other plans) for our church. Our annual meeting is in a month, and we will be pushing more outreach work for our congregation.
It can be intimidating and even scary, but we know it is our calling as Christians. It is not as scary as dealing with an attack, but we must remember it may happen to us, too.
Daniel
This Sunday at Church I want to encourage you to do the following: Praying for your church outreach effort. It might mean someone’s eternity with life and death (read to the end). Yesterday our church had an outreach for Asian Lunar New year. It was all day event (hence I haven’t been on […]
This Sunday at Church: Praying for your Church’s Outreach Effort
The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.
Proverbs 16:9, ESV
We try and go our own way, but life is ultimately better when we realize God is guiding our path for His will and glory.
He created time, so He knows and guides it.
Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
James 4:7, ESV
When we submit ourselves to the will of God, the Holy Spirit empowers us to fully resist the devil, God Himself rebuking Satan with His own Word and power.
a simple man of God 