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Category Archives: Persecution
Somebody Got My Goat
He calms the storm, So that its waves are still. (Psalm 107:29, N.K.J.V.) Perhaps you’ve heard the expression, “Somebody got my goat.” Or perhaps you’ve heard someone say, “That person really gets my goat.” To get someone’s goat is to … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Anger, Christ's Miracles, Comfort, Contentment, Disappointment, Encouragement, Fear, Grace, Inner Peace, Jealousy, Peace, Persecution, Problems, Revenge, Suffering, Trials, Worry
Tagged God delivering sailors in the sotrm, God's deliverance in Psalm 107, having Jesus in your boat, Jesus calming the storm, Jesus calming the waves, Jesus walking on the water, origin of the phrase somebody got my goat, somebody got my goat
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The Good Thing About Trouble
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. (James 1:2-3, N.L.T.) Dr. Lee … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Commitment, Disappointment, Discipleship, Faithfulness, Joy, Persecution, Perseverance, Personal, Problems, Service, Spiritual Warfare, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged Count it all joy, how to grow spiritually, James 1:2-3, learning to be thankful for trouble, Lee Roberson, the secret of greatness, Tom Wallace, trouble produces perseverance
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When Lightning Strikes You
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. For whom He did foreknow, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Christ's Death, Christ's Return, Complaining, Disappointment, Discipleship, Persecution, Perseverance, Personal, Problems, Suffering, Trials
Tagged all things work together for good, apple tree struck by lightning, being a partaker of Christ's sufferings, God's pruning
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When God Flips a Script
“Ezra” series: (post #2) Then the heads of the fathers’ houses of Judah and Benjamin, and the priests and the Levites, with all whose spirits God had moved, arose to go up and build the house of the Lord which … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Change, God's Omnipresence, God's Judgment, Justice, Persecution, Problems, Prophecy, Restoration, Series: "Ezra", The Ark of the Covenant
Tagged Belshazzar using the temple vessels, Cyrus the Great giving back the temple articles, God can reverse a situation, Israel plundering Egypt, The Babylonians giving gifts to the Jews, the handwriting on the wall
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Walking in the Light
1 John series: (post #3) In my previous post, I cited 1 John 1:7 as evidence of the first tell-tale sign of Christianity that John names in 1 John. That sign is Christian fellowship, the Christian having a desire to … Continue reading
For the Furtherance of the Gospel
But I want you to know, brethren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the furtherance of the gospel. (Philippians 1:12, N.K.J.V.) The traditional view is that Paul wrote the books of Philippians, Ephesians, Colossians, … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Attitude, Change, Complaining, Disappointment, Discipleship, Evangelism, God's Work, Influence, Ministry, Missions, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Service, Suffering, The Gospel, Trials, Witnessing
Tagged for the furtherance of the gospel, Paul chained to a Roman soldier, Paul witnessing to the palace guard, Paul's imprisonment in Rome, turning a loss into an opportunity for ministry
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When It Doesn’t Make Sense
Most of us have had to endure times when life didn’t make sense. For that matter, some of us are there right now. What’s especially difficult about such times is the fact that God, who is normally the source to … Continue reading
Posted in Adversity, Commitment, Depression, Disappointment, Discipleship, Faith, Faithfulness, God's Sovereignty, Human Life, Persecution, Perseverance, Problems, Suffering, Trials, Trusting In God
Tagged 2 Corinthians 4:8, perplexed but not in despair, Vance Havner When It Doesn't Make Sense, when it doesn't make sense
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Should the Christian Pray Imprecatory Prayers?
The word “imprecatory” means “to invoke evil upon” or “to curse.” In accordance with this definition, many passages from the Bible’s book of Psalms can be accurately described as being imprecatory prayers. Here are seven such examples from a pretty … Continue reading
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