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The Character of a Profitable Man

The essence of a profitable man does not just creep upon a person in a day. Rather, it is a character that is ingrained slowly, built upon rock by rock, day after day, such that after a while it becomes…

Matthew 25:14 (NKJV), Matthew 25:15 (NKJV), Matthew 25:16 (NKJV), Matthew 25:17 (NKJV), Matthew 25:18 (NKJV), Matthew 25:19 (NKJV), Matthew 25:20 (NKJV), Matthew 25:21 (NKJV), Matthew 25:22 (NKJV), Matthew 25:23 (NKJV), Matthew 25:24 (NKJV), Matthew 25:25 (NKJV), Matthew 25:26 (NKJV), Matthew 25:27 (NKJV), Matthew 25:28 (NKJV), Matthew 25:29 (NKJV), Matthew 25:30 (NKJV)

Determination Speaks the Loudest

Naomi used words to try to convince Ruth, even when her other daughter-in-law left her, urging Ruth that leaving was the right thing to do. But Ruth was so determined to stay back with Naomi that no amount…

Ruth 1:18 (ESV)

There's More To The Fact

"Let us go up at once and occupy the land, for we are well able to overcome it."~Caleb. Do you think Caleb was so blind and stupid that he could not see that the men of Canaan were way bigger than himself…

Numbers 13:25 (KJV), Numbers 13:26 (KJV), Numbers 13:27 (KJV), Numbers 13:28 (KJV), Numbers 13:29 (KJV), Numbers 13:30 (KJV), Numbers 13:31 (KJV), Numbers 13:32 (KJV)

The Delay is just a Delay

In this Scripture we see that the Israelites are just like any one of us. Moses was wasting time and they could not help but wonder if he'd ever come back down from the mountain top. If God was not ready…

Exodus 32:1 (ESV)

A Better Intercessor

God is the same yesterday, today, and forever. In the past, He ordained Aaron to bear the names of the sons of Israel on the breastplate of his garments, so that their names would be remembered always…

Exodus 28:29 (NKJV), Exodus 28:30 (NKJV)

You've Got to Be Passionate About Something

Passion is what drives the world today. Passion is at the core of your very being; the internal piece of matter that is unseen but yet a vital force to your very existence. Without passion, you have…

Galatians 1:14 (KJV), Galatians 1:15 (KJV), Galatians 1:16 (KJV)

God Wants Younger Generations to Know

"So this day shall be to you a memorial, and you shall keep it as a feast to the Lord throughout your generations." Exodus 12:44 "And it shall be, when your children say to you, 'What do you mean by…

Exodus 12:14 (NKJV), Exodus 12:26 (NKJV), Exodus 12:27 (NKJV)

When Your Own People Tell You (Even His Servants Were Begging Pharaoh)

"Then Pharaoh's servants said to him, "How long shall [Moses] be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?" Exodus 10:7 When…

Exodus 10:7 (NKJV)

What Name Do You Know God by?

And God spoke to Moses, "I am the Lord. I appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as 'God Almighty,' but by My Name 'Lord' I was not known to them.  It's amazing that we can have a very intimate knowledge…

When God "Repeats" A Thing:

"And the dream was repeated to Pharaoh twice because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass."~ Joseph, interpreting Pharaoh's dream. When God repeats something to you,…

Genesis 41:32 (AMP)

When People Forget

"Yet the chief cup bearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him." Some may trust in horses, others chariots...and yet others their fellow man. And they end up with disappointments leaving trails of…

Genesis 40:23 (ESV)

The Lord Has Made Room For Me

"The herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with Isaac's herdsmen, saying, "The water is ours." Then they dug another well, and they quarrelled over that one also. And he moved from there and dug another well,…

Genesis 26:19 (NKJV), Genesis 26:20 (NKJV), Genesis 26:21 (NKJV), Genesis 26:22 (NKJV)

Take The Only Thing That Matters

"Take your son, your ONLY son Isaac, and go to Moriah to offer him as a burnt offering to me." We can give a lot of praises, do a lot of good-will, offer a lot of sacrifices, but there's always one thing…

Genesis 22:2 (ESV)

Kings Shall Come From You

"I will make you exceedingly fruitful, and I will make you into nations, and Kings shall come from you." This is what God said to Abraham. I can't imagine how he must have felt. Today, we sing songs…

Genesis 17:6 (ESV)

Walking in the Place of Your Inheritance

Isn't it amazing that God told Abraham to walk the length and breadth of the place God was going to give to him and his descendants? Even before He gave it into his hands? How possible is it to walk along…

Genesis 13:17 (ESV)

I know my Redeemer lives

In Job 19:25, Job was not afraid to face death. He had already lost everything that was dear to Him, and at that point, he was ready to see God face-to-face. He said "I know my Redeemer lives, and He…

Job 19:25 (NKJV), Job 19:26 (NKJV)

The Power of One Language

"And they said to one another, "Come, let us make bricks and bake them thoroughly...come let us build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves." (verses…

Genesis 11:1 (NKJV)

The Walk & The Conversation

"Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God." (vs 9) "And God said to Noah..."(vs. 13). The walk and the conversation go hand-in-hand, like two peas in a pod. There can be…

Genesis 6:9 (NKJV)

Everything Good

Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. (Genesis 1:31) With each step, with each creation, He made sure they were "good." He ensured that what He created was "good" before…

Genesis 1:1 (NKJV)