Tag: Be Real

Joshua 7:22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath. Actions speak louder than words. Newton’s Third Law on force says, “Every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Newton’s Laws are Biblical principles translated to the natural world...

John 12:6 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” He/Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. Be...

Luke 19:2&4 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy….So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. There is an unquenchable thirst for the truth in the heart of everyman. Even the most cruel and...

Luke 18:10-11 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.” Pray real prayers, not ritualistic repetitions. Real authentic prayers are...

Genesis 15:2 But Abram replied, “O Sovereign LORD, what good are all your blessings when I don’t even have a son? Since you’ve given me no children, Eliezer of Damascus, a servant in my household, will inherit all my wealth. “God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading...

Joshua 9:4 (The Gibeonites) They resorted to a ruse: They went as a delegation whose donkeys were loaded with worn-out sacks and old wineskins, cracked and mended. “A person’s true colors will always show within time. You may be fooled for the moment, but be patient and see what happens” – Jodi Cannon. Psychologists say that it...

Genesis 32:28 “Your name will no longer be Jacob. Your name will now be Israel, because you have wrestled with God and with people, and you have won. You have been created to be ‘you’. “If you can be anything, be real” – Nicki Rowe. Circumstances, culture or crisis might force us to wear a façade...