An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the highest education who does not know how to meditate.
People don't like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and do what they want to do without any consequences. And we know that's just not the way life is.
Understand that it is often unwise to forgive face to face. This tends to make the other person feel 'put down' and make you look holier-than-thou.
His voice leads us not into timid discipleship but into bold witness.
On Sunday morning, I'm not nervous... I can't wait to tell what God wants me to say.
God has ways of shaking the world when He is at work. He literally caused the ground to quake when Jesus died on the cross.
