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Lessons From the Book of Ezra

We have no rights but those given to us by God Himself.

If God is in your way, your destination is not worth getting to.

How desperate are we to be in the center of God’s will for us?

To be like our gracious God and Savior we must be “full of grace.”

Godly happiness is the product of gaining spiritual gold.

God does not give up so easily on broken relationships.

Only those who have followed the example of Jesus will gain heaven’s approval.

When you feel the sting of rejection, see yourself through God’s eyes.

Theology has consequences which can be deadly.

What is our greatest shared desire with God?

Wear the despising and rejection of men as a badge of honor.

You can be a little child before God.

If you are born of God, He is in you so you can love all with His love.

Itching ears always find obliging tongues.

Jesus has one remedy to avoid becoming dead meat.

He never made it about him – it was always, only about the Lord.

Ultimately, only God will have His way in the earth.

In the end, there will be no questioning of God’s love for us.

Pride will always cause God to resist us.

Hearing from God in the midst of storms makes all the difference.

There isn’t a neutral stance we can take to life’s problems.

There are three rights which we must allow others to have in relation to ourselves.

Jesus would be seen in us, even as the Father was seen in Him.

Being your own god and shepherd comes with a cost.

Despise the shame of a lost reputation on earth, if it remains intact in heaven.

In every generation, Jesus builds His church upon people like Peter.

God knows exactly when to deliver us from the mouth of our lion.

It would be far better for us have things resolved prior to the day of judgment.

There are many false versions of true apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers.

If we would be a blessing to all those around us we will need to “pursue peace.”

We must learn how to wait on God in broken dependency.

Refuse to carry the spiritual cancer of bitterness in your soul.

A discerning church will not be deceived and co-opted by the so-called social justice movement of the day.

There is no greater deception than to believe you have a relationship with God when you don’t.

The decision to depart from iniquity is daily made by the disciple of Christ.

It is high time that we start walking in the provisions of this “so great salvation.”

Though the Antichrist has not yet come, the spirit of antichrist is now here.

If we are to be holy, we must be different from the spirit of the world.

We are not to be conformed to this world in any way.

Better to let go of many offenses than to let go of love.

The mind must be guarded if the spirit is to be kept.

The most important trial we face is the one we face now.

Show mercy, you may be needing it, sooner than you think.

The amazing thing about pride is that those who walk in it rarely see it.

Until we hate what God hates we will continue to love our sin.

We will all face suffering. The choice is whether we will suffer poorly or well.

Ultimately, all that matters is who you are in the sight of God.

What does the Lord want us to do in a world of pain and injustice?

In every new day, potential glory or shame awaits the believer.

God does not grow, or change, or become other than He always is.

Refuse to carry the spiritual cancer of bitterness in your soul.

What does the Lord want us to do in a world of pain and injustice?

To have outcomes that are pleasing in God’s sight we must hold things continually before Him.

You may feel hopelessly trapped in the prison of sin, but Jesus came to set the captives free.

Left to ourselves we make little out of much and much out of little.

“The archers have sorely grieved him, and shot at him, and hated him. But his bow abode in strength …” (Gen. 49:23,24)

“When I became born again, the Bible then became my sole guide. Or did it?”

Let life intrude. Spend and be spent on others. Then and then only you will have transcended this world of selfishness.

Our main business in life is to know our Lord and His voice.

To be forgiven of sin is wonderful. To be kept from it is even better.

In this day of gross darkness it is time for God’s true saints to arise and shine.

Being led by our own spirit is no better than listening to someone else’s bad counsel.

We are never to turn things “upside down” and call evil good.

Be a missionary right where you are. You never know who your life could be impacting.

We can be universally deemed as a choice servant of God, and yet be a hypocrite in the eyes of heaven.

Real faith does not control what God does, it discerns what He is doing.

The true test of generosity is in situations which naturally call for retribution.

We can not only stand our ground, but we can know God is before us to lead us and behind us to protect us.

The “gospel” of health that so many have received is foreign to the gospel that Paul believed.

Weariness can prevent us from finishing the race God has set before us.

Beware of that “faith” which would twist scripture to justify worldly desires and carnal ambitions.

Ministry is not for cowards.

Are you following the true Jesus?

God wants us to share His vision and His burden concerning all we see.

We have lost much of the awe toward God that we should have.

God’s input in your life will be the difference between failure and success.

A merciful heart is a humble heart, one that knows to give God the glory for the great things He has done.

Why are believers so interested in what the world has to offer?

There is a faithful remnant, even in this day, who have not bowed their knee to idolatry and kissed their own image.

Hanging on the cross, Jesus was content to go down as the loser. But He will yet have the last laugh.

When God is superintending our lives we need not fear any season.

When it comes to God, the prevailing attitude in the majority of people is not atheism, it is apatheism.

Do not wait for church or heaven to meet God.

How do we know what word or work has the authority of heaven behind it?

The unethical behavior that characterizes a political operative should never be at work in a believer.

How is it that there is so much defeatist talk coming from the Christian camp?

Better if men’s dark looks alone could kill you, but heaven’s face is shining upon you.

Those who embrace the message of the new man avoid the dangers inherent on both sides of the religious spectrum.

Our greatest enemy in having true judgment in our dealings with others is our walking in our own mind.

If there are any people in the world who are not thin-skinned it should be those who follow Jesus the Nazarene.

Our purpose is to point you to The Way.

Devote yourselves now more than ever to every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.

It is not strange that any of us, believer or unbeliever, should want OUT of any painful situation.

The beam in our own eye should be removed before we behold the speck in another’s eye.

Before a person gets saved they live in a certain world characterized by sin.

Religion is a trap every bit as dangerous as the vile pits of the world. In fact, religion is a far more dangerous pit.

There are versions of Christianity and then there is Christianity. Religious people mistake the former for the latter.

Our going forward in God has everything to do with our obedience.

God would have this whole earth be in one accord with His will. But what happens when it is not?

Loneliness can be a secret friend if it drives you to God.

Have you been brought into the New Covenant? Then here is your covenant charge.

The distinguishing mark of every true disciple is the desire to be where Jesus is.

The crucible of trouble is the Lord’s proving ground for the righteous.

The greatest and most supernatural possession a Christian can have is love.

The greatest battles are fought and the greatest victories are won in secret.

God is the author of a large heart. Only He can make a big man. Apart from Him we are all quite small.

The greatest miracle of all is the miracle of a gracious heart, to love when not loved, to give when not given to.

Religion offers men with a substitute for truly knowing God.

Your greatest fear should not be another mile in a weary land, but leaving the desert with nothing to show for your trouble.

There is no such thing as the unlimited authority of the believer.

“Letting go” does not work unless we have left it with God.

For any person to believe they are beyond being religiously deceived is self-deception itself.

Jesus has overcome the world. You can too, as you learn to abide in Him, and allow His strength to be made perfect in your weakness.

If we really laid this message to heart, we would finally get on the same page as God and at long last see His genuine working in the earth.

Do we really fear a God who said: “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain?”

Do not despise the no of your benevolent Creator. Focus more on His yes.

If we would rule well and judge wisely we must first be “swift to hear.”

Examples are wonderful; we all need them. But there is a difference between following someone’s example and being their clone.