Proverbs 14:30 (NKJV) 30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones. When people are angry or jealous, they may have a tendency to put down others that are doing good. They can be very hurtful and negative toward them. For many, it’s an automatic reaction from our flesh that needs … Read more
Proverbs 14:30 (NKJV) 30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones. Envy and jealousy; the two things that will keep us bitter and hard toward someone or something. Watch out, for they can creep up on us and we won’t even see them coming in. I (Pastor … Read more
Psalm 73:2-3 (NKJV) 2 But as for me, my feet had almost stumbled; My steps had nearly slipped. 3 For I was envious of the boastful, When I saw the prosperity of the wicked. As I recently spent time in the 73rd Psalm, I found it to be very fitting for the times in which … Read more
James 4:3 (NKJV) 3 You ask and do not receive, because you ask amiss, that you may spend it on your pleasures. In yesterday’s devotional, we ended by talking about the fact that the Christians being addressed by James were acting only by their carnal nature, not allowing God to speak to them, show them … Read more
James 4:2 (NKJV) 2 You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask. As we mentioned yesterday, James was directing these words at Christians, not unbelievers. And yet he had to discourage them and try to teach … Read more
James 4:1 (NKJV) 1 Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? James 4:1-4 is a very interesting group of verses penned by James, the brother of Jesus. James made some observations about the behavior of the Christians in the … Read more
Greetings! We hope that you are walking closely with God and learning to trust Him more each day. The video for today is a bit different than some of our most recent videos. Today’s video, The Deadly Trio, talks about three things that affect every one of us in one way or another. And the … Read more
Proverbs 14:30 (NKJV) 30 A sound heart is life to the body, But envy is rottenness to the bones. What does it mean when it says something is sound? It means – in good condition: solid and strong: in good health: free from mistakes: showing good judgment. To get our heart in this sound, good, solid and strong condition, we need God … Read more
Galatians 5:26 (NKJV) 26 Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Envy. It’s something we’re warned against many times throughout the word of God. But there seems to be more envy in the church today than there has ever been. Some of this is due to the ways of the world … Read more