GOD-GIVEN ABILITY And I have given to all able men ability, that they may make all that I have commanded you. —Exodus 31:6             What God has called you to do He will give you the ability to do it and He will gather all those who are to serve with you as well and give them the ability to accomplish what He desires.  This is a wonderful truth.  He calls us to a work and He equips us for the work.  He calls us to a work and He calls others to the work to work with us.  He does it!  Will you trust Him for it?             So…

GIVE! Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to entangle him in his words. And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances. Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?” But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why put me to the test, you hypocrites? Show me the coin for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. And Jesus said to them, “Whose likeness and inscription is this?” They said, “Caesar’s.” Then he said…

NOT WORKS OR POSITION, BUT REPENTANCE AND BELIEF Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him. —Matthew 21:31-32 Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. Anyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces; anyone on whom it falls…

FAITH IN PRAYER Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and it will be done. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.” —Matthew 21:19-22             Faith— “Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see” (Hebrews 11:1).  So what do you have confident assurance of that you hope for, but presently do not see?  If you are convinced this is the Lord’s will and truly believe…

SERVE PEOPLE AND NOT LORD IT OVER PEOPLE You shall not pervert the justice due to your poor in his lawsuit. Keep far from a false charge, and do not kill the innocent and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked. And you shall take no bribe, for a bribe blinds the clear-sighted and subverts the cause of those who are in the right. —Exodus 23:6-8 But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you. But whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and…

BORNE ON EAGLES WINGS! You yourselves have seen what I did to Egypt, and how I carried you on eagles’ wings and brought you to myself. —Exodus 19:4 https://youtu.be/dOnhBKPSuWA?t=123             When our Lord acts we can be assured that He will carry out exactly what He desires.  We are safe in Jesus.  Our home is in heaven and He will carry us on eagle wings and bring us to Himself.  Just has He had done with the Israelites from Egypt so He will bring all those to heaven who love Him.  That is His promise and we can be fully assured He will do what He said.  So let us…

GRUMBLING IS AGAINST OUR LORD! Your grumbling is not against us but against the LORD. —Exodus 16:8             When we are irritated, upset, complaining or grumbling— Who is this grumbling really against?  Is our grumbling really against or about the circumstance or situation?  Is our grumbling really against or about a person or group of people?  Is not our grumbling really against the Sovereign of all things and of all people?  Is not our grumbling truly against our Lord God Almighty, our Savior?  Is He not ultimately in control of all things and people, circumstances and situations?  “And we know that in all things God works for the good of…

MY STRENGTH IS MY LORD! The LORD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation; this is my God, and I will praise him, my father’s God, and I will exalt him. —Exodus 15:2  Who is like you, O LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glorious deeds, doing wonders? —Exodus 15:11 And Miriam sang to them: “Sing to the LORD, for he has triumphed gloriously; the horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea.” —Exodus 15:21             A person comes away from the gym after a weight workout and considers what they have done.  Wow, a good…

EXTEND THE MERCY AND FORGIVENESS THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED!  Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant just as I had on you?’ —Matthew 18:33              Let us just remember how much our Lord has forgiven us and the mercy He has shown us.  If we do so they we are more apt to extend forgiveness and mercy toward others.  We need to have a proper perspective of ourselves.  For all of us who have called on the Lord Jesus to be saved from our sin to a relationship with Him have been forgiven a great debt.  Surely we can forgive others when they sin against us.  If we…

Woe— Beware!  For by now I could have put out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth.  —Exodus 9:15  Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! —Matthew 18:7              A day of reckoning is coming.  “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (II Peter 3:9).  Yes, our Lord is patient with this sin-infested world that is…