We want to be liked. We want to be accepted. We want people to be nice to us and say nice things about us. But what if that’s all we have and all we receive? Jesus made an interesting statement in Luke 6:26, “Woe to you when all men speak well of you.” The Son of God Himself came to this earth, and guess what? Not everyone…
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Let's Go Back to the Bible
Posts by David Sproule (Page 28)
With the growing egocentric and entitled mentality that is spreading throughout humanity (and creeping into our families and the Lord’s church), we would do well to go back and meditate on the words of the great John the Baptist, of whom Jesus said, “there has not risen one greater” (Matt. 11:11). This forerunner of Jesus—of whom the Holy Spirit prophesied hundreds of…
According to a quick web search, the world’s most powerful magnet is located in Tallahassee, Florida, at Florida State University’s National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. This superconducting magnet has a strength of 45 tesla, which, according to the experts, is over 400,000 times stronger than the Earth’s magnetic field. For comparison, an MRI machine typically operates at 1-3 tesla. But, as powerful as the pull…
Sometimes when we are consciously trying to see souls around us and look for prospects for the gospel, we may be so focused on a certain “kind” of people that we may neglect to see those whose level of receptivity is actually open to the Word. Consider for a moment the two spies who went into Jericho. Who would have thought that Rahab—a…
Daniel was in his mid-80s. He had been taken captive by the Babylonian warrior-king Nebuchadnezzar when he was just a teenager, and he had lived through the entire 70-year captivity (Jer. 29:10). Then, under Darius the Mede, Daniel was again promoted to a high position in the kingdom, as one of the king’s three governors, “and the king gave thought to setting…
Imagine someone coming out of the gym and saying, “I didn’t get anything out of that!” Well, sir, did you put forth any effort while you were there? “No, I just went in, sat down for a while, and then left.” Well, no wonder you didn’t get anything of out that! Imagine someone else coming out of a restaurant and saying, “I didn’t get anything out…
It is certainly easier to sit back and watch (and wait), rather than jump up, jump in and take the initiative to act. But, what is the proper behavior of one who belongs to Christ? Do you sit back at work and just wait to be asked to do something? What about at home? Do you just wait to be asked to help out before…
Someone in a social media office somewhere entered some watch words into a database to be flagged in any posts on that social media platform. Then the algorithm was set loose to troll its users’ posts. An article, which just happened to be written the day before the national election, had words in it like “tomorrow,” “worry,” “no matter what,” “trust God.”…