“By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honour and life” Proverbs 22:4 (NKJV) “Life is a long lesson in humility” James M. Barrie Once in a green lushful corn field, a breezing wind passed by and shook violently the ripened ear and a solo grain of corn fell helplessly to […]
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“I will use justice as a plumb line and righteousness as a plummet.” Isaiah 28:17 (NEB) The author saw a vision of a golden, shining line dropped from heaven into the midst of the earth in 1999. The NEW American Standard Bible expresses the plumb line as ‘the measuring line.’ When inquiring about this […]
The purpose of life is not to find your freedom, but your master.” P.T. Forsyth The meridian or the highest peak of the sun above us is at noon day. Likewise, the apex of the outworking of the nature of humility is perfect submission to His Lordship. This is the nucleus and purpose of humility. […]
“Watch over your heart with all diligence, for from it flows the springs of life.”Proverbs 4:23 “A good heart is worth gold.”Shakespeare “In each human heart is a tiger, a pig, an ass and a nightingale. Diversity of character is due to their unequal activity.”Ambrose Bierce “The heart of man is his worst part before […]
“The highest lesson a believer has to learn is humility. Oh, that every Christian who seeks to advance on holiness may remember this well. Let us learn the lesson – the highest holiness is the deepest humility” Andrew Murray The summit of Mt Lebanon meaning ‘whiteness’, which is the vertex symbol of purity, is […]
Daily Verse “Your wife shall be like a fruitful vine in the very heart of your house, Your children like olive plants all around your table. Behold, thus shall the man be blessed who fears the Lord.” – PSALM 128:3-4 Devotion When the fear of the Lord becomes the foundation of a family, God will […]
Daily Verse “In the house of the righteous there is much treasure, But in the revenue of the wicked is trouble.” – PROVERBS 15:6 Devotion Please do not envy the wealth of the wicked! In the process of amassing wealth, they have set for themselves a multitude of traps and pitfalls which lay in wait […]
Daily Verse “Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. When you eat the labor of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you.” – PSALM 128:1-2 Devotion The three-fold goodness of God will be your banqueting table when you fear Him; happiness, sound health and […]
Daily Verse “Come, you children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. Who is the man who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. Depart from evil and do good; Seek peace and pursue it.” […]
Daily Verse “There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil. “…Does Job fear God for nothing? Have You not made a hedge around him, around his household, and around all that he has on every […]