Tag: success
Biblical Principle #170: Victory is Impossible without God
Biblical Principles List Principle Without God, victory is impossible. Explanation After GOD sentenced Israel to 40 years of wandering, Israel “repented” of their sin of disbelief. Driven by a desire to avoid GOD’s punishment of death in the wilderness, the people decided to take the land after all. Only, this time GOD was not with…
October 9 – Nehemiah Completes Rebuilding the Walls
Reading Neh. 4:1-6:16 Devotional Despite continued opposition from the Samaritan leader and others, Nehemiah pushed on in leading the reconstruction of Jerusalem’s walls and gates. In only 52 days, the people completed the rebuilding project. When the enemies of the Jews saw that the project was successfully completed, they lost their self-confidence and became afraid…
September 14 – Wicked People May Prosper Temporarily
Reading Job 22:1-24:25 Devotional In these chapters, Job asks a question that every GOD-fearing person has asked themselves at some point in their life: Why do the wicked often seem to prosper? Job said: 1 “Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for such…
Zig Ziglar: Tolerance and Success
The following excerpt is taken from Better Than Good, by Zig Ziglar (pp. 153-155). One of the greatest disasters of our time is our universal acceptance of tolerance as a great virtue. It’s lauded from the big screen and little screen as well as in the print press—we mustn’t be judgmental; we must be tolerant…
April 15 – David Returns to Jerusalem
Reading 2 Sam. 19:5-20:26 Devotional David was mourning Absalom’s death when his army commander Joab came to him. Joab said David’s behavior was extremely discouraging and predicted that if David didn’t come out to show his support for his troops that they would all desert him by nightfall, which David did. There was much turmoil…
January 21 – Recognizing GOD’s Blessings
Reading Gen. 47:29–50:26 Devotional GOD had blessed Jacob mightily throughout his life, and just before he died Jacob said this to his son Joseph and his grandsons Ephraim and Manasseh: “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac walked, the God who has fed me all my life long to this day, the Angel who…
April 11 – GOD Gives the Victory
Reading 2 Sam. 12:18-31; 8:2-4, 7-8, 5-6 1 Chron. 18:12-13 2 Sam. 8:9-12 1 Chron. 11:10-11 2 Sam. 23:9-17 1 Chron. 11:20-47 Devotional Seven days after his birth, the child of David and Bathsheba died, as the LORD had spoken. After hearing this news David got up from the floor where he had been lying and fasting.…
April 6 – David Becomes King
Reading 2 Sam. 2:1-4:12 1 Chron. 11:1-3 2 Sam. 5:4-5 1 Chron. 12:23-40 Devotional David moved to the town of Hebron in Judah. The men of Judah came to Hebron and made David king over Judah. David praised the men of Jabesh Gilead who had recovered the body of Saul from the Philistines and buried…