Bitterness arises in our hearts when we do not trust in the sovereign rule of God in our lives.
Obedience is the pathway to holiness.
Trusting God is not a matter of my feelings but of my will.
Only those who walk in holiness experience true joy.
Godly character flows out of devotion to God and practically confirms the reality of that devotion.
Evil Rulers Are Never Beyond The Bounds of God’s Sovereign Will.
The pursuit of holiness must be anchored in the grace of God; otherwise it is doomed to failure.
Every day that we’re not practicing godliness we’re being conformed to the world of ungodliness around us.
Trials always change our relationship with God. Either they drive us to Him, or they drive us away from Him. The extent of our fear of Him and our awareness of His love for us determine in which direction we will move.
No circumstance is so big that He cannot control it.
Patience is the ability to suffer a long time under the mistreatment of others without growing resentful or bitter.
The purpose of God’s discipline is not to punish us but to transform us.
God does not delight in our sufferings. He brings only that which is necessary, but He does not shrink from that which will help us grow.
All pain we experience is intended to move us closer to the goal of being holy as He is holy.
The Holy Spirit makes us aware of our lack of holiness to stimulate us to deeper yearning and striving for holiness. But Satan will attempt to use the Holy Spirit’s work to discourage us.
Even our tears of repentance need to be washed in the blood of the Lamb.
God is never at a loss because He cannot find someone to cooperate with Him in carrying out His plan. He so moves in the hearts of people – either Christians or non Christians, it makes no difference – that they willingly, of their own free will carry out His plans.
Worship from the heart in times of adversity implies an attitude of humble acceptance on our part of God’s right to do as He pleases in our lives.
If we are going to learn to trust God in adversity, we must believe God will allow nothing to subvert His glory so He will allow nothing to spoil the good He is working out in us and for us.
Sometimes the end God has in mind is to exercise our faith, so He brings us into straitened circumstances so that we might look up to Him and see His deliverance.
Giving thanks to God for both His temporal and spiritual blessings in our lives is not just a nice thing to do – it is the moral will of God. Failure to give Him the thanks due Him is sin.