Power of the tongue (Proverbs 18:21)
Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.” This passage teaches an essential principle that we often fail to apply to our lives. The tongue here represents the “words” produced by the tongue. To examine this a little further, we need to …
Never too late to seek forgiveness
Micah 7:18-19 “Who is a God like you, pardoning iniquity and passing over transgression for the remnant of his inheritance? He does not retain his anger forever, because he delights in steadfast love.” There is no God like Jehovah, for His steadfast love endures forever. Micah was recalling the promise given to Abraham and reaffirmed …
Forget the past, press on toward the goal
Philippians 3:13-14 “Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” In v15 and 16, the Apostle Paul …