Weary, Yet Pursuing

Scripture Gideon and the three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it. They were exhausted but still in pursuit. ~ Judges 8:4 (CSB) Quote Success is going from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm. ~Sir Winston Churchill Gideon did not aspire to be a leader; he was content with farming and feeding…

Yahweh’s Bulldog

Scripture So Josiah removed everything that was detestable from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required all who were present in Israel to serve the Lord their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the Lord, the God of their ancestors. ~ 2 Chronicles 34:33 (CSB) Quote Determination…

What Is Success

Scripture They are from the world; therefore what they say is from the world, and the world listens to them. We are from God. Whoever knows God listens to us, and whoever is not from God does not listen to us. ~I John 4:5-6, NRSV Quote Success is the ability to go from failure to…

A Stubborn Heifer

Scripture Israel is stubborn, like a stubborn heifer. So should the LORD feed her like a lamb in a lush pasture? ~Hosea 4:16 Quote I am not stubborn. My way just happens to be better. ~Willard Garnett Six times, the scriptures label Pharaoh as “stubborn.” Pharaoh is a type of our fleshly nature. We are born with a…