Sound Words (Page 29)

Be Kind Kindness is a trait of the godly, a fruit of the Spirit that reflects the character of God. God has expressed kindness to mankind in the form of His Son. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the…

Be Diligent Very little in this life is accomplished without effort. Those willing to invest the effort required are those who succeed at any given task. Those who are diligent prove to be productive and successful in life. Diligence may be defined as constant, attentive and persistent effort. The Proverb writer pointed to the lowly ant as an illustration of this level of industry. Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise, Which, having no captain,…

Be Subject It is impossible to escape the present state of affairs. A global pandemic, civil unrest and political uncertainty define our times. It is not that any of these are new, they are just new to many of us. Each generation faces challenges. There is an ebb and flow to all of life. One generation passes away, and another generation comes; But the earth abides forever. The sun also rises, and the sun goes down, And hastens to the…

Family As with so many topics addressed in the Bible, significant revelation is presented in the simplest of terms. The same is true with the institution of marriage and family. And the LORD God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.” … And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the…

Hope Shortly after the beginning man opted to disobey God by eating of the tree of knowledge. This resulted in the loss of their idyllic home and the introduction of suffering into their lives. Housed in the loss was a glimmer of hope. Hope is defined as a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen. Hope is based on evidence. While Adam and Eve certainly would have desired for their relationship with God to be repaired,…

Where Are You? In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 NKJV) Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. (Genesis 1:31a NKJV) Then the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to tend and keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; “but of the tree of the knowledge of good…

In the Beginning: “It was very good” In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 NKJV) Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day. (Genesis 1:31 NKJV) God’s conclusion was that all He had created was very good. Creation met God’s approval and His desired design. It was beneficial to both God and the inhabitants of earth. For example, The…

In the Beginning: “Let us make man” In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 NKJV) After populating the new earth and skies with all living things God created man. Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on…