The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means. 1 Corinthians 2:14
He is the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you. John 14:17
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18
“I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek. For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”
Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. Proverbs 19:2
God will never give us the things we ask for unless he know that we are ready and able to use them wisely, and in our haste, we get tired of waiting on God and follow our own way, therefore missing God’s way. Know that a faithful man will abound with blessings, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble to his household, but he who hates bribes will live. Proverbs 15
“Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see, and a bribe makes even a righteous person twist the truth. Those who want to be rich, will fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires, that plunge them into ruin and destruction.”
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money. Matthew 6:24
“For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil, and some people, craving money, have wandered from the true faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows. Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So, if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches? And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?” The Lord is the giver of all good things.
When you pray, don’t be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners and in the synagogues where everyone can see them. I tell you the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get. Matthew 6:5
“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door, and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you openly”.
Therefore, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all things to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31
“If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, and whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen!”
Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it, unless the Lord guards the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. Psalm 127:1
If God is not in it, all your work will be for nothing, for your land will yield no crops, and your trees will bear no fruit. You will plant wheat but are harvesting thorns. We can do nothing in our own strength; therefore, we should commit all our ways to the Lord for he is mercifully kind.
The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but the deliverance is from the Lord. Proverbs 21 31
Too many times we are preparing for a battle that is not ours, but the Lords’. We try to go up against armies unprepared, when the Lord already said, “I will fight your battles for you”. My brothers and sisters in Christ, we need to daily arm ourselves with the word of God so that when armies come upon you and I, we may be able to stand, stand still, and see the goodness of the Lord. The battle is not ours but the Lords’.
A man’s steps are of the Lord. How then can a man understand his own way? Proverbs 20:24
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding; In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths. Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil. This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones. Proverbs 3