Aug 28 2008
Better to be patient than powerful;
better to have self-control than to conquer a city.
Proverbs 16:32 (New Living Translation)
Better a patient man than a warrior,
a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city.
Proverbs 16:32 (New International Version)
Moderation is better than muscle,
self-control better than [...]
Aug 15 2008
Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
James 1:2-4 (New Living Translation)
Consider [...]
Jun 04 2008
Daily Scripture is back. Sorry, my computer had to visit the doctor. Thanks for your patience!
Meanwhile, friends, wait patiently for the Master’s Arrival. You see farmers do this all the time, waiting for their valuable crops to mature, patiently letting the rain do its slow but sure work. Be patient like that. Stay steady and [...]
May 15 2008
If we look forward to something we don’t yet have, we must wait patiently and confidently.
Romans 8:25 (New Living Translation)
If we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.
Romans 8:25 (New International Version)
We, of course, don’t see what is enlarging us. But the longer we wait, the larger we become, [...]
Feb 26 2008
The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.
2 Peter 3:9 (New Living Translation)
The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, [...]
