Many Troubles come for being IDLE: **The Bible is clear that God hates idleness. Honest WORK is a mark of obedience and glorifies Him*** "Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before." 1 Thessalonians 4:11, NLT --Matt 12:36 , Eph 5:3, 1 Peter 3:10 "Like one who grabs a dog by the ears [and is likely to be bitten] Is he who, passing by, stops to meddle with a dispute

John 21:15 *When they had eaten, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, do you love Me more than these?   Do you love Him as Lord? Do you love Jesus?Real love for Jesus Christ distinguishes true Christians from false Christians.   Perhaps you are confident in your creed, or your baptism, or your church affiliation, But do you have true love for Christ. *If anyone does not love the Lord he shall be accursed!*(1Cor 16:22)   How

Matthew 22:21 "...Render therefore unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's; and unto God the things that are God's."* A sharp distinction is drawn. There is a Kingdom of this world Caesar hold power over it. But there is another Kingdom not of this world and Jesus is the King of that. Yes, the coin bears Caesar's image; give it back to him. Image determines authority and ownership. Whose image do you bear? Whose portrait do you bear Whose inscription

Hebrews 2:1 "We must pay the *most careful attention* , therefore, to what we have heard, so that *we do not drift away.*" Are we drifting away? When you neglect your spiritual walk for even a short time you begin to drift away from God. Cessation in praying,reading the bible,fellowship and living in disobedience leads to drifting. _" *Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people* ; *Ephraim is a cake not turned,"(Hosea* 7:8). Ephraim is half

A. Matthew: Then Jesus told them, “This very night you will all fall away on account of me, for it is written: “ ‘I will strike the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock will be scattered.’ Matthew 26:31 NIV --Peter replied, “Even if all fall away on account of you, I never will.” Matthew 26:33 NIV --But Peter declared, “Even if I have to die with you, I will never disown you.” And all the other disciples said the same. Matthew 26:35

John 3:3 "*Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God* ." What's to be born again? What's a born again Christian supposed to be like? Many believe in existence of God. People are yearning for "spirituality". There is too much interest in supernatural ; occultism, witchcraft , necromancy. Hey, you need Christ. You must be born again. What does it mean to be born again?

Numbers 6:2 Speak unto the children of Israel *,....shall separate themselves* from and *unto the LORD:* We have God’s call to every believer to live a separated life. Yes, separation from and to. By a separated life we are to be separated from all that is contrary to God's will, and separated to God Himself, for His use and for His glory alone. God calls us to a new life with Him. It begins with separation. Separation is holiness. “ *As obedient

Luke 10:21  *In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.* Only the child's heart can know the Father. Only the child's heart can reveal the Father. It is by prayer only that all things are delivered to us by the Father through the Son. It is only

Luke 17:32* *Remember Lot's wife* . This is a solemn warning. Jesus warns us against looking back. Lot's wife died after looking back. She died in unbelief. She was disobedient to God's Word. She heard the message of doom. She heard, but did not really believe. Lot’s wife looked back. She took her eyes off the path of the Lord. She looked back to the world instead of forward to God’s plan for her life. The bible says," *But his wife looked back

Hosea 10:12 *Sow to yourselves in righteousness* , *reap in mercy* ; *break up your fallow ground* : *for it is time to seek the LORD* , *till he come and rain righteousness upon you* . In order to have harvest there must be rain. It's time to seek God till He come and rain righteousness upon us. Lack of rain signifies drought. Let it rain! The rain must fall on good soils for us to realize better harvest. Your life, your heart is like this soil,