Living Life on Purpose Podcast

'28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”' Matthew 11:28-30

Job considered his righteousness to be the key to his plentifulness. After he lost everything he insisted God treated the unrighteous better than the righteous. Job: chapter 27 and chapter 29 Does my unrighteous deeds deserve God's Favor? When I receive a famine during the times of my righteous acts, am I being punished? Or, should I consider how God rains on the Just and the Unjust, and know, I M...

'7aFrom the days of our ancestors until now, our guilt has been great. Because of our sins...  8“But now, for a brief moment, the Lord our God has been gracious in leaving us a remnant and giving us a firm place(Or a foothold) in his sanctuary, and so our God gives light to our eyes and a little relief in our bondage. 9Though we are slaves, our God has not forsaken us in our bondage. He has shown...

The more knowledge I have, the more comfortable I am with making decisions apart from God. The more uncomfortable I am with knowledge apart from God, the more I depend on Him. ~CoryCabri

'7What other nation is so great as to have their gods near them the way the Lord our God is near us whenever we pray to him? 8And what other nation is so great as to have such righteous decrees and laws as this body of laws I am setting before you today? 9Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long...

No breath we take is an indication of entitlement, but a privilege from the Almighty... And knowing Yahweh isn't due to a hard search for truth, rather, an indication that we're greatly esteemed from the Most High God... ~CoryCabri

“Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? Didn’t it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn’t the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied just to human beings but to God.” ' Acts 5:1-4

'Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priest’s servant, cutting off his right ear. (The servant’s name was Malchus.) Jesus commanded Peter, “Put your sword away! Shall I not drink the cup the Father has given me?” ' John 18:10-11

'After this, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward. ” But Abram said, “Sovereign Lord , what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus?” ' Genesis 15:1-2

' “Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.” ' John 4:21,23-24

'Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal of approval.” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the one he has sent.” For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes in him shall have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.” '...

'Now all has been heard; here is the conclusion of the matter: Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the duty of all mankind. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.' Ecclesiastes 12:13-14

'There he went into a cave and spent the night. And the word of the Lord came to him: “What are you doing here, Elijah?”  1 Kings 19:9-13,15

'A group of Epicurean and Stoic philosophers began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others remarked, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was preaching the good news about Jesus and the resurrection. Then they took him and brought him to a meeting of the Areopagus, where they said to him, “May we know what this new teach...

'But those who wait on the Lord Shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles, They shall run and not be weary, They shall walk and not faint.' Isaiah 40:31

'When Samuel reached him, Saul said, “The Lord bless you! I have carried out the Lord ’s instructions.” But Samuel said, “What then is this bleating of sheep in my ears? What is this lowing of cattle that I hear?” Saul answered, “The soldiers brought them from the Amalekites; they spared the best of the sheep and cattle to sacrifice to the Lord your God, but we totally destroyed the rest.”  But Sa...

'For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.' Romans 11:36

'Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. ' Matthew 16:24

'Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. ' James 1:2-3 'being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. ' Philippians 1:6

'Owe no one anything except to love one another, for he who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not bear false witness,” “ You shall not covet,” and if there is any other commandment, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Love does no har...

'And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.' Genesis 5:24 'By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God. ' Hebrews 11:5

'You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others. Join with me in suffering, like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. Similarly, a...

'And I saw that all toil and all achievement spring from one person’s envy of another. This too is meaningless, a chasing after the wind. ' Ecclesiastes 4:4

'Pilate then went back inside the palace, summoned Jesus and asked him, “Are you the king of the Jews?” “Is that your own idea,” Jesus asked, “or did others talk to you about me?” “Am I a Jew?” Pilate replied. “Your own people and chief priests handed you over to me. What is it you have done?” Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world. If it were, my servants would fight to prevent my arrest by...

'There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, ' Ecclesiastes 3:1-2