Soul Medicine

God Should Always Be First Haggai 1:5-6 5Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways. 6You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

Are You Taking Care Of God’s Temple? Haggai 1:3-4 3Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: 4“Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”

God Is The Ultimate Provider And Protector, Not The Might Of Men Zephaniah 2:13-15 13He will stretch out his hand against the north and destroy Assyria, leaving Nineveh utterly desolate and dry as the desert. 14Flocks and herds will lie down there, creatures of every kind. The desert owl and the screech owl will roost on her columns. Their hooting will echo through the windows, rubble will fill th...

God Guides When We Trust Him And We Will Fear No Evil Psalm 23:1-6 1The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. 2He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3he refreshes my soul. He guides me along the right paths for his name’s sake. 4Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5You p...

Let Nothing Get In The Way Of Placing God First Zephania 1:4-6 4“I will stretch out my hand against Judah and against all who live in Jerusalem. I will destroy every remnant of Baal worship in this place, the very names of the idolatrous priests— 5those who bow down on the roofs to worship the starry host, those who bow down and swear by the Lord and who also swear by Molek, 6those who turn back f...

Are You Listening To God And His Word? Zephaniah 1:1-2 1The word of the Lord that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah: Judgment on the Whole Earth in the Day of the Lord 2“I will sweep away everything from the face of the earth,” “When I destroy all mankind on the face of the earth,”

Remain Steadfast In Your Devotion To God Ezra 5:11-12 11This is the answer they gave us: “We are the servants of the God of heaven and earth, and we are rebuilding the temple that was built many years ago, one that a great king of Israel built and finished. 12But because our ancestors angered the God of heaven, he gave them into the hands of Nebuchadnezzar the Chaldean, king of Babylon, who destro...

Don’t Get Ahead Or Side Tracked From God: Remain Vertically Focused And He’ll Guide You Through Ezra 5:5 5But the eye of their God was watching over the elders of the Jews, and they were not stopped until a report could go to Darius and his written reply be received.

Disciple Others To Help Them Deepen Their Devotion Acts 9:26-27 26When he came to Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he really was a disciple. 27But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles. He told them how Saul on his journey had seen the Lord and that the Lord had spoken to him, and how in Damascus he had preached fearlessly i...

Are You Surprised When God Answers Prayer? Are You So Surprised You Don’t See God In The Answer? Acts 12:5 5So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

Be Careful Not To Give God Sloppy Seconds Nehemiah 10:35-36 35“We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the Lord each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree. 36“As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.

Pay Attention To Wisdom No Matter The Source Of Where It’s Coming From Ecclesiastes 9:13-16 13I also saw under the sun this example of wisdom that greatly impressed me: 14There was once a small city with only a few people in it. And a powerful king came against it, surrounded it and built huge siege works against it. 15Now there lived in that city a man poor but wise, and he saved the city by his...

Share The Fullness Of God's Grace That You Received. That Takes Some Pressing Down And Shaking. Luke 3:37-38 37“Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it...

Meditate On God’s Word So You Can Hear Him And Know What He’s Like Psalm 1:1-3 1Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, 2but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. 3That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and who...

Spiritual Adultery Is Extremely Dangerous And Satan Will Use Tactics To Make It Happen Hosea 3:1 1The Lord said to me, “Go, show your love to your wife again, though she is loved by another man and is an adulteress. Love her as the Lord loves the Israelites, though they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes.”

God Won’t Answer Prayers Contrary To His Will John 14:13-14 13And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it.

Those Who Believe See Jesus For Who He Is John 14:22-23 22Then Judas (not Judas Iscariot) said, “But, Lord, why do you intend to show yourself to us and not to the world?” 23Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.

Jesus Promised The Counselor! Are You Allowing Him To Council You? John 14:15-16 15“If you love me, keep my commands. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever

Jesus Is The Only Way To God And All We Have To Do Is Believe It John 14:6 6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

Be Willing To Love On And Share With Everyone Who Crosses Your Path Mark 4:9 9Then Jesus said, “Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”

Be Careful Of Your Own Hypocritical Attitude Mark 7:6-7 6He replied, “Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written: “ ‘These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. 7They worship me in vain; their teachings are merely human rules.’

Don’t Allow Your Disbelief Lead You To Misunderstanding Mark 6:51-52 51Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed, 52for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.

Respond As Jesus Did To Judas Matthew 26:50 50Jesus replied, “Do what you came for, friend.”

Listen To Jesus And Allow His Words To Motivate You Matthew 5:4-5 4Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.

We Cannot Do It Alone! Matthew 26:41 41“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”