Promises for the Battle
Profit
Godliness #1—Profitable Godliness
Godliness God loves godly living because he is the center of its focus. We live in a godly way when we order both the form and substance of our existence so that everything accords with God’s intention to manifest his glory to and through human beings. Jesus did it, and he calls us to follow … Continue reading
Beatitudes #2—Finding Wisdom
Fortunate are they who find wisdom, who obtain understanding, for these are more profitable than silver and yield better returns than gold. … Fortunate are all who hold on to them. Proverbs 3:13–18 Wisdom is the ability to see and secure a future for ourselves that we will enjoy forever, with no regrets. Applying it … Continue reading
Goodness #2—Good Laboring
Here is what is good and fitting: to eat, to drink and to enjoy yourself in all your labor in which you toil under the sun during the few years of your life which God has given you; for this is your portion. Ecclesiastes 5:18 Some days when frustration is at its height, when our … Continue reading
Habakkuk #8—Quiet Profit
What profit is the carved image when its maker has carved it? … Woe to him who says to the wood, “Awake!” … But The Eternal is in his holy temple; hush before him all the earth. Habakkuk 2:18–20 Physics frustrates god-makers. We can’t get more energy out of a device than we put into … Continue reading
Promises for the Battle 