Don't Stoke The Fire

A gentle answer turns away wrath,

But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:1

The Apostle Paul Was Not Perfect, Either

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into service, even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief; and the grace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the faith and love which are found in Christ Jesus.

 

1 Timothy 1:12-13

Complaint Department

“We remember the fish which we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic, but now our appetite is gone.  There is nothing at all to look at except this manna.”

…When the dew fell on the camp at night, the manna would fall with it.

Numbers 11:5-6, 9

God does not leave us without means.  We may not be thrilled with what we get, but we can be grateful because if we look around, many people are not so fortunate as we.

Take a minute and thank God for caring for you.

Believe

Jesus said:  “Do not let your heart be troubled; believe in God, believe in me also.”

John 14:1

He Who Delivers You

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High

Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress,

My God in whom I trust!”

For it is He who delivers you from the snare of the trapper

And from the deadly pestilence.

He will cover you with His pinions,

And under His wings you may seek refuge;

His faithfulness is a shield and bulwark.

Psalm 91:1-4

New

Therefore if anyone is in Christ he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold new things have come.

2 Corinthians 5:17