Jacob was a shrewd businessman who sought power and wealth – perhaps too much at times. Joseph’s brothers grudge against him was long-standing, but the plot to kill him cam to them suddenly. Long nurtured
The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude. – William James You might be interested in these: Daily Quote: 02 November 2017 Daily Quote:
Be the living expression of God’s kindness. Neither Joseph nor Jacob understood the depth of the brothers’ hatred. That jealousy, and the strange blindness of Joseph and Jacob to it, changed the family’s destiny. Hold
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and a king of England too.
– Queen Elizabeth I
Crushing the church is like smashing the atom – divine energy of high quality is released in enormous quantity with miraculous effects. – Benjamin E. Fernando It is unnatural for Christianity to be popular. –
Great eaters and great sleepers are incapable of doing anything that is great.
– Henry IV
Some of the leading voices to the younger generation are more concerned with being cool than being Christlike. They pat themselves on the back for things they are able to do because of their “freedom” in Christ, than their being bound to Christ. They speak little of the cross, dying to self and being a world changer.
In Rivers and bad governments the lightest things swim at the top.
– Benjamin Franklin
Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.
– Blaise Pascal
Democracy means government by the uneducated, while aristocracy means government by the badly educated. – Gilbert Keith Chesterton You might be interested in these: Daily Quote: 07 November 2017 Daily Quote: 13 November 2017 Daily
Part of the unwritten job requirements for every leader is the ability to handle criticism. If you never get criticized, chances are you aren’t getting anything done. – Chuck Swindoll.
There can hardly be a stranger commodity in the world than books. Printed by people who don’t understand them; sold by people who don’t understand them; bound, criticized and read by people who don’t understand
The magic of first love is our ignorance that it can never end.
– Benjamin Disraeli
The average church member might like a sermon on Elijah, but they would change churches if Elijah was called to be their pastor.
Being courageous doesn’t mean you can be unkind. The fruit of the spirit is not eliminated by boldness. Daniel simply lived what he believed with the perfect balance of boldness and gentleness.
Ruth refused to spend the rest of her life wallowing in grief and self-pity. Rather she put feet to her prayers and works to her faith.
– We live in an age of spiritually timid and lackluster men, for whom the very concept of bold leadership is anathema. (Los Angeles Times Editorial) – We need to raise a generation that looks
Joshua is an example of what God can do with one person who has the courage to follow wholeheartedly.
Cos of parents who invested in him and a God who directed him, Moses overcame four issues that paralyzes most people: Who am I? (Hebrews 11:24) What choice should I make? (Verse 25) What really matters? (Verse 26) What is my purpose? (Verse 27).
Work out what God is working in you. Courage doesn’t mean the absence of fear, but responding in spite of fear.
Charles Caleb Colton Friendship often Ends in Love; but Love in Friendship – Never. – Charles Caleb Colton You might be interested in these: Word For The Day: 28-February-2014 Word For The Day: 5-September-2012 Word For
The Man who can make Hard things Easy is the Educator. – Ralph Waldo Emerson You might be interested in these: Word For The Day: 28-February-2014 Word For The Day: 27-February-2014 Word For The Day: 20-AUGUST-2014
Charles Caleb Colton If You want Enemies, Excel Others; If You want Friends, Let Others Excel You. – Charles Caleb Colton You might be interested in these: Word For The Day: 20-AUGUST-2014 Word For The Day:
Charles Dudley Warner A Great Artist can paint A Great Picture on a Small Canvas. – Charles Dudley Warner You might be interested in these: Word For The Day: 28-February-2014 Word For The Day: 26-February-2014
Sir Thomas Beecham The Function of Music is to Release Us from the Tyranny of Conscious Thought. – Sir Thomas Beecham You might be interested in these: Word For The Day: 27-February-2014 Word For The Day:
The most tragic thing in the world is a sick doctor. – George Bernard Shaw You might be interested in these: Word For The Day: 4-July-2012 Word For The Day: 2-July-2012 Word For The Day: 11-June-2012 Word
Lord Alfred Tennyson Knowledge Comes, but Wisdom Lingers. – Lord Alfred Tennyson You might be interested in these: Word For The Day: 04-December-2012 Word For The Day: 18-May-2012 Word For The Day: 10-May-2012 Word For The
Sir Noel Coward Work is much more fun than fun. – Sir Noel Pierce Coward You might be interested in these: Word For The Day: 05-December-2012 Word For The Day: 10-September-2012 Word For The Day:
Great Eaters and Great Sleepers are Incapable of doing Anything that is Great. – Henry IV You might be interested in these: Word For The Day: 6-September-2012 Word For The Day: 5-September-2012 Word For The Day:
Francis Bacon And He that will not apply New Remedies, must expect New Evils; for Time is the Greatest Innovator. – Francis Bacon You might be interested in these: Word For The Day: 10-September-2012 Word For