GOD'S PROMISES - THANKING GOD

You have difficulties in your life and you pray and pray night and day for God to help overcome these issues. 

You pray so hard and so much that it is the only thing on your mind.

Then it happens, your prayers are answered! You are so happy to be free of that problem. God came through just like He promised.

You go about your day feeling like the weight of the world has been lifted off your shoulders. 

During this time, don't forget to thank God for His blessing and His mercy. As hard as you prayed for your answer, should be as thankful as you are to God for His mercy.

Bible Trivia Questions

1.  Which of these narratives was recorded only by Luke? a) Jesus teaching in the temple as a 12 year old; b) Jesus cleansing the temple; c) Jesus washing the feet of His Apostles; d) Jesus' sermon on the mount

2.  Which of these narratives was recorded only by Luke? a) Jesus being spit upon; b) Jesus being nailed to the cross; c) Jesus being fed vinegar; d) Jesus sweating blood

3.  Which of the narratives was recorded only by Luke? a) Jesus' baptism; b) Jesus' discussion with the thief on the cross; c) The woman washing Jesus' feet with her hair; d) Jesus forgiving the women taken in adultery

4.  Which of these narratives was recorded only by Luke? a) Jesus giving sight to the blind man; b) Jesus eating fish and honey following His Resurrection; c) Jesus casting out devils; d) Jesus healing the woman with the issue of blood

5.  Which of these narratives was recorded only by Luke? a) Jesus raising the daughter of Jairus; b) Jesus' discussion with Zacchaeus; c) Jesus being a carpenter; d) Jesus appointing and sending forth the Seventy

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week

1 Corinthians 13:13

And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers

1.  Jesus teaching in the temple as a 12 year old

2.  Jesus sweating blood

3.  Jesus' discussion with the thief on the cross

4.  Jesus eating fish and honey following His Resurrection

5.  Jesus appointing and sending forth the Seventy

GOD'S PROMISES - FAITH NOT FEAR

You may be asking God for a new job. You are ready to move on from your present job. You are tired of the type of work you are doing and the unfair treatment that you receive on your job. You want to move into a different profession because you feel stuck in your current job and cannot move up.

You want what God has for you and you want to make sure you are moving in His perfect timing. As much as you are ready to move on you don't want to move at the wrong time or for the wrong position.

After constant prayer and interviewing, you are hired for a position that seems like the answer to your prayers. You are excited, you give your current job the proper notice and now you are just waiting to begin the new job. 

Now comes the hard part. Suddenly fear creeps in, "what if something goes wrong", "what if I am making a mistake", etc., etc., etc.

God does not want you to live in fear. Even though some moves that we make can be scary, God wants us to walk in faith and trust and believe that He will help us through all of those scary times. As long as we are willing to live according to God's will for our lives, He will give us the faith to see us through all our fears.

Bible Trivia Questions

1.  Which two books of the New Testament did Luke write?

2.  What was Luke's occupation?

3.  Which famous missionary did Luke travel and teach with?

4.  Which of these narratives was recorded only by Luke? a) visit of Gabriel to Mary (The Annunciation); b) visit of the wise men; c) the turning of water to wine; d) raising Lazarus from the dead

5.  Which of these narratives was recorded only by Luke? a) the woman at the well; b) visit of Nicodemus; c) visit of the shepherds to baby Jesus; d) Jesus' ascension

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week

John 14:27

Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers

1.  Luke & The Acts

2.  Physician

3.  Paul

4.  Visit of Gabriel to Mary (The Annunciation)

5.  Visit of the shepherds to baby Jesus

GOD'S PROMISES - SOUNDING BOARD

It can be very difficult to be a sounding board to someone who is having problems and needs to vent. 

People who are going through difficult situations have a tendency to go on and on about it. It seems as though they have a one track mind and that is all that they can talk about.

You love the person and if you could you would change their situation with a snap of your fingers, but unfortunately there is nothing you can do to help them.

Pray and ask God to help you be that patient person that can lend an ear to listen as they vent. Sometimes it just helps them to know that someone who loves them will let them get their frustrations off their chest. Also, ask God to give you the right words of advice to offer that may help them through their difficulties. 

Bible Trivia Questions

For each number, which of these events occured first?

1.  a) David is born; b) Jacob is born; c) Isaac is born; d) Abraham is born

2.  a) David slays Goliath; b) Daniel is thrown in the lions' den; c) King Nebuchadnezzar tries to kill Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; d) Cain murders Abel

3.  a) David marries Michal; b) David commits adultery; c) David kills Goliath; d) David mourns over the death of his son, Absalom

4.  a) Joseph is imprisoned; b) Joseph is taken to Egypt; c) Joseph receives prophetic dreams; d) Joseph becomes second to Pharaoh

5. a) David becomes king; b)Uzziah becomes king; c) Solomon becomes king; d) Jeroboam becomes king

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week

Proverbs 10:12

Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers over all wrongs.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers

1.  Abraham is born

2.  Cain murders Abel

3.  David kills Goliath

4.  Joseph receives prophetic dreams

5.  David becomes king

GOD'S PROMISES - WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT

When our friends or family are going through troubling situations they often come to us for advice. Although you may not be able to understand fully what they are going through, pray and ask God to help you provide the correct words of encouragement that will help them through whatever situations they are facing.

Bible Trivia Questions

1.  What is one of the sins David did that is mentioned in the Bible?

2.  What was the name of the man who beat his donkey because it refused to go on because it saw an angel holding a sword?

3.  Which of these events occurred first?  a) Moses parts the Red Sea; b) Isaiah prophesies of the Messiah; c) Noah builds an ark; d) Elijah calls down fire from heaven

4.  Which of these events occurred first?  a) Abraham marries Sarah; b) Esther marries Xerxes; c) Ruth's husband dies; d) Adam and Eve partake of the forbidden fruit

5.  Which of these events occurred first?  a) Moses leads the Children of Israel out of Egypt; b) Moses turns water into blood ; c) Moses institutes the first Passover meal; d) Moses receives the Ten Commandments

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week

Proverbs 11:30

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and he who wins souls is wise.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers

1.  Killed Bathsheba's husband, who was in his army.

2. Baalam

3.  Noah builds an ark

4.  Adam and Eve partake of the forbidden fruit

5.  Moses turns water into blood

GOD'S PROMISES - CLOSED DOORS

You may have instances in your life when no matter what you do it seems like you keep running into closed doors.

You want to advance in your company. You try for a promotion but you do get it. Not because you don't know the job but for some reason management decides not to select you for the position.  Months later the pandemic hits and you are sent to work from home, which you love, and all of the employees in the position you were trying to go to still have to remain working in office. 

Later, you are thinking of moving to a lateral position in the same company. You have a friend that works in that department that tells you what the duties and responsibilities consist of and it sounds good to you. When your friend wanted to transfer, she did not have to apply. She notified her manager and was transferred the next day. You decide this is the job for you so you reach out to your manager to apply and are told you have to wait until the following week when the job is posted and apply. You don't understand why but you follow the instructions that were provided to you.  A week later you find out that certain aspects of the position have changed and it is no longer a job that you are interested in and you are so happy that you were not immediately transferred to the new position.

In both instances, God closed the doors. He saw what would happen if you were to get both of those positions and it would not have been in your interest.  Isn't God good!

Bible Trivia Questions

1.  Who stopped the sun and moon from moving?

2.  Whose wife turned into a pillar of salt?

3.  Who was swallowed by a fish?

4.  Who had leprosy and was told to dip in the Jordan River seven times?

5.  Who tried to take the throne from David?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week

Philippians 3:7-9

But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ - the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers

1.  Joshua

2.  Lot

3.  Jonah

4.  Naaman

5.  Absolom

GOD'S PROMISES - LET IT GO

When we make mistakes in life it is easy to let it bother us and hard to let it go. We go over and over in our mind how we could have done things differently. We let it bother us to the point that we can't eat or sleep.

God would not want us to keep worrying over the mistakes and bad choices we have made in our lives. God wants us to let it go and come to Him and ask Him to forgive and correct all the mistakes we make in life.

Bible Trivia Questions

1.  What is the meaning of the name Torah?

2.  What is the meaning of the name Zachariah?

3.  What is the meaning of the name Zedekiah?

4.  What is the meaning of the name Zephaniah

5.  What is the meaning of the name Zidon?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week

Proverbs 15:31

A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers

1.  To cast

2.  The Lord hath remembered

3.  The Lord is righteousness

4.  The Lord hides

5.  Fisher's town

GOD'S PROMISES - PATIENCE

Patience is such an easy word to say but a hard thing to attain. 

When you are waiting for an answer to your prayers, you need to have patience. When you are waiting for your work week to be over so you can enjoy your days off, you need to have patience. When you are waiting for payday to arrive, you need to have patience.

All areas of our lives require us to wait for one thing or another. Patience is the key to waiting. 

Pray and ask God to give you the patience to wait for Him to supply all your needs in His perfect timing.

Bible Trivia Questions

1.  What is the meaning of the word seraphim?

2.  What is the meaning of the name Shem?

3.  What is the meaning of the name Simeon

4.  What is the meaning of the name Solomon?

5.  What is the meaning of the name Timothy?

Inspirational Bible Verse of the Week

Proverbs 18:10

The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.

Bible Trivia Questions Answers

1.  Fiery beings

2.  Name

3.  That hears

4.  Peaceable

5.  Honored of God