Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com by Bobby Quitain If you sell a nice piece of jewelry without first knowing its value, you will most likely sell it cheap. And that would be a tragedy! It is not much different when it comes to the Christian life. Unless you know your real value as a child of … Continue reading Your Value is Your Best Defense
Regrets vs. Hope
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com by Bobby Quitain There are two kinds of people whose outlook in life are located at opposite poles — those who live in regrets and those who live in hope. Regret quells the spirit while hope inspires it. Regret lives in the past while hope lives in the future. Regret is … Continue reading Regrets vs. Hope
The Voice of Victory
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com by Bobby Quitain The CEO of a large company stood nervously in front of the general assembly of the company’s employees. With a tremble in his voice, he made the difficult announcement, “Due to the economic crisis, we have to close down the company”. To his surprise, his announcement was met … Continue reading The Voice of Victory
God Knows Where You Are
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com by Bobby Quitain “He saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax office; and he said to him, ‘Follow me.’. And Matthew got up and followed him…” (Matthew 9:9) The man heard of the news. But He didn’t bother to learn more. He opted not to. Not that he didn’t … Continue reading God Knows Where You Are
Moriah Moments
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com by Bobby Quitain The old man and the young lad weep in a tight embrace. Beside them were three important things: the altar of sacrifice, a dagger and a lamb. With tears streaming down his cheeks, the old man lifts his eyes to the heavens and says: “Truly, God provides!” This … Continue reading Moriah Moments
Sensational Recoveries
Originally posted in BobbyQuitain.Com for Easter Sunday, this year. Because we all need a good reminding. by Bobby Quitain During my preaching last Saturday at the jampacked Pathways-Wide Recollection, I spoke about God’s saving love which has two components: Rescue and Restoration. And this truth is fleshed out in the following true-to-life stories exemplifying sensational … Continue reading Sensational Recoveries
Choose Faith
One of the greatest lies in the world today is this: You can control your life. The sad reality is this: You can’t. Life is simply too big for you. Sad to say, despite the many advances in technology, economics and science, much of life is still beyond our grasp.
Arms
The Amorites are losing. If you cannot tell someone that he or she has body odor and thus in need of urgent deodorizing, you can say, “the Amorites are losing.” This can be convenient code, a diplomatic way to tell someone smelly. Let me explain. In the first reading today, Moses tells Joshua to engage Amalek and the Amorites in battle. Moses assures Joshua that he will be “standing on top of the hill” with Aaron and Hur, and he will have his arms raised. In the heat of battle, the Israelites discover that “as long as Moses kept his hands raised up, Israel had the better of the fight, but when he let his hands rest, Amalek had the better of the fight.”
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