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Nothing catches Him by surprise.

You know everything I’m going to say before I start the first sentence. Psalms 139:4 (MSG)It was not after the fall when man sinned that God devised a plan of

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He causes walls to fall

The priests blew the trumpets. When the people heard the blast of the trumpets, they gave a thunderclap shout. The wall fell at once. The people rushed straight into the

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He makes the wretch His treasure.

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was

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It is finished

Jesus knew that his mission was now finished, and to fulfill Scripture he said, “I am thirsty.” A jar of sour wine was sitting there, so they soaked a sponge

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Potter and clay

Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use? Romans 9:21 (NIV) You

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Avoid free loading

Our orders–backed up by the Master, Jesus–are to refuse to have anything to do with those among you who are lazy and refuse to work the way we taught you.

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Earn your own keep

Don’t you remember the rule we had when we lived with you? “If you don’t work, you don’t eat.” And now we’re getting reports that a bunch of lazy good-for-nothings

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God will settle accounts

but justice is on the way. When the Master Jesus appears out of heaven in a blaze of fire with his strong angels, he’ll even up the score by settling

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Be thankful to God

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NLT) Being thankful to God not only demonstrates that we

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Keep doing good

And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good. 2 Thessalonians 3:13 (NIV) God is good. This is His nature. He is good to all.

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