Let us reject the pride and the sin of the world and espouse humility before Christ, let us reject the arrogance of the world to espouse faith in Christ, and then, let us endure the persecution of the world, because of our testimony of the deity of the Christ. The kings will come against us, and the world will persecute us, but it is only by giving our lives in defense of the Christ that we can become victorious heroes in the army of the Lord.

The less successful that we are in keeping our marriages together, the more we role model divorce as a viable solution for the next generation, allowing the devil to dig the hooks that he has in our society in deeper.

Our objective as Christians is to learn to be less self-centered and more other-directed, which, if we are successful, will reduce our defensiveness, and increase our ability to admit error and become one with the body once again.

The relationship between men and women is a microcosm of the relationship between man and God. It is impossible to be both promiscuous and Godly, because God does not endorse the promiscuity of either men or women.

A woman building up her house has nothing to do with brick and mortar; it has to do with a woman giving herself to cement the relationship between herself and her husband. Michal, the King’s daughter, served her husband David instead of King Saul. Jesus Christ, the King’s Son, also took on the demeanor of a servant.

Even those of us that believe in Jesus Christ and know about the Kingdom of Heaven tend to focus on the acquisition of possession rather than increasing the size of the Kingdom of God. As a matter of fact, the purpose of development of the doctrine of “Name it and Claim it” is to convince Christians that they can use the power of God to acquire possessions.

We must learn to accept rebuke calmly, consider the objective content of the rebuke, be slow to take offense, but always be ready for repentance and reconciliation.

We can only pass God’s test by implementing wisdom in our lives, disciplining our desires to listen to the rebukes of life, fear God, and keep His commandments. We have to modify our propensity to act on our desires and rather comply with God’s commands. When we do so, we become wise.