Tag - Gossip

No Fuel No Fire

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: Proverbs 26:20 Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down. O-bservation: Solomon said that if there is no wood for a fire, the fire will burn out. Likewise, he said if there is no gossip involved, the quarrel will quickly die down. In other words, “No Fuel No Fire.” A-pplication: This is a classic case of one thing needing something else to survive. A fire needs fuel to be a fire. A flashlight needs a battery to shine. A car needs gas to run. A toaster needs electricity to toast the...

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An Ambition For Quietness

S. O. A. P. Here’s Your 90 second AM Devotional! S-cripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:11 And to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you. O-bservation: St. Paul was very concerned that the young church at Thessalonica had become a church full of busybodies. They were known for talking about each other's business. Paul told them they needed to work for a living, and pursue a life of quietness, minding their own business. A-pplication: It's true that this group of people Paul was writing to had quit their jobs and were...

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