On Time and On Purpose
I want to remind you of your true identity. Galatians 4:4 (NKJV) says, “But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,” Now listen to what that means for you. (more…)
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Watch it Sail Away.
I want to talk to you about going to the dock and waiving goodbye to your sin. Now, this will require an explanation. John 1:29 (NKJV) says, “The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” (more…)
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Keep Your Hands Out of the Press.
Here is an account of something amazing that happened many years ago in our church in the Fiji Islands. It was in a Sunday service that the Lord gave me a word of wisdom, which I spoke to the congregation. It was a specific warning that (more…)
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The Safest Way To Hell
I’m Dr. Bob and for must a Mentoring Minute, I would like to tell you about the safest way to hell. Listen to what C. S. Lewis wrote. “The safest way to hell is a gradual slide.” These are extremely enlightening words for someone who once surrendered to Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior, but has slowly backed away from living a life that demonstrates what he or she originally professed. Hebrews 10:26-27 (NLT) warns us that, “…if we deliberately continue sinning after we have received a full knowledge of the truth, there is no other sacrifice that will cover these sins. {27} There will be nothing to look forward to but the terrible expectation of God’s judgment and the raging fire that will consume his enemies.”
That is an amazingly straight and indisputable warning. In today’s society, we find it too easy to let the world and its ways influence us to slowly slide away from God and redirect our paths straight into hell. We must be aware and full of care not to let our lifestyles slide away from how we felt when we first came to know Jesus. We must treasure and protect the personal changes we made from that point on. I’m Dr. Bob, and that is a word of wisdom that sounds a clear warning. It is entirely worth heeding. You can listen to additional Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringministry.com/blogs.
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Stop Fighting. Start Worshiping. Start Cooperating
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I would like to share something my pastor, Dr. Tom Peters said years ago, while I was pastoring in New York City. He sent me a recording of one of his sermons and his thoughts caused me a great deal of introspection. Dr. Peters said, “Religion worships God for what He did, while fighting what He is doing. (more…)
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An Accurate Picture Of Serving
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to challenge you with a simple, accurate picture of service to the Lord. Here it is. Serving God is an uncompromising, highly principled, often costly commitment to value and care for others. It is sacrificial in its foundations and character. It leaves no room for avoidance or an exit strategy. You just serve without regard to relief or rewards. Serving carries your personal decision for sacrificial action. Acts, Chapter 9, records that Saul of Tarsus has a life-changing encounter with Christ. In Verses 3-6 (NKJV) it says, “As he journeyed he came near Damascus, and suddenly a light shone around him from heaven. {4} Then he fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?” {5} And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” Then the Lord said, “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads.” {6} So he, trembling and astonished, said, “Lord, what do You want me to do?” Then the Lord said to him, “Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Regardless of what life brings, service in obedience to God refuses to devalue its commitment to Him. This requires your refusal to devalue the Lord’s call to serve the people He gives you to serve. Servanthood is a reflection of the heart of God. Christ came to serve those He loves (which is the whole world), in spite of the reality that we do not deserve His sacrificial service. Serving others is the platform upon which God’s abundant blessings stand. These blessings are designed to be part of our service to each other and those less fortunate than we are. God’s blessings will multiply themselves in the midst of your commitment to serve. Be true to it and expect your greatest blessings will be your opportunities to serve. One more thing; the test of God’s servant is found in how he or she reacts when treated like one. I’m Dr. Bob and that is a look at a biblical principle that is truth and will set you free. You can listen to additional Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringministry.com/blogs.
An Accurate Picture of Serving
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Choices are the Hinges of Your Destiny
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want to share some thoughts I have regarding something my pastor, Dr. Tom Peters recently said. Listen carefully. He said, “Choices are the hinges of your destiny.” When I heard this, the Holy Spirit immediately spoke to me. He burned the words that Dr. Peters spoke deeply into my heart. It was clear, and it was powerful. Think about it. The choices you make will be the hinges of your destiny. Let this truth speak to you. Let it encourage you. God has an amazing future for you that is full of amazing blessings. Like many of God’s blessings, those you can receive may be conditional. There is likely to be a big “IF” attached to them. “IF” you will make right choices, chief among which, in my opinion is to do as Jesus said in Luke 9:23 – to choose to deny yourself, take up your cross daily and follow Him. When you do, amazing things beyond what you could hope for or dream of will chase you down and bless you. I assure you, these amazing things hinge on the choices you make. Now, don’t try to argue with this powerful truth. You can argue about many things, but there are two with which you can never argue. First, never argue with a man’s experience and second, never argue with the Word of God. I’m Dr. Bob. What I just shared comes from both what I have personally experienced and from what God declared in His Word. So… make the right choice. Be an uncompromising, determined Luke 9:23 Christian. You can listen to my previous Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringministry.com/blogs.
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Rags To Riches
I’m Dr. Bob, and for just a Mentoring Minute, I want you to reflect on this thought. Manufactured self-righteousness, self-determined morality… and the lifestyle that goes with it are made from an emptiness of truth. These are cut from the cloth of self-deception. They are nothing more than the stuff of filthy, worthless rags. Manufactured righteousness and self-determined morality have no strength, no integrity, and no ability to justify or make you right in the sight of God. Here is the uncompromising truth. Righteousness is surrender to biblical truth, as only God defines it. The only gate to righteousness is repentance. The only clothes you can wear when you stand before God are robes of His righteousness. He is the only One who can provide these robes. You might say He is the Almighty Tailor. I strongly suggest this is in what you clothe yourself. Put it on and keep it on. Wear it always, as best as you can. The righteousness of God in Christ cannot be self-manufactured. It is the gift of riches only your surrender will provide. I’m Dr. Bob. Let there be no more manufactured righteousness; no more self- determined morality. The righteousness of God in Christ is your inheritance. Wear it well. You can listen to my previous Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringministry.com/blogs. While you are there, go to the “Free Resources” and look at my series, “The Four T’s.” It will help you to dress for success.
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Willful Acts
I’m Dr. Bob and for just a Mentoring Minute I want you to know that, as I look ahead, I am determined to make some excellent, deliberate choices concerning the path of my life. I understand the value in doing so. These excellent choices will help me to be the winner and champion for Jesus that He intends I become. Therefore, I am determined that the foundations of my choices will be willful acts of loving obedience and truth. I will refuse to entertain anything else. 1 John 3:18 ( NKJV) says, “My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” I urge you to take this advice to heart. Loving in deed and truth is infinitely more powerful than simply manufacturing a few well-sounding words. Let your life be filled with loving acts that reflect the truths you learned from God. Doing so will elevate you above whatever life holds. More importantly, what you do throughout the course of your life will be well-pleasing to God. Let loving in deed and truth become the deciding factor in every decision you make, and every action you take. If you will, as you walk with the Lord into your future, you will find your willful choices to have loved in deed and truth were the only right choices. I’m Dr. Bob. You can listen to my previous Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringminutes.com. While you are there, check our free resources. They will bless you and help you be a blessing to others.
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Manufactured Righteousness
I invite you to reflect on the reality that a lifestyle based on manufactured righteousness and self-determined morality is an empty lie. In reality, its building-blocks are like threads of filthy, decaying, worthless rags. It has no strength, no integrity, and no ability to justify itself in the sight of God. Ephesians 4:24 (NKJV) says, “…that you put on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.” The only source of true righteousness is repentance from unbelief, manufactured righteousness and self-determined morality, as you make your commitment to Christ. Repentance and commitment are the only building-blocks of life that are justified in God’s eyes. They are found woven into robes of biblical righteousness. The only One who can provide these robes sits on a holy throne. His name is Jesus. Righteousness is surrender to truth, which is the living Word of God, as only He defines it. It is cannot be manufactured or self-determined. The substance of these robes of righteousness is found only in your heart’s surrender to Christ. I’m Dr. Bob. Put on these garments. Wear them gracefully and gratefully. Let there be no manufactured righteousness or self- determined morality in your life. Biblical righteousness, based on surrender to Christ… now, that’s something you can wear. You can listen to my previous Mentoring Minutes at www.mentoringministry.com/blogs.
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