(Today God is First) / Marketplace Meditations Archives

• Marketplace Meditations 3/13  (March 13, 2010)
  Knowing the Risk and Reward We must determine if God is leading us after we consider all factors. We also must consider if the timing is right to proceed.
• Marketplace Meditations 3/12  (March 12, 2010)
  The Cost of Unbelief How is your faith quotient? On a scale of 1 to 10 where would you rank yourself?
• Marketplace Meditations 3/11  (March 11, 2010)
  Failing Forward Everybody fails. It's part of the process that leads us to maturity and success.
• Marketplace Meditations 3/10  (March 10, 2010)
  Discipling the Nations Today, God is raising up a new breed of Christian workplace leader...
• Marketplace Meditations 3/9  (March 9, 2010)
  Comforting Others Although adversity may never be a blessing, God in His grace can bring blessing out of our adversity.
• Marketplace Meditations 3/8  (March 8, 2010)
  Finding Jewels in the Desert An ancient Arabian fable tells of three merchants who crossed the desert...
• Marketplace Meditations 3/7  (March 7, 2010)
  Going Without Jesus We can walk away from fellowship with Jesus. Do not let this happen to you.
• Marketplace Meditations 3/6  (March 6, 2010)
  Appearing to the Little Child Over the centuries, there have been reports of personal appearances of Jesus to both believing and unbelieving individuals.
• Marketplace Meditations 3/5  (March 5, 2010)
  Learning to Receive One of the paradigm shifts every believer must learn is how to move from receiving by sweating and toiling to receiving by trusting and obeying.
• Marketplace Meditations 3/4  (March 4, 2010)
  Isn't This Joseph's Son? Ask Jesus to go into the workplace with you. The two of you just might be the team to bring someone out of slavery and bondage.
• Marketplace Meditations 3/3  (March 3, 2010)
  The University of Adversity The pathway to leadership almost always takes us through the valley of adversity.
• Marketplace Meditations 3/2  (March 2, 2010)
  Exceeding Expectations When people meet you, or experience your work life skills, would they say that you far exceeded their expectations?
• Marketplace Meditations 3/1  (March 1, 2010)
  Learning the Art of Forgiveness What is the staff God has put into your hand?
• Marketplace Meditations 2/28  (February 28, 2010)
  The Judas Test Betrayal is one of the most difficult tests that we will ever face because it involves being wounded by someone we trust.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/27  (February 27, 2010)
  Filled with the Holy Spirit As a believer, God has provided the Holy Spirit for you and I so that we can experience the power of the gospel that allows us to live the Christian life.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/26  (February 26, 2010)
  Going Against Public Opinion Have you ever had to go against public opinion or advice from family members or peers?
• Marketplace Meditations 2/25  (February 25, 2010)
  But Master... Have you ever argued with God?
• Marketplace Meditations 2/24  (February 24, 2010)
  John the Baptist was the Greatest Jesus made a profound declaration about this man who performed no miracles - He is the greatest among all the prophets.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/23  (February 23, 2010)
  The Trinity's Teamwork The three Persons of the Godhead are never independent but always work together in concert.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/22  (February 22, 2010)
  Confirmed by Others Let God do the foundation work so that he can advance you to His ultimate destiny He has for your life.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/21  (February 21, 2010)
  Turning the Daughter's Heart He will turn... the hearts of the children to their fathers (Mal. 4:6). Do you have a child who is not walking with God?
• Marketplace Meditations 2/20  (February 20, 2010)
  God Has Need of Your Donkey In Bible times, donkeys were a primary means for distributing goods and services. They represented commerce in the scriptures.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/19  (February 19, 2010)
  Her First Car One of the most important roles you and I have as parents is to transfer our faith to our children.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/18  (February 18, 2010)
  Prayerfully Arranged Marriage James Rutz, author of MegaShift, tells a wonderful story of God's supernatural hand in answering prayer.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/17  (February 17, 2010)
  When Satan Attacks Your Destiny Do not despise the small jobs - for they are stepping stones to a greater purpose in God's plan for your life.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/16  (February 16, 2010)
  When Satan Attacks Your Destiny We must follow David's example in response to the enemy of our souls.
• "Fulfilling Your Purpose" - Marketplace Meditations 2/15  (February 15, 2010)
  Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all (Ps. 139:4). Your purpose in life is chosen by God. It is not negotiable.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/14  (February 14, 2010)
  Walk as Jesus Did Next time you have an encounter with an unsaved associate, find out about a need they have and ask God how you can meet it through His power.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/13  (February 13, 2010)
  Microsoft Mary Is the Holy Spirit active in your work life? Are you asking for His direction to succeed in your work?
• Marketplace Meditations 2/12  (February 12, 2010)
  They're Always Watching and Listening Beware how you conduct your life today. Because the prisoners are watching and listening.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/11  (February 11, 2010)
  Do You Know Who You Are? Someone once said, "Success is when those who know you the best are those who love you the most."
• Marketplace Meditations 2/10  (February 10, 2010)
  Withholding Your Natural Gifting In the work world, we are trained to press through obstacles, no matter the cost. But perseverance that is not directed by the Holy Spirit is only sweat and toil.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/9  (February 9, 2010)
  Your Ministry to the Poor What if Christ asked you, "How are you ministering to the poor in my name?"
• Marketplace Meditations 2/8  (February 8, 2010)
  Nothing is Impossible with God Do you need something special from God?
• Marketplace Meditations 2/7  (February 7, 2010)
  University of Adversity It's hard to find anyone in Christian history who became a great leader without earning an advanced degree at the University of Adversity.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/6  (February 6, 2010)
  Jesus Could Not Heal the Sick Neither could He deliver the tormented from demons or raise the dead. To believe otherwise is to ignore what he said about Himself.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/5  (February 5, 2010)
  Strange Instructions And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands (2 John 6). How is your obedience quotient?
• Marketplace Meditations 2/4  (February 4, 2010)
  How God Uses Pain God will use pain in order to create a love relationship with His creation. This statement may challenge your theology.
• Marketplace Meditations 2/3  (February 3, 2010)
  Being Chosen Do you recall how good it felt when you were chosen to be on a team?
• Marketplace Meditations 2/2  (February 2, 2010)
  Deep Things One of the great mysteries of the Kingdom is how God uses the darkest times in our lives to reveal greater depths of understanding of His ways.