“‘Brothers, if you have a message of encouragement for the people, please speak,'” said the synagogue rulers to Paul and Barnabas. We read that in “The Book of Books.”

And John Bunyan says, “If you want encouragement, entertain the promises.”

Here are four promises I have memorized:

First Corinthians 3:11:

“For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.”

Second Corinthians 3:17:

“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom.”

Colossians 1:17:

“He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.”

James 4:2:

“You do not have, because you do not ask God.”

I am sure the Apostle Paul had a message of encouragement for his listeners, because he was invited to speak again the next Sabbath, we read in the Bible. (Acts 13:42)

And I hope that you are also encouraged when reading the four promises mentioned in this post. I hope also that you keep on reading more posts on this blog.

“If you want encouragement, entertain the promises.” – John Bunyan

“Not one of all the LORD’S good promises to the house of Isreal failed; every one was fulfilled.” – Joshua 21:45

“Mission ist ein geistlicher Auftrag, der durch geistliche Mitarbeiter mit geistlichen Methoden durchgefuehrt werden muss.” – Hudson Taylor

“David [the great leader of Isreal] knew that a people can rise no higher economically, scientifically and politically than the level of their spiritual resources.” – Billy Graham

“Here was a humble admission and an acknowledgment that a nation’s sickness can be attributed to its spiritual ills.” – Billy Graham

Do I myself know what is good and what is bad?

All of us have a conscience. That means that we all know that there is good and evil.

But who is determining what is good and what is evil? Who is in charge of our conscience? When dealing with money, or telling the truth and not telling the truth, for example?

Is it the public opinion? Is it the opinion of the people we work with?

I ask once more, who is determining what is good and what is not good?

Martin Luther said that the Word of God was in charge of his conscience. (“Mein Gewissen is gefangen in Gottes Wort.”)

The Lord Jesus Christ must be in charge of our conscience.

I do not think that I myself know what is good and what is evil. Someone is in charge of our conscience.

The question is: Who is in charge of my conscience?

“MEIN GEWISSEN IST GEFANGEN IN GOTTES WORT.”
– Martin Luther

“Though every believer has the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit does not have every believer!” – A. W. Tozer