Thursday AM Virtue and Praise
Virtue
1. (n.) Moral excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.
2. (n.) Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.
3. (n.) Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character; purity of soul; performance of duty.
“An elder Cherokee Native American was teaching his grandchildren about life.
He said to them, ‘A fight is going on inside me. It is a terrible fight, and it is between two wolves. One wolf represents fear, anger, guilt, resentment, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, inferiority, pride, lies, and superiority. The other wolf stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. This same fight is going on within you and every other person too.’
They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, ‘Which wolf will win?’
The Old Cherokee simply replied, ‘The one I feed.’”
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2 Peter 1:5 - And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; ------ add virtue to your faith --
Philippians 4:8 - Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things [are] honest, whatsoever things [are] just, whatsoever things [are] pure, whatsoever things [are] lovely, whatsoever things [are] of good report; if [there be] any virtue, and if [there be] any praise, think on these things.
Ephesians 4:2 - With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Matthew 7:1-2 - Judge not, that ye be not judged. (Read More...)
Proverbs 31:11-20 - The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. (Read More...)
Proverbs 10:9 - He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.
2 Peter 1:5-8 - And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; (Read More...)
Colossians 3:13 - Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.
Matthew 18:15-17 - Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. (Read More...)
Hebrews 10:30 - For we know him that hath said, Vengeance [belongeth] unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
Psalms 55:22 - Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
James 5:12 - But above all things, my brethren, swear not, neither by heaven, neither by the earth, neither by any other oath: but let your yea be yea; and [your] nay, nay; lest ye fall into condemnation.
Romans 14:10-13 - But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ. (Read More...)
Matthew 22:36-39 - Master, which [is] the great commandment in the law? (Read More...)
Praise
1. (v.) To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to laud; -- applied to a person or his acts.
2. (v.) To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to; to display the excellence of; -- applied especially to the Divine Being.
3. (v.) To value; to appraise.
4. (v.) Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.
5. (v.) Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship; as, a service of praise.
6. (n.) The object, ground, or reason of praise.
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Youth In Action - Timothy
- There was no companion closer to the great apostle Paul than his young friend Timothy.
- When the apostle wrote to the church in Philippi, the congregation for whom he had the greatest affection, he pledged to send Timothy to assist them.
- He paid the lad the highest compliment when he told the Philippian saints that “For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state.” ( Philippians 2:20 )
- From time to time, during Paul’s missionary endeavors, Timothy was at his side. And during those dark hours as God’s apostle awaited execution, he longed for the friendship of Timothy. In his final epistle, Paul urged: “Do thy diligence to come shortly unto me:” ( 2 Timothy 4:9 ). What a compliment to this young Christian.
- Apparently Paul converted Timothy on his first missionary campaign when in Lystra (Acts 14:8ff; cf. 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Timothy 1:2).
- When the apostle passed through the region a second time ( Acts 16:1-3 Him would Paul have to go forth with him), he selected Timothy to accompany him.
- Since Timothy was still regarded as a “youth” when Paul wrote his first letter to him (1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.), which was some fourteen years after the lad joined the apostle on that preaching tour, it is believed that he was eighteen to twenty when he started working with Paul.
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