Guidelines For Living

Harold Sala

Does God Need Anything to Stay Alive?

November 13, 2023

Question: What does God need?  I mean, what does He need to stay alive?  Whoa! You may be thinking.  Does God need anything?  There's one thing for certain:  All human life is predicated upon the fact that needs must be met.  You have physical needs including proper nutrition, clean water, and air to breath.  You have environmental needs as well, which includes clothing and a shelter over your head to protect you from the elements.

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When the Catholic Bishop Gerard Trickle opened his mail, he found the ordinary items--letters and parcels from friends in his native England along with the usual assortment of advertisements. 
November 10, 2023
"Dear Dr. Sala," wrote a  father well into his 70s, "One of my greatest heartaches is that my children are not living for the Lord.  They were all raised in a Christian home.  In fact, my wife and I have spent most of our lives in the Lord's service, but more than anything else, we would like to see them come back to Him before we die."
November 9, 2023
"As a carpenter," writes Roy Lessin, "Jesus worked with a hammer, nails, and wood.  When He picked up a hammer, He knew that one day a hammer would be raised up against Him; when His hand drove in a nail, He knew that one day nails would be driven into Him; when He worked with wood, He knew that one day there would be a tree where He would offer up His life.
November 8, 2023
There's nothing really new under the sun, and when it comes to human relationships, the same dramas play out over and over again.
November 7, 2023
A forest fire or a devastating fire that destroys a neighborhood or a section of a city--terrible as that may be--can be put out. 
November 6, 2023
A friend was eulogizing a man who had suddenly passed away, saying, "He had such a good heart!" 
November 3, 2023
"Everyone knows they're going to die," said Morrie Schwartz, adding, "but nobody believes it.
November 2, 2023
When God called Jeremiah to be a spokesman, the young man – probably in his late teens or early 20s – said, “Ah, Sovereign LORD…I do not know how to speak; I am only a child,” and hearing this, God said, “I’m sorry, Jeremiah, I must have made a big mistake.”
November 1, 2023
There's good news, friend!  Life is not a matter of chance or fate.  Winning is not the equivalent of standing in front of a slot machine when you feel lucky, or picking the right five or seven numbers in the lottery.  Some 3,000 years ago David wrote, "My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body.  All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be" (Psalm 139:15,16). 
October 31, 2023
Armin Gesswein called it, "One of the rarest prayer promises in the Bible," referring to the words of Jesus to the disciples in the Upper Room when he said, "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you shall ask what you will, and it shall be done unto you" (John 15:7).
October 30, 2023
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About Guidelines For Living

Start your day with hope, confidence, and purpose by listening to the Guidelines for Living daily devotional with Harold Sala! This 5-minute program offers insightful teaching from God’s Word and practical application for living out your faith in the day-to-day. Strengthen your relationship with Jesus by adding this short devotional to your daily routine.  Guidelines for Living is the longest running five-minute program in Christian radio!  

About Harold Sala

Speaker, author and Bible teacher, Dr. Harold Sala founded Guidelines in 1963 and pioneered the first 5-minute Christian program on radio.  Dr. Sala holds a Ph.D. in biblical text and has taught at conferences, seminars and churches the world over.  An author of over 60 books published in 19 languages, his most recent release is 40 Unstoppable Women (Rose Publishing).

 

 

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