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“But your iniquities have separated you from your God;
And your sins have hidden His face from you,
So that He will not hear.
(Isaiah 59:2 NKJV)”
― Tim Dilena, What Does God Have to Say?: A Biblical Worldview from A to Z

“All heaven is interested in the Cross of Christ, all hell terribly afraid of it, while men are the only beings who more or less ignore its meaning.”
― Tim Dilena, What Does God Have to Say?: A Biblical Worldview from A to Z

“As it was written about Abraham, “A father of many nations I have made you.” That is future. But in the present, he was father of no one. You can be honest about what the situation looks like. But you then must find yourself speaking more about what God says to your situation in the Word of God. Staying close to God’s Word will help you speak into future instead of complaining about your present circumstances. Fill your mouth with what He promised, His Word. Finally, the God you believe in will determine your faith level. There is a biblical phrase used many times about Abraham: “Abraham believed God.” It is used all over the Bible—from Genesis to Romans, Galatians to James. But what makes the phrase valid is that there is another phrase associated with Abraham in the Bible just like this one. It’s in 2 Chronicles, Isaiah, and James. And I think it has something to do with the first phrase. The second phrase determined his faith level. It is friend of God. Friend of God makes belief in God easy. Abraham could say, “Regardless of what circumstances I am facing, my Friend is with me.” The God Abraham believed in was his Friend. He trusted his Friend. That’s why when you connect Abraham’s raw circumstances with his faith in his Friend, you get these verses that The Passion Translation makes come alive: In spite of being nearly one hundred years old when the promise of having a son was made, his faith was so strong that it could not be undermined by the fact that he and Sarah were incapable of conceiving a child. He never stopped believing God’s promise, for he was made strong in his faith to father a child. And because he was mighty in faith and convinced that God had all the power needed to fulfill his promises, Abraham glorified God! (Romans 4:19-20, TPT)”
― Tim Dilena, The 260 Journey: A Life-Changing Experience Through the New Testament One Chapter at a Time

“Houses not built to code can certainly look good, but it will be a different story once the storm hits.”
― Tim Dilena, What Does God Have to Say?: A Biblical Worldview from A to Z

“We have removed the King of Kings from schools, public places, and the courts. We even want to take the King out of Christmas. The result? When you remove the King, man becomes king. When man becomes king, truth becomes personal. When truth becomes personal, you get to choose how to define “your truth.”
― Tim Dilena, What Does God Have to Say?: A Biblical Worldview from A to Z