Bear fruit, ax is at the root

”Bear fruit worthy of repentance, And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire."”Luke ‘3:9

No king is saved by the strength of his army

Psalm 33:16
No king is saved by the size of his army; no warrior escapes by his great strength.


Ecclessaistes 9:11
I have seen something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift or the battle to the strong, nor does food come to the wise or wealth to the brilliant or favor to the learned; but time and chance happen to them all.

Deuteronomy 8:17-18 (New International Version, ©2011)

¹⁷ You may say to yourself, “My power and the strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me.” ¹⁸ But remember the LORD your God, for it is he who gives you the ability to produce wealth, and so confirms his covenant, which he swore to your ancestors, as it is today.

Making rash promises to God

Pwovèb 20:25 (Haitian Creole Version)

²⁵¶ Pa prese fè Bondye pwomès. Ou ka règrèt sa pita.

Proverbs 20:25 (New Living Translation)

 ²⁵ Don’t trap yourself by making a rash promise to God
      and only later counting the cost.

Remember your Creactor in your youth

Ecclesiastes 12

 ¹ Remember your Creator
   in the days of your youth,
before the days of trouble come
   and the years approach when you will say,
   “I find no pleasure in them”—

Revelation 12 - The Woman, the Child, and the Dragon

http://www.enduringword.com/commentaries/6612.htm

How we should share the gospel

2 Timothy 2:24-25

New International Version (©1984)
And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
Those who oppose him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth.

How they overcame the enemy:
 Revelation 12:10-11
 ¹⁰And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
 ¹¹And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Verse off of "Musings of a strong black woman" blog

Isaiah 32:9-10 (New International Version, ©2011)

The Women of Jerusalem

 ⁹ You women who are so complacent,
   rise up and listen to me;
you daughters who feel secure,
   hear what I have to say!
¹⁰ In little more than a year
   you who feel secure will tremble;
the grape harvest will fail,
   and the harvest of fruit will not come.