{"id":26273,"date":"2023-04-26T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T00:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/gospel-express\/2023-promise-2-copy\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T17:41:02","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T00:41:02","slug":"2023-brief","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/gospel-express\/2023-brief\/","title":{"rendered":"Brief Truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex_column av_one_full  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\">Max Lucado<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-26274 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-1-300x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-1.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I believe in brevity<\/strong>. And since you\u2019ve given me your time, I shouldn\u2019t take more than my share.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Over the years I\u2019ve collected some \u201cbrief\u201d statements of truth.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26275 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-10.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-10-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Number 1: Pray all the time. If necessary, use words.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26276 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-11.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-11-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Number 2: God forgets the past. Imitate Him.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26277 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-7.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-7-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Number 3: Greed I\u2019ve often regretted. Generosity\u2014never.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26278 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-5.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-5-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Number 4: In buying a gift for your wife, practicality can be more expensive than extravagance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26279 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-4.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-4-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Here\u2019s another: <strong>Don\u2019t ask God to do what you want. Ask God to do what is right.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26280 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-2.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-2-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">How about this one: <strong>You\u2019ll give up on yourself before God will.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26281 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-8.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-8-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Flattery is fancy dishonesty.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26283 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-3.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-3-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You\u2019ll regret opening your mouth. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You\u2019ll rarely regret keeping it shut.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26284 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-9.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-9-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And I\u2019ll close with this one:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To see sin without grace is despair.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> To see grace without sin is arrogance.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong> To see them in tandem is conversion!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26285 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-6.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/brief-6-36x36.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 50px) 100vw, 50px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":26274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"portfolio_entries":[29],"class_list":["post-26273","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","portfolio_entries-29"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/26273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26273"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/26273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26286,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/26273\/revisions\/26286"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26273"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ocbf.ca\/2019\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=26273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}