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LUKE 2:4 -19. What is the real meaning of Christmas? Is it the gifts under the tree, the lights in the windows, the cards, the feasts with family and friends and shouts of “Merry Christmas” to those we meet? Is this really Christmas? For many people, Christmas is a time of sorrow. They do not have … [Read more…]

ACTS 17:28. In times past children were comfortable with toys that they had to move around with their hands. When it comes to today’s toys, batteries have become relevant to power them for movement. Batteries are the equivalent of life or death. A toy may look appealing. It may have all kinds of bells and … [Read more…]

1 JOHN 4:9 In a barn, a young couple had a baby without a mid-wife, much less a doctor. Not even a bed for the mother or child to lay comfortably on while giving birth or after birth.  The stench of animals was all over, representing a most unsanitary condition. Yet, this is the event for which … [Read more…]

ACTS 17:28. As the offspring of the God, we are who we are in Him. And we are treasured as His most beloved children. What a relief that we do not have to worry about who steals our identity, drinks our coffee or takes our things. We do not even have to worry about someone being … [Read more…]

HEBREWS 2:11. Have we ever stopped to wonder what has become of many who started the Christian race the same time we did?Some have moved away and live their lives elsewhere, but many have simply fallen away. The cares of this life and family situations have taken them from us. Some would still claim a … [Read more…]

2 TIMOTHY 4:2. Seasons come and go. Be ready in your season and out of your season – whatever it may be. You may be in a season you are ready to see end. Or perhaps you are in the best season of your life, hoping it will never end. But the instruction remains the same: Be … [Read more…]

JEREMIAH 33:3. Intimacy with God produces courage and curiosity. Curiosity is a gift from God to draw our hearts closer to Him. You and I were designed to be curious, and our Creator deposited in us an appetite to know more. When we call upon Him, He will show us more, and more, and more. Keep calling!

JOHN 1:48. God was thinking of us long before we ever thought of Him. Even today, in times of confusion, challenges, or disappointment, He is thinking of us. His love, and His watchful care over each one of us never stops. We are always on His mind.

JEREMIAH 29:4-6. Sometimes, we may face a time of exile, just like Israel did. We may tend to feel we have been abandoned. But we cannot dwindle away. The Lord promises a future and a hope. If not in this world, in eternity.  If we know God well enough, we will know that the way the … [Read more…]

PSALM 136. Somehow peoples understanding of Thanksgiving to God is becoming faulty.  Many think of Thanksgiving as a time of feasting rather than gratitude. They look out for expensive dresses to buy or put on, food to eat, while our hearts think less of what to offer to the Lord. Life is not all about celebration. Let … [Read more…]