PROVERBS 10:22 When we pray for financial blessings, we need to ask God to show us whatever we need to see about our finances too. Are we experiencing financial shortfall? Do we need to cut expenses? Live a simpler and less expensive lifestyle? Sell something? Change our jobs? Be wiser in our financial decisions? Give … [Read more…]
PSALM 34:8 We do not know the quality of something until we have tried it or experienced it. Theory says that some items will produce a superior meal, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating. Perhaps in the recipe of your life, you have wondered what Jesus can do. Maybe you have filled … [Read more…]
JAMES 4:1-2 Leadership is a recognized gift under God’s authority and direction. Men are called to be leaders and bring people to know the love and grace of God and better the society. James points out the reason why there are problems in the church and society as it regards leadership – people want their way, … [Read more…]
MARK 1:35 Jesus spent time alone with the Father. Every believer needs time alone with the Father. It is usually referred to as quiet time. Our quiet time with God, reading His Word, and meditating on His truths, should always be of high priority to us. We should not trade it for anything. Because when His … [Read more…]
PSALM 91:11-12 What a wonderful promise we have in the above scripture! In the same way the angels surrounded Elisha and his servant and protected them, they are surrounding us and protecting us today, because God has given them charge over us to protect us! When we choose to make Him our habitation, He charges … [Read more…]
MATTHEW 7:3-5 Hypocrisy, from the Christian perspective, is claiming to believe in and follow Jesus’ commandments but behaving in a contrary manner. Webster’s says a hypocrite is a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions contradict stated beliefs. While … [Read more…]
1 CORINTHIANS 12:21 The beauty of any musical piece is that each instrument or vocalist plays or sings their part in harmony with others. The bass and the violin play different notes to the same piece. Each person needs to play his part, not criticize someone else’s. Among us as believers in Christ, God knows what instrument … [Read more…]
ROMANS 5:8 Have you ever read the classic children’s novel, Alice in Wonderland? The Queen of Hearts is an interesting character. She changes from pleasant to enraged every other minute. At the slightest mistakes, she gives the order, “Off with their heads!” It seems ordering executions was one of her hobbies. However, very few persons … [Read more…]
JAMES 1:17 A deliberate acknowledgment of the presence of God every day will carry us far. The fabric of our lives is woven out of the threads of challenges we face, so it is wise to form the habit of being conscious of God while we face them. The Lord gently holds us. Not a day … [Read more…]
PSALM 107:20 It is very hard to move on when our spirit is wounded by people through their operations or actions. I am sure that we have been the target of cruelty and mean-spiritedness, just as Jesus was. The first step to victory is to realize that Jesus is the Healer of our emotional wounds, just … [Read more…]
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