“A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart.” Luke 6:45. Where does goodness come from, and how can you cultivate more of it in your daily decisions and actions? Some people think goodness is a matter of the head and that right-thinking results […]
“And now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began.” John 17:5 These words reveal the deep relationship between Jesus and the Father. Jesus was not just a human being, but He existed before the world began, sharing glory with the […]
“But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord,” 2 Corinthians 3:18. There is an old saying that, ‘You become like the company you keep.’ Paul explains it this way: ‘But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory […]
“For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,” Psalm 44:3. Once upon a time, a frog was running out of water, so he asked two birds to help transport him to a nearby pond by having each bird carry one end of a stick in […]
“To know Christ’s love that surpasses knowledge.” Ephesians 3:19. Princess Alice was Queen Victoria’s daughter. When her son contracted an incurable disease called black diphtheria, the doctors quarantined the boy and warned his mother to stay away from him lest she gets infected. Yet she couldn’t. One day she overheard […]
“Bless the LORD, all you … who by night stand in the house of the LORD!” Psalm 134:1 God divided time into days and nights. So, you will have daytime experiences and night-time experiences. For example, you can have a night-time experience in a divorce court, in bankruptcy proceedings, in […]
“In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: ‘The […]
“Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple [Body], and I will raise it again in three days.”’ John 2:19 One theory put forward by those who try to disprove the truth of Christ’s bodily resurrection is called the ‘Swoon Theory’. In the book, The Passover Plot, Hugh J. Schonfield theorises that […]
“He was raised to life to make us right with God.” Romans 4:25. The magician Harry Houdini promised that he would come back from the dead and talk to his friends. Some of them actually consulted mediums to see if there was any word from beyond the grave. But there […]
“The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love me?” He said, “Lord, you know all things; you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Feed my sheep.” John 21:17. Jesus […]
“Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.” Proverbs 19:11. When it comes to anger, here is what you need to know: anger is not a psychological disorder; everybody gets angry. Anger is also not necessarily a sin. Like a fast-flowing river, it can generate constructive or […]
“Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3. As a follower of Jesus, your direction shouldn’t come from people and be confirmed by God, it should come from God and be confirmed by people. The Bible says: ‘The preparations of the heart belong […]
“Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you,” Joshua 1:3. The book of Job has forty-two chapters. In the first forty-one chapters, Job experienced the loss of his health, his wealth, and his family. Over and over again, he questioned God but got […]
“I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines;” 1 Samuel 27:1. The Bible says, ‘David said in his heart, “Now I shall perish someday by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape to the land of the Philistines;”’ v. […]