“Carefully guard your thoughts.’ Proverbs 4:23 When it comes to everyday living, it is either you walk according to the unchanging principles of God’s Word or by your constantly changing feelings! When you live by God’s Word, you have stability, but when you live by your feelings, it’s like riding […]
“My glory and the One who lifts up my head.” Psalm 3:3 When Elijah was at his lowest point, God told him these three important things: 1. Spend more time with God. ‘Go out, and stand on the mountain before the Lord.’ 1 Kings 19:11 That was where God spoke […]
“But the time is coming, indeed it’s here now, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth. The Father is looking for those who will worship him that way.” John 4:23 How do we become true worshippers? First of all, there is no one-size-fits-all. The Bible […]
“There was a woman who had a spirit of infirmity 18 years, and was bent over and could in no way raise herself up. But when Jesus saw her, He called her to Him and said to her, “Woman, you are loosed from your infirmity.” And He laid His hands […]
“When Jesus saw her, He called her to Him.” Luke 13:12 This woman tried religion, but it couldn’t help her. She tried doctors, but they couldn’t cure her. And the people around her thought her problem would never be solved. Even she herself! But not Jesus. His promise is: ‘Come […]
‘Ten lepers saw Jesus and shouted, ‘“Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!”…He said to them, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And so it was that as they went, they were cleansed. And one of them, when he saw that he was healed, returned, and… glorified God… So Jesus answered […]
“All her sins are forgiven, and that is why she has shown great love.” Luke 7:47 One day, Jesus was eating at the home of a Pharisee when a prostitute came in. ‘The woman kissed His feet and poured… perfume on them. The Pharisee who had invited Jesus saw this […]
“When Jesus saw her, He called her to Him.” Luke 13:12 We don’t know how long it took this woman to get to the front of the congregation when Jesus called her. But we know that people who are hurting can’t always move as quickly as others. There are two […]
“Shall the ax boast itself against him who chops with it? Or shall the saw exalt itself against him who saws with it? As if a rod could wield itself against those who lift it up, Or as if a staff could lift up, as if it were not wood!” […]
“God is working in you to make you willing and able to obey Him.” Philippians 2:13 The engine in your car is its power source, and it is activated when you put the car in gear. Only then do you have the momentum you need to get where you need […]
“He had this testimony, that he pleased God.” Hebrews 11:5 When you grow up with rejection, it can manifest itself in a need to isolate and withdraw or in a drive to constantly ‘prove yourself’. One man said it like this: ‘I can still hear my father yelling, telling me […]
“He who built all things is God.” Hebrews 3:4 Imagine a human skull evolving with holes and sockets in just the right places. Meaning that by some kind of natural accident, the brain formed and interconnected to the two eyes, two ears, one nose, skin, blood, nerves, mouth, teeth, tongue, […]
“I have finished the race.” 2 Timothy 4:7 When we read about the people God used to accomplish great things in the Bible, we discover that much of their time was spent preparing for what seems like a relatively brief assignment. While it is easy to crave the limelight and […]
“Do not hurry to lay hands on anyone [ordaining and approving someone for ministry or an office in the church….”1 Timothy 5:22 Before David became the king of Israel, he spent years tending a flock of sheep in the wilderness. That’s not an impressive start. But that’s where he built […]
“Those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.” Hebrews 5:14 In the 1940s, Switzerland manufactured 80 per cent of the world’s watches. Then in the 1960s, when an inventor presented a concept for a new type of watch to the leaders of […]