“Those who speak rashly will come to ruin.” Proverbs 13:3 Harsh words can ‘chop off’ a person’s ability to hear what you’re saying. When Jesus was betrayed by Judas, He didn’t retaliate even though He could have called twelve legions of angels to His defence. Matthew 26:53. Then the mob […]
“The Lord sits on His throne in Heaven.” Psalm 11:4 The Psalmist asked, If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do? Psalm 11:3. Then he goes on to answer the question: ‘The Lord sits on His throne in Heaven. When the unexpected happens or when things don’t go […]
“Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Today’s verses show us three specific things that are God’s will for us. Rejoice always: when our lives are not going the way we wanted or planned, we […]
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest…” Joshua 1:9,17 By the time Moses passed the torch to Joshua, a lot of things had changed. For 40 years […]
“‘But when he saw the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus reached out his hand and caught him. “You of little faith,” he said, “why did you doubt?’” John 14:30-31 It is very reassuring to know that we can always run […]
“He cancelled the record of the charges against us.” Colossians 2:14 When someone is arrested for a crime and brought into court, the prosecutor is present to present all the evidence and the charges against the ‘accused’ is read to him or her, at that point, they hope their lawyer […]
“But the Helper – the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you.” John 14:26 The Lord gave us His sure promise to send us a helper – the Holy […]
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 Have you ever heard someone say, “I’ll believe it when I see it?” Maybe you have even said it yourself. The statement that we will believe something when we see it […]
“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord. “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:8-9 Until you come to terms with the fact that God […]
“Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen? If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it.” Genesis 4:6-7 It’s easy to take offence […]
“Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, but few things are needed, or indeed only one. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.” Luke 10:41-42 In Luke 10:38-42, we read about Lazarus’ sisters – Mary and […]
“When am deeply discouraged, but I will remember You.” Psalm 42:6 It can be disappointing when God doesn’t do what we want. It is not easy, never has been and it never will be easy. Faith is the conviction that God knows more than us, and He loves us absolutely. […]
“The fruit of righteousness is sown in peace.” James 3:18 Satan knows that the word of God can only be received by a heart and mind that are at peace, so he will do everything he can to keep you upset. He loves it when you get into an argument […]
“One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice. He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked Him, and he was a Samaritan.” Luke 17:15-16 Luke 17 has a beautiful example of what it looks like to worship a good God. There […]
‘Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them” Deuteronomy 11:16 Ritual sacrifice was the initial form of prayer as we read in the old testament. The sacrifice took place on an altar. Before each sacrifice, the priests had […]