“I would strengthen you with my mouth.’ Job 16:5 Even when wounds heal, the scar usually remains and sometimes, the scar tissue cause lingering pain and discomfort. It’s the same in life. It’s to wear a mask of success, but within, still carry wounds that you are unable to talk […]

“The prudent hold their tongues.’ Proverbs 10:19 The story is told of a wealthy grandfather whose hearing problems had made him deaf. So, one day, he went to his doctor to be fitted for a special hearing aid. The device not only allowed him to hear perfectly, it was hidden […]

“The Lord your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants so that you may love Him.’ Deuteronomy 30:6 Hebrew boys went through the rite of circumcision. It signified that they were in a covenant relationship with God in which He promised to protect, guide, and bless […]

“The Word became flesh and lived for a while among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father.” John 1:14 When the Communists took over in China in 1949, two missionaries were left behind – Rudolph Bosshardt and Arnolis […]

“Even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave to anything.’ 1 Corinthians 6:12 Paul said, ‘You say, “I am allowed to do anything”—but not everything is good for you. And even though “I am allowed to do anything,” I must not become a slave […]

“And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had an understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were two hundred, and all their brethren were at their commandment.” 1Chronicles 12:32 Napoleon Bonaparte over breakfast with his generals just before the […]

“Pursue, for you shall surely overtake them and without fail recover all.’ 1 Samuel 30:8 While David and his men were off fighting, the Amalekites destroyed their homes and took their families captive. First, David’s army wept. Second, they looked to David for guidance. Third, David sought God, saying, ‘“Shall […]

“Who works all things according to the counsel of His will.” Ephesians 1:11 God’s word to us through the life of Joseph is that He can make even the wrong decisions of the people around us to work in our favour. So rather than looking for someone to blame, let’s […]

“For he says, “In the time of my favour I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you.” I tell you, now is the time of God’s favour, now is the day of salvation.” 2 Corinthians 6:2 D. L. Moody, by his own admission, made a mistake […]

“Sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having nothing, and yet possessing everything” 2 Corinthians 6:10 Pastor Anthony Zibolski gave the following illustration in a sermon titled: “Sharing God’s Amazing Grace”: “If you were to look at a dog’s diary, it would be different than a cat. The […]

“And I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. John 10:28 I read a story about a new young associate in a law firm. The partners had set extremely high standards and had coached him carefully. He […]

“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Corinthians 5:17 In 2007, a Romanian man, Gheorghe Stirbu, approached the authorities to have his ID card reissued because the old one had expired. The attending officer said he could […]

“So on that day, Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever because you have followed the LORD my God wholeheartedly.’” – Joshua 14:9 Archbishop Fulton Sheen gave the following illustration of the human heart: “The […]

“God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work” 2 Corinthians 9:8 Whenever God calls us to a specific work, he also makes provision for everything we need to accomplish it. He […]

“…This word came to Jeremiah from the Lord.” Jeremiah 36:1 In the 19th century, Thomas Carlyle gave a manuscript to philosopher John Stuart Mill to review. Somehow, whether accidentally or intentionally, the manuscript got tossed into a fire. It was Thomas Carlyle’s only copy. Undaunted, he set to work rewriting […]