“Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” Luke 6:36 Have you ever struggled with unforgiveness? Probably as a result of a feeling of rejection, betrayal, being abandoned or being deeply hurt? Maybe you’re even there right now. Deep hurts from trusted ones can feel so very painful especially in […]

“But with you, there is forgiveness, that you may be feared.” Psalm 130:4 Many people today are full of self-condemnation because they do not understand the nature of God’s forgiveness. They are tormented by a past that keep stealing their peace of mind, yet all these are a result of […]

“Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands. Psalm 115:4 Everyone worships, but not everyone worships the Almighty God. Some are content to worship the creature rather than the creator – Idols that we have made by our own selves, and the paradox of an idol […]

“Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love, and he is eager to relent and not punish.” – Joel 2:13 Pastor Charles Spurgeon once told the story of the preacher […]

“When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.” John 19:30 I read something recently that really blew me away, that a sound wave has no stopping point. So when something is said, when someone speaks something […]

“Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” Luke 23:34 To forgive means that you have been hurt, that your rights have been violated, and that you are willing to give up your right to redress or to compensation for what has happened to you. The […]

“Cast all your care on him; for he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 The following is a story by George Mueller (1805-1898), a man of great faith who did many exploits for the Lord in his time including building several orphanages. “It was time for breakfast at of one […]

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser. Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit. You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to […]

“For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save that which was lost.” Luke 19:10 The Lord Jesus Christ was a Missionary with a predetermined purpose. He came on a mission to find people who are lost and to save them. His mission to the lost is […]

“And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are […]

“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 Four people – a pilot, a pastor, a professor and a little boy, were flying in a small plane when the engines failed. The pilot said, “There are only […]

“Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he dies, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die. Do you believe this?” John 11:25-26 Even though it’s a historical fact that Jesus Christ died on […]

“The apostles testified powerfully to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and God’s great blessing was upon them all.” Acts 4:33 According to church history, the apostle Thomas died in Calamina, a city in the East Indies. While there, Thomas had put a stop to the idolatry that was running […]

“When He had said these things, He cried out with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come forth.” The man who had died came forth, bound hand and foot with wrappings, and his face was wrapped around with a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Unbind him, and let him go.” John 11:43-44 […]

“After that He was seen by over five hundred brethren at once, of whom the greater part remain to the present, but some have fallen asleep.” 1 Corinthians 15:6 There was once a television special on England’s great King Arthur. A theme surfaced as each historian acknowledged that there were […]