“Come, follow Me, and I will show you how…” Matthew 4:19 (NLT) There are two sides to following Jesus – you believe in Him, and He believes in you. For when others don’t see your potential, Jesus does! Jesus saw in common fishermen the capacity to change the world. He […]
“Turn back to Me and ask for help, and I will answer your prayers.’ Jeremiah 29:12 Because they disobeyed God, the Jews spent seventy years as slaves in Babylon. They lost their joy, their freedom, and their identity; all the things that make life worth living. But God hadn’t finished […]
“Jonathan asked David to repeat his promise of love for him, for Jonathan loved David as much as he loved himself.” 1 Samuel 20:17 People only know you love them when you show them and when you tell them. The relationship between Jonathan and David was so strong that they […]
“Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.” Psalm 55:22 When we are stressed, the surge of negative emotions can become overwhelming, and unless you unburden your soul before God, it’s easy to make wrong decisions, succumb to wrong […]
“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 […]