‘The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name…’ Acts 5:41. Reading through Acts 5, It is interesting to see how God works to take the kingdom agenda to the ends of the earth. To the nominal mind, it looks like […]
“I thank my God every time I remember you.” Philippians 1:3 In the book Gratitude Works, psychologist and Gratitude expert Robert Emmons begins by drawing an important connection between the practice of gratitude and memory. He also goes on to share how religions tend to help this process through “litanies […]
‘I will bring the one-third through the fire … and test them as gold is tested.’ Zechariah 13:9 If you’re being tested today, you’re in good company! Job, the most righteous man on earth, was tested beyond what most of us will ever have to endure. And when he emerged, […]
“I know you by name and you have found favour with me.” Exodus 33:12 Moses talked with God like a friend, sharing what he felt and thought. And God wanted it that way! Here is how the conversation went: ‘Moses said to the LORD, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead […]
“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” Hebrews 4:16 The following is how the worship song “Lord Have Mercy” was created: Before the Berlin Wall came down, Steve Merkel spent […]
“By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” John 13:35 While the Bible doesn’t give a description of what Jesus looks like, many have wrongly tried to portray Him in paintings or films. But, what Jesus looks like is not important. […]
‘Hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit.’ Romans 5:5 Writer Jon Walker, says: ‘I’ve struggled with my weight most of my life. I’ve dropped weight and put it back on. I’ve tried every diet and made up […]
“About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody’s chains came loose.” Acts 16:25-26 […]
‘The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the wellspring of wisdom is a flowing brook.’ Proverbs 18:4 When Solomon speaks of deep waters, he is referring to the water at the bottom of the well that’s the cleanest and coolest. If you want to know what kind of […]
‘We who have fled for refuge might … hold fast to the hope set before us.’ Hebrews 6:18 Your situation may look impossible and you may be getting ready to give up! But don’t! Emilie Batisse was 79 when she was injured in a hit-and-run accident and wasn’t expected to […]
“The elder, To the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in the truth, and not I only, but also all who know the truth, because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever” 2 John 1:1-2 In the book “The Magnificent Story,” James […]
‘Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!’ Psalm 34:8 What you believe about God is crucial to the quality of your life, especially in difficult times. Tell yourself, ‘God is good – all the time,’ and keep saying it until […]
‘The slingers surrounded and attacked it.’ 2 Kings 3:25 In Old Testament times, ‘slingers’ were people who defeated others by slinging stones and blocking their wells by throwing mud and rocks into them – wells of water that were essential to their survival. Today, mudslingers are people who make malicious […]
“And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy.” Colossians 1:18 In 1995, Paul Baloche and Lenny LeBlanc wrote the simple praise song “Above All”. It wouldn’t be until […]
“For the Lord detests the perverse but takes the upright into his confidence. The Lord’s curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous. He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed. The wise inherit honor, but fools get […]