Month: August 2014

31
Aug

Hold on to God’s Word

Mark 13:31 – Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. We live at a time when disasters abound all around us. The ground beneath our feet may give way in an earthquake. An entire region might be wiped out in a missile strike. Hillsides melt away in a landslide. Coastal areas are washed […]

30
Aug

Ask your Father for a blessing

Joshua 15:19 – “She said to him, ‘Give me a blessing. Since you have given me the land of the Negeb, give me also springs of water.’ And he gave her the upper springs and the lower springs.” This is a little lesser known verse in the Old Testament, but one that can teach us a lot. Caleb, […]

29
Aug

Don’t complain; rejoice instead

‭Habakkuk‬ ‭3‬:‭17-18‬ – “Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy […]

28
Aug

Let your light shine

Matthew 5:16 – “In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” You cannot be exposed to the light and not have it shine on you. Ever since we’ve come in contact with the Light of the […]

27
Aug

The Lord is with you

Deuteronomy 20:1 – “When you go out to war against your enemies, and see horses and chariots and an army larger than your own, you shall not be afraid of them, for the LORD your God is with you, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.” The Lord your God is with […]

26
Aug

Do not covet

Acts 20:33-35 – “I coveted no one’s silver or gold or apparel. You yourselves know that these hands ministered to my necessities and to those who were with me. In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord […]

25
Aug

Finish What You Started

2 Corinthians 8:11 – “Now finish the work, so that your eager willingness to do it may be matched by your completion of it, according to your means.” When his team was asked to start on a new project, Rahul was enthusiastic about taking the lead. He knew he had the knowledge and the skills to lead his […]

24
Aug

Faithful God

I Corinthians 1:9:  God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord. God is always faithful.  He is the one who has called us unto the fellowship of His Son, Jesus.  Circumstances and situation might change, but God will never change.  He will be faithful because […]

23
Aug

Spirit of humility

Luke 18:13:  And the publican standing afar off, would not lift up as much as his eyes unto heaven but smote upon his breast, saying God be merciful to me a sinner. God sees the heart and not the person.  Publicans were generally considered as sinners during the time of Jesus because they used to […]

22
Aug

Life eternal through Jesus

Romans 6:23:  For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. All of us work faithfully and work hard, nearly sweating out our efforts just for the wages that we would receive at the end of the month.  The same counts for sin.  The […]