Month: January 2015

12
Jan

How long will you mourn?

1 Samuel 16:1 – “And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.” Samuel the prophet was […]

11
Jan

God, our shield

Psalm 3:3:  But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. The psalmist acknowledges God as his shield or in other words God is his defence.  God is also his glory as well as the lifter up of his head.  These are the three things that the […]

10
Jan

Planted by the rivers

Psalm 1:3:  And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season, his leaf also shall not wither and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper. A person who loves God and does what He says is favoured by the Lord.  A tree on a river […]

09
Jan

Excellent spirit

Daniel 6:3:  Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents and princes because an excellent spirit was in him and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. Daniel had an excellent spirit in him.  He was preferred above the presidents and the princes because of the excellent spirit.  He was a man […]

08
Jan

Bearing fruits

Matthew 3:8:  Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance. All those of us who are saved and baptized need to bear fruits that are worthy of salvation.  Our life and our character should match.  We cannot have a holy life at a holy place and behave erratically outside the holy place.  We cannot have a […]

07
Jan

Pray continually

I Thessalonians 4:2:  Continue in prayer and watch in the same with thanksgiving. Prayer is the vital source of energy to grow in the Lord.  Jesus, when he was on the earth, prayed for long hours to His Father. He communed with Him every single day irrespective of His busy ministerial life. We should also […]

06
Jan

Fix your eyes on Jesus

Psalm 25:15:  Mine eyes are ever toward the LORD; for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. When stuck in a no-coming out situation, just fasten your eyes on to God.  Don’t look at what is keeping or holding you down.  If you do so, you will be in that situation for long.  […]

05
Jan

Arise and build

Nehemiah 2:20:  Then answered I them, and said unto them, the God of heaven, he will prosper us; therefore we his servants will arise and build: but ye have no portion, nor right, nor memorial, in Jerusalem. Nehemiah returned to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.  He gathered a few men and was all set to […]

04
Jan

What’s Your Plan?

Proverbs 21:5 – The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want. One thing you must learn is that success is not accidental. You’re not going to accidentally accomplish your dreams. You don’t accidentally have good relationships. You won’t accidentally lose thirty kilos. You have […]

03
Jan

Change Your Song

Psalm 59:17 – Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy. In the Bible, David had all kinds of challenges. People lied about him, accused him, and tried to kill him. In Psalm 59 he says, “My enemies are coming against me like vicious […]