Month: December 2015

21
Dec

High alert – it is the winter holidays

Ephesians 4:26-27- “Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.” It is Christmas season. Time for fellowship. Time when families visit each other and take time off to intentionally spend a longer duration of time together. Even the number of invitations to meals […]

20
Dec

Spirit of excellence

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 […]

19
Dec

A highway in the sea

Psalm 106:9:  He rebuked the Red sea also, and it was dried up; so he led them through the depths, as through the wilderness. God led the Israelites through the Red sea en route to the promised land.  Drying up the sea was the first miracle that the Israelites witnessed after they left Egypt.  He […]

18
Dec

Waiting upon God

Psalm 62:5:  My soul wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him. Waiting is a long process, is it not?  Have you seen people waiting in the queue at the departmental store, in a bank, at a registration counter, etc. ? Some people get angry, irritated, and frustrated with these kind of […]

17
Dec

The father of faith

Galatians 3:6-7:  Even as Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.  Know ye therefore that they which are of faith, the same are the children of Abraham. Abraham was called out to worship God in the manner that He was supposed to be worshipped.  He called him and just said him […]

16
Dec

Check your measure

Luke 6:38:  Give and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give unto your bosom.  For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again. God loves a cheerful giver.  This is what the scriptures say about giving […]

15
Dec

Do you believe in God?

Daniel 6:23:  Then was the king exceeding gad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den.  So Daniel was taken up out of the den and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God. Daniel was put in a den of lions just […]

14
Dec

Be stink free

Ecclesiastes 10:1:  Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour; so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. Dead flies in an ointment causes stinking savour much like how a small mistake or a small sin puts a person of honour and wisdom […]

13
Dec

He Collects Your Tears

Psalm 56:8 – Thou tellest my wanderings: put thou my tears into thy bottle: are they not in thy book? Do you know how important you are to God? He cares so much about every detail of your life. He cares about your thoughts, feelings, and emotions. In fact, what you are going through is […]

12
Dec

Be Still

Psalm 46:10 – Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth. In this day and age, our culture has gotten used to having constant activity going on: computers, cell phones, television, email, video games. There’s nothing wrong with any of that […]