Month: October 2016

31
Oct

Experience Gladness

Acts‬ ‭2:28‬ – “You have made known to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’” Gladness is the state of being happy, pleased or delighted. How many of us can truly say we are glad in our day to day lives? In the verse above, Peter recounts […]

30
Oct

Abounding Grace and Salvation

Titus 2:11-12 —”For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age,” In the scripture, Paul pens to Titus how to teach sound doctrine to the people who were bothering him. The same […]

28
Oct

Jehovah our Counsellor

Proverbs 19:21—”There are many devices in a man’s heart; But the counsel of Jehovah, that shall stand.” Today’s world contains so many options. To top this, our society’s acceptance of wayward ways are increasing with reasons such being politically correct or having an open mind. Yes, we ought to be accepting and nonjudgmental of all […]

27
Oct

Trust in the Author and Finisher of our Faith

Romans 5:3-6—”Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. For while we were still […]

24
Oct

Rejoice, Thank, Praise = Peace

Philippians 4:4-7—”Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will […]

23
Oct

Handing over your battles to God

Proverbs 21:13:  The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord. A horse is trained so well for the day of battle.  It is trained so as not to be scared or run away in fright seeing a big army marching in the battlefield.  It is the soldier’s duty […]

22
Oct

Listen and be wise

Proverbs 19:20:  Hear counsel and receive instruction that thou mayest be wise in thy latter end. It is always better to be trained in godly counsel and instruction when we are young in order for us to be wise towards our latter days.  Children ought to be trained in the ways of God so that […]

21
Oct

Slow to anger and a calm spirit

Proverbs 16:32:  He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. In the world that we live, a man is graded by the amount of wealth he has and the number of acquaintances he has as well as his positions and […]