Month: June 2017

30
Jun

Strong in God’s might

Ephesians 3:16:  That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man. God is so rich in grace.  It never runs dry on any occasion.  He is so rich in glory too.  Paul here is praying for the believers in Ephesus […]

29
Jun

God our Creator and our Shepherd

Psalm 100:3:  Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. The God who created creation is our God.  There is none else who is worthy of all worship and honour.  We should not be […]

28
Jun

Do not blabber in prayer

Matthew 6:8:  Be not ye therefore like unto them; for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him. God does not want us to simply say something for the sake of saying.  He does not want us to repeat some meaningless words or utterances when we pray.  Well, prayer is […]

27
Jun

Righteous God

Psalm 37:28:  For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever; but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off. God loves judgment, i.e., executing what everyone deserves according to their actions.  He loves people who are righteous and those who act in faith and love.  He will […]

26
Jun

More than conquerors

Romans 8:37:  Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. Paul, an apostle of Jesus writes this epistle to the believers in Rome.  He declares that believers in Christ are more than conquerors through Christ who loves us.  Conqueror means a person who conquers or vanquishes.  We in […]

25
Jun

Godly Discipline

Proverbs 13:24 – He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Under this apparent severity is to be found the spirit of true kindness. It would seem as if the last word in the text were an emphatic word. There is a good deal of chastening, but […]

24
Jun

God’s Family Lasts Forever

Ephesians 3:14-15 – When I think of the wisdom and scope of his plan, I fall down on my knees and pray to the Father of all the great family of God — some of them already in heaven and some down here on earth. Your spiritual family is even more important than your physical […]

23
Jun

When You Are Applauded, Choose To Hope

2 Timothy 4:8 – Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not to me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing. If you live for applause, then you are living for something that won’t last. […]

22
Jun

Turning Thankfulness Into Action

Isaiah 58:11 – And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. God asks, “Is this not the kind of fasting I have chosen?” In this verse we […]

21
Jun

Light in the darkness

Psalm 112:4 – When darkness overtakes the godly, light will come bursting in. Everyone goes through seasons of difficulty or times when things just seem dark. During these challenging times, know that you are not alone. God has a plan to drive out the darkness — He will flood you with His light! Notice that […]