Month: December 2018

21
Dec

Ticket to Heaven

Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. What is more important – edifying the body or edifying the spirit? The question may seem quite rhetoric, because without food we won’t survive very long. On the other hand, edifying the spirit can […]

20
Dec

Divine Rewards

Proverbs 19:17 Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done. Doing something good for the poor, without expecting anything in return is one of the most blessed Christian actions. In the words of the Bible, it is like giving God a loan. And when […]

19
Dec

Effective Prayers

Matthew 7:7 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Prayers hold the key to unlock God’s plan in our lives. Have you wondered why Jesus prayed an entire night before choosing His disciples? Even Jesus had to pray to the Father […]

18
Dec

A Blessed Legacy

Proverbs 10:7 The memory of the righteous is blessed She was the youngest of three siblings, but her memory is sure to outlive us all. Her name was Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, fondly called Mother Teresa. She is regarded the world over as one of the most upright people to walk the face of the Earth. At age […]

17
Dec

A New Covenant

Psalms 100:5 For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations. Millenniums ago the Lord made a covenant with Abraham to multiply him greatly, such that his descendants would be like the stars in the sky. The very day that God promised a son in Isaac, Abraham was asked to circumcise every male in his household as […]

16
Dec

Rooted and grounded

Ephesians 3:17:  That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love. Paul’s prayer to God about the church in Ephesus is that Christ may live in their hearts by faith and that they be rooted and grounded in love.  He wanted them to make Christ as their […]

15
Dec

God’s way of discipline

I Corinthians 11:32:  When we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. God disciplines His children just like how a earthly father does his children.  Just because we call on His name and worship Him, it does not mean that we can go scot free […]

14
Dec

Our heavenly city

Hebrews 11:16: But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God; for he hath prepared for them a city. Hebrews 11 speaks about the heroes/heroines of faith.  They all died in faith, however, they did not receive their promises in full.  They did […]

13
Dec

Let God be who He is

Exodus 33:19:  And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the Lord before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. Moses wanted to see God.  God put him in a […]

12
Dec

Assurance of safety in God

Psalm 4:8:  I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep: for thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. The psalmist here is very assured of the protection of God over him.  He expresses so much serenity and calmness amidst the many difficulties that he was faced with.  People who do not know […]