Psalm 37:1-2 “Do not fret because of evildoers, nor be envious of the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.” Can you think of a time when you felt jealous about people who did wrong, wicked things? It is not difficult to see […]
2 Timothy 1:7 “God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” According to an AI (Artificial Intelligence) overview, “people’s fears are diverse, ranging from specific phobias like heights, spiders, and snakes to broader anxieties like health, the future, rejection, the unknown and death.” […]
Psalm 34:4 “I sought the Lord, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.” None of us is exempt from trouble. Problems can wear us down, causing anxiety, lack of sleep, and even fear. Fear does not come from God and can paralyze us as we don’t know the end result. Think […]
“I will give peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and none will make you afraid; I will rid the land of evil beasts, and the sword will not go through your land.” (Leviticus 26:6) Imagine if we daily had to worry about terrorist attacks and wars; or if we lived in a […]
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned.” Isaiah 43:2-3 This sounds like an impossible promise, doesn’t it? But our God is the God of all impossibilities, of the improbable, of the […]
Isaiah 33:15-16 : “He who walks righteously and speaks uprightly…He will dwell on high; his place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; bread will be given him, his water will be sure.” Being righteous means to be morally right. But how do we walk righteously? And how do we speak uprightly – with […]
Psalm 41:3 – “The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness; you will sustain him on his sickbed.” “You always heal them and restore their strength when they are sick. (Psalm 41:3 CEV). No one likes to get sick: whether it is a cold, a fever, or a devastating illness, being sick is […]
Psalm 30:2 – “O Lord, my God, I cried out to You, and You healed me.” King David from the tribe of Judah, was said to be a man after God’s own heart. (1 Samuel 13:14). He truly, entirely and obediently loved the Lord. He was honest with God, always confessed his mistakes, and always […]
John 14:1 – “Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me.” Why do you think Jesus told us not to let our heart be troubled? Is there a chance that we allow ourselves to worry about things we shouldn’t worry about? We worry about money, food, our job; we […]
Psalm 145:21 – “My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, and all flesh shall bless His Holy name forever and ever.” When we are up, praising the Lord comes more naturally; but when we are feeling down, praise does not come so easily, right? However, the psalmist writes that we should praise the […]
