I John 4:20 “If someone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?” Lord Jesus summed up the whole of Old Testaments commandments into two commandments when He […]
Psalm 146:1-2 – “Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul! While I live I will praise the Lord; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.” What does it mean to praise someone? The dictionary says it’s a way of expressing our admiration, respect and gratitude. We praise a […]
Joel 2:26 – “You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame.” When reading the Bible, it’s always good to look at the context of a particular verse. Joel chapter 2 starts […]
Jeremiah 31:7 – “For thus says the Lord: Sing with gladness …, and shout among the chief of the nations; Proclaim, give praise, and say, ‘O Lord, save Your people.’” Many of us are familiar with mourning. We grieve the loss of a loved one. We mourn a missed opportunity or a hasty decision. We […]
Isaiah 42:8 – “I am the Lord, that is My name; And My glory I will not give to another, Nor My praise to carved images.” We all love to be acknowledged when we do something great. More so in this age of social media where accomplishments are shared, not just with immediate family and […]
Psalm 36:6 – “Your righteousness is like the great mountains; Your judgments are a great deep; O Lord, You preserve man and beast.” Have you taken a look outside your window recently? Given the stay at home orders issued by governments around the world and the urban lifestyle we’ve got accustomed to, stepping out to […]
Psalm 36:5 – “Your mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.” We see limits all around us – either imposed by others or self-prescribed. Some limits we push, like staying up way too late, but others we follow. (The speed limit on a highway might be 80kmph but we […]
John 15:12 – “This is My commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” Love, as the dictionary defines it, is an intense feeling of deep affection for someone or something. But the love defined in the Bible is so much more than a feeling – no matter how intense. Love originated […]
Isaiah 12:5 Sing to the Lord, for He has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world. This is a generation that loves posting ‘status updates’ ‘tweets’ ‘stories’ to share with the world glimpses of what’s happening in their lives. But how often have we ourselves ‘proclaimed’ to the world what the […]
Psalm 86:15 But you, Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness. How blessed it is to sing of His tender mercies and loving kindness, for great is His faithfulness unto His people! His love reaches the heavens and His faithfulness to the skies. And, in His compassion, […]
