Luke 22:32 – “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, that he might sift you like wheat, but I have prayed for you that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned again, strengthen your brothers.” These verses are the words of Jesus to Peter on the eve of His crucifixion. Peter was […]
Judges 6:14-16 – “And the LORD turned to him and said, ‘Go in this might of yours and save Israel from the hand of Midian; do not I send you?’ And he said to him, ‘Please, Lord, how can I save Israel? Behold, my clan is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the least […]
1 Peter 2:9 – “But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.” If you could describe yourself in just three words, what would you say? Funny, hardworking, fun-loving, […]
Ephesians 1:1 – “Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints who are in Ephesus, and are faithful in Christ Jesus:” Paul was a faithful apostle of Christ even though He did not know Jesus in real life as the disciples had. He had such a close relationship with God that […]
Haggai 1:7,8 – “Thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways. Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the Lord.” The Israelites faced a lot of ups and downs in the Old Testament. They were […]
Matthew 6:33 – “But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” The quest for a balanced life can be quite exhausting. Most adults struggle to find time for everything they have heaped on their plates. Jobs, family commitments, higher education, ministry, friends, and things […]
Isaiah 61:3 – “To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.” When we’re faced with depressing […]
John 15:13-15—”Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master’s business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my […]
Deuteronomy 28:2—”And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.” As children of the most high we are privy to privileges i.e. Promises of God. In the Bible, Deuteronomy 2 tells us what we can expect. We can have blessings or curses based […]
1 John 3:18—”My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.” In today’s world, it is sometimes difficult to like some people around us. Maybe we get annoyed with the vegetable vendor who dumps their garbage beside the road? The old man down the street who […]
