2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 “May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.” What brings hope? The world has taught us that hope comes from finances, good health, education, status […]
Isaiah 30 :18“Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!” The dictionary describes the word mercy as compassion or forgiveness shown towards someone whom it is within one’s power to […]
Psalm 34:8 “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him.” Throughout the Holy Bible, we see numerous instances where ordinary people have overcome extraordinary challenges and hardships, through the goodness of the Lord. God’s goodness is constant and does not change. This same God who worked […]
Hebrews 4:16″“Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.” It may come as a surprise to some that the same Holy Bible that commands us to fear the Lord, also encourages us to approach His throne […]
Romans 8:15 NKJV “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’” Freedom – it’s what we all long for. Wars have been fought and revolutions have happened in the quest for freedom. Slaves used to be literally […]
Proverbs 13:1 NKJV “A wise son heeds his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.” The book of Proverbs in the Bible is filled with wise sayings. Some of them seem like common sense, but many others are divine principles that lead to a fruitful life. In today’s verse, we learn that […]
“Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing praises to Your name.” 2 Samuel 22:50 NKJV Today’s verse is taken from a chapter that’s entirely dedicated to King David’s song of deliverance. David proclaimed the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from his enemies. David was […]
Psalm 27:1 NKJV “The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?” One of the best things about light is that it dispels darkness. When children are afraid of the dark at night, they leave a small light […]
Hebrews 10:22 NKJV “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.” When someone tells us something that seems too good to be true, we often ask them, “Are you sure?” We need assurance that what […]
Who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by Whose stripes you were healed. 1 Peter 2:24 Jesus Christ was nailed, for our sake, on the tree- ‘the Cross’. Indeed, crucifixion is the most humiliating and painful punishment the Romans designed. The […]
