Psalm 117:1-2 Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles! Laud Him, all you peoples! For His merciful kindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord endures forever. Praise the Lord! This beautiful short Psalm is part of a six-psalm practice of praising God. It was called the Hallel which means “praise” in Hebrew, and also Hallelujah meaning “thank God.” It’s […]
Psalm 34:1-2 I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul shall make its boast in the Lord; The humble shall hear of it and be glad. The little boy was fascinated by his new remote-controlled helicopter. If he wasn’t playing with it, he was talking about it. He’d speak of how powerful its blades were, […]
Proverbs 16:1 The preparations of the heart belong to man, But the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. Many mothers claim to ‘know’ their children better than the child could know themselves. They know the weaknesses, mood swings, inclinations, fears, most probable choices, etc., of their children. These mothers know quite a lot, but their children are still individuals on […]
Ephesians 4:32 – “And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you”. The woman on the other end of the call complained of how it could have been a year, that she ‘could have’ been dead. She recalled how sick she felt that night, and her son-in-law and […]
Zephaniah 3:17 – “The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.” It’s the last month of the year. Here are five pointers God packs in one verse to remind you of how much GOD LOVES YOU! […]
1 Corinthians 6:20 – ” For you were bought at a price; Therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.“ Sometimes we give more value to material things, which we can purchase and showcase, than giving value to our bodies, in the sense of respecting and not abusing them. Not […]
1 PETER 1:15 – “But as He who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct.” In the world today, does anyone still talk about conduct? And what does it mean to have good conduct? Furthermore, in the most popular social media, can one even talk about having “holy” conduct? It […]
Romans 6:22 – “Now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.” We all came from different walks of life when we chose to follow Jesus; it is not uncommon that people we knew before noticed a change in our […]
Psalm 33:2 – “Praise the Lord with the harp; Make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings. Sing to Him a new song; Play skillfully with a shout of joy.” One of the most distracting things during worship is when one can notice a lack of preparation from the musicians; or when an […]
1 Corinthians 13:13 – “Now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love. Love is one of the most talked about emotions, and for centuries it has been a theme for Music, Literature, Theatre, Paintings, Sculptures, Movies and Songs. But what about the “Love” talked about in the Bible? Is […]