“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.” Psalm 125:1. NIV This verse reminds us of God’s promise, particularly when we experience mental, physical, and spiritual uncertainty and disturbance. Psalm 125:1 likens those who trust God to Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken or moved. God […]
Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! Psalm 8:9 (NIV) Psalm 8 talks about the greatness of our God. It begins and ends, declaring His majesty and His glory. Our God is holy, loving, forgiving, faithful, trustworthy, and so much more. The human vocabulary is insufficient to describe our Lord. […]
Be confident that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. – Philippians 1:6 (NIV) God desires His children to change from one state of glory to the next. It is the transformation of our lives to emulate His perfection and the resemblance […]
I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (NIV) An elderly man testified his salvation experience as “heaven came down and splendor filled his soul”. That phrase served […]
Hebrews 13:15 Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name. Under the Law of Moses, Israelites had to take the best and spotless animals from their herds to offer as sacrifices. Our first lesson: this animal had the potential to […]
Psalm 128:1 Blessed is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in His ways. Fear is a connotative word which can have a positive or a negative meaning. We primarily understand ‘fear’ as a negative word. Hence the saying that ‘where fear abides, faith cannot reside’. This statement stands true when fear means dread; for then, fear […]
Psalm 145:17 The Lord is righteous in all His ways, gracious in all His works. Is life fair? Bill Gates says, ‘life is not fair, get used to it.’ Thank God for His Word and His righteousness. What is righteousness though? How can God’s righteousness be revealed? To be righteous means to be free from guilt and […]
1 John 1:7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin. ‘Let’s go for a walk,’ said the father to his little daughter. She excitedly readied herself, and they went off. […]
Psalm 145: 2-3 Every day I will bless You, and I will praise Your name forever and ever.Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and His greatness is unsearchable. Who could pen such words about anyone except someone who knows the other well enough? So deep is the understanding of these words- ‘for the Lord is great […]
Psalm 145:8 The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy. There are four fundamental characteristics of the Lord mentioned here-graciousness, compassion, patience and mercy. If we meditate on this verse, we could reach the deepest recesses of God’s heart. The heart of God is where His GRACE abounds without measure; the grace, […]
