I will sing to the Lord, because He has dealt bountifully with me. Psalm 13:6 David begins this psalm with a series of questions directed to God, starting with “how long…?”. This psalm talks about pain and difficulty that shows no sign of ending and prayer for strength to continue. The hardest trials to endure […]
For this is the message that you heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. 1 John 3:11(NKJV) This letter was written by John, known as the ‘apostle of love.’ But when we read the gospel records, we will find that this was not his true nature. John, along with his brother James, […]
For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world – our faith. 1 John 5:4 (ESV) Children are expected to follow at least in some way after their parents. It is the same way with those who are born of God. This verse […]
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their cry. Psalm 34:15(NKJV) In the Hebrew language, different words describe different types of cries. The specific word “cry” used here is a very personal plea for help. It is a cry for freedom from some trouble or to find […]
Praise be to the LORD, the God of Israel, from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and Amen. – Psalms 41:13 (NIV) ‘Praise God’ means recognising His exalted position and divine qualities. We express our sincere and profound thanks for who God is and what He has done and is still doing for us through words and deeds. God cherishes it […]
Many are the woes of the wicked, but the Lord’s unfailing love surrounds the one who trusts in him. Psalm 32:10 (NIV) David contrasts the wicked, who experience many hardships, but the Lord’s everlasting love surrounds the upright. The righteous are not those who never sinned but those who turn around to the Lord in repentance. Repentance releases us from […]
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,whose confidence is in him. Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV) Jeremiah, the prophet, declares that happiness surrounds the person who trusts and hopes in the Lord. The Bible encourages us to rely on the Lord and not our understanding, saying that HE would guide our steps. Those who trust […]
Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion; proclaim among the nations what he has done. Psalm 9:11 (NIV) The physical representation of the presence of God was the Lord’s ark. It was housed in Jerusalem when this psalm was composed. David uses this as a symbolic representation of God “enthroned in Jerusalem”. God […]
The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom – Deuteronomy 28:13 (NIV) Many people join the race from childhood, trying […]
In that day their burden will be lifted from your shoulders, their yoke from your neck; the yoke will be broken because you have grown so fat – Isaiah 10:27 (NIV) Yoke is a wooden rod fastened around an animal’s neck. It makes it easy to control the animal and enables it to pull […]
