Jonah 2:9 “But I will sacrifice to You with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay what I have vowed. Salvation is of the LORD.” This verse summarizes Jonah’s behaviour and attitude. After resisting, turning away and doubting the plans of the Lord, he returns to the Lord with repentance, sacrifice and thanksgiving. How many […]
James 1:6 – “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.” (KJV) Have you often caught yourself doubting the goodness of God? Doubt is a common human response to the challenges that life throws at us. In his […]
1 Corinthians 16:13 Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. ‘Watch who you hang out with, where you go and who you trust,’ instructed the father to his daughter before she moved to another city for further studies. This father expected his daughter to take this simple warning seriously…for he […]
2 Timothy 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Fear and cowardice…we all feel it. Some because of situations, others because of hurtful experiences and some as a part of our personalities. Paul knew Timothy was someone who was facing […]
Matthew 21:21 – “…if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but also if you say to this mountain, be removed and be cast into the sea, it will be done.” Can we say that the size of our faith determines the size of […]
Matthew 21:22 – “And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” “And whatever things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive”,”because you keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.” (Matthew 21:22, 1 John 3:22). The great truth is that for us to receive what we ask for, first we need […]
Deuteronomy 20:4 – For the Lord your God is He who goes with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.’ Whatever be the odds against you, when you are at a point where everyone and everything is pulling you down, remember this, God is standing with you. He is a God who […]
John 12:46 I am come a light into the world, that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness. What is darkness? Is it the absence of light? Does it refer to the nights? How can someone live or wander in darkness? Well, someone who has literally staggered in darkness even in the day […]
