Psalm 107:8 – “Oh, that men would give thanks to the Lord for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men!” Depending on their culture and upbringing, children are taught and reminded to say “thank you” when someone does something nice towards them. It teaches them gratitude and appreciation. But […]
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to His abundant mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 Psalm 103 starts with “Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, bless His […]
“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 Wouldn’t it be great to be treated right, Especially by those above us? Imagine having a boss who promptly glorified our success and quickly overlooked […]
Psalm 103: 8-9 The LORD is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy. He will not always chide: Neither will He keep His anger forever. Compassionate, gracious, patient and incredibly loving! The perfect way to describe Jesus Himself. He is definitely not the nagging kinds, holding on to our pasts, and digging […]
Romans 8:10 (NKJV): If Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. When we are on earth, we dwell in our physical body which is mortal and will die one day. However, God has not intended for us to die with the death of […]
Romans 12:21 Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. Such a beautiful season of giving. The best gift Heaven gave us is Jesus. And the best gift Jesus gave us is forgiveness. Subsequently, He taught us to pray, ‘forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.’ So, […]
He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever; – Psalm 103:9 (NIV) The Bible says that our Lord’s anger is momentary, but His love is for eternity. Yes, God gets angry; because He can not tolerate sin (Psalm 7:11). His anger is against anything that keeps us away from Him. Yet, […]
The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love. – Psalm 103:8 (NIV) Compassion means “to suffer together.” Emotion researchers define it as the feeling that arises when confronted with another’s suffering and motivated to relieve it. Take a moment to imagine that – The God who created the heavens and the […]
For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust- Psalm 103:14 This verse is a painful reality that we often forget. As we live our lives with all our ambitions and responsibilities, we tend to forget the basic truth that we are just dust. Our Lord’s compassion and favor continue to be on us because […]
Psalm 103:12 “As far as the east from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.” Wouldn’t it be perfect if we were all good all the time, making no mistakes and never giving in to our weaknesses? But we know the reality is that no one is good except God alone […]
