Psalm 34:18 The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves such as have a contrite spirit. There are moments when life feels like it’s caved in. The job you prayed for falls through. The relationship you invested in ends without warning. The future you carefully built unravels overnight. Worst of […]
I will praise God’s name in song and glorify Him with thanksgiving. Psalm 69:30 NIV A famous fable illustrates today’s title. It narrates the story of two friends who journeyed through the inviting woods nearby. While it all began as an innocent adventure, it soon turned into a terrible nightmare when a sudden realization hit […]
For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed, says the Lord, Who has mercy on you. Isaiah 54:10 How many times have we trusted someone and been let down? Unfortunately, the number is more than what we’d like it to be. […]
Psalm 31:7 I be glad and rejoice in Your mercy, For You have considered my trouble; You have known my soul in adversity. This psalm of David begins with him attributing the Lord being his Fortress. By this time king David had been acquainted with many wars. He knew the importance of a fortress. His […]
Psalm 146:3 – Do not put your trust in princes, nor in a son of man, in whom there is no help. In life, we associate with many people like relatives, friends or acquaintances, and they all play a part. We may have had friends and relatives who would have cheated us, lied to us […]
Matthew 5:16 – “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven.” Concerning light, Jesus said that “we are the light of the world; that people don’t light a lamp and put it under a bowl, but the light is put on a stand instead to […]
Romans 8:9 “But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.” (KJV) The night before Jesus willingly went to the cross, He informed His disciples that He […]
John 15:14 “Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you.” KJV Good friends are hard to come by. God has given us the grace, wisdom and of course the free will to choose our own friends. He does not interfere in this process, but bestows upon us the grace to discern good from […]
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well Psalms 139:14 (KJV) If you had an opportunity to change something about yourself, what would that be? Most of us have gone or are still in that phase of evaluating yourselves as […]