Romans 8:28 – “And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.” And how do we ‘”know” that all things work together for our good? We feel “peace”. The peace that transcends all human understanding. Even when we are going […]
John 14:6 – “Jesus said to him, I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” In verse 1, Jesus commands His disciples: “Do not let your hearts be troubled.” So, first of all, Jesus does not want us to be troubled by anything in this life, […]
Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. Psalm 56:3 Every time, we want to start something new, we want to take a step towards resolving conflicts in our family, we want to say sorry, we want to bravely face our weaknesses, we are faced with a huge cloud in our head called “fear”. […]
Psalm 56:4 – “In God (I will praise His word), In God I have put my trust; I will not fear. What can flesh do to me?” A pastor in another country recently said that during the current outbreak of COVID-19, there were 2 viruses: one was the Corona-virus; the second, was fear. And the fear […]
Lamentations 3:25 – “The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.” To wait means to stay where one is– or delay action until a particular time — or, until something else happens. And the Lord is good to us when we wait for Him because when we do, […]
1 Peter 5:6-7 – “Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty had of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” Being humble through the eyes of God, is not the same as being humble through the eyes of men — in the same way […]
Psalm 34:18 – “The Lord is near to those who have a broken heart, And saves such as have a contrite spirit.” Our God is a good God, a wonderful Father, compassionate, slow to get angry, quick to forgive, full of mercy and unfailing love. His eyes are constantly searching the earth to strengthen those whose […]
Psalm 119:171 – “My lips shall utter praise, for You teach me Your statutes.” How beautiful that the Psalmist can’t stop praising his Creator, and acknowledges that the Law of the Lord is his delight. He wants his lips and his tongue to sing of God’s word. In Aramaic the word “utter” means “to pour forth […]
The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. Psalm 34:10 (KJV) The first part of the above verse talks about a young lion who is symbolic of a person who is reckless, self-confident and careless. He tries to do things through his own strength […]
He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. Proverbs 28:13 (KJV) The above verse talks about the boundless mercy of God. In the Gospel of Luke Jesus says “I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” God hates sin but loves the sinners. […]
