You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will take me into glory. Psalm 73:24. (NIV) This verse assures us that God’s direction goes beyond Earth into eternity, not limited to the here and now. He leads us through the good and challenging times of life. As we seek God’s counsel and follow His leading, we […]
Psalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.“ Psalm 1 is called the preamble to the book of Psalms. It is the introduction to the entire book, and Psalm 1 is an answer […]
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 (NIV) Most people who set goals for themselves tend to forget their goals and stop moving toward them. But some who want success take small steps toward that goal irrespective of the circumstance. […]
Isaiah 55:9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.” We’d love our life to work out the way we envision it. But so many times, things don’t work out the way we expect. In those situations, it’s comforting to […]
Luke 11:13 (NKJV) If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him! The Babylonians captured prisoners of war after they laid waste to the land of Israel. One among them was Daniel. With no family for support, […]
Luke 1:38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” When the angel visited Mary and told her she would bear the Messiah in her womb, one can imagine the shock it might have given her. Yet, Mary had her wits about her and carried […]
For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. – John 6:38 (NIV) The Lord Jesus Christ came to do the will of His Father by bringing redemption to the lost. Our Lord Jesus Christ showed by example how to obey the […]
Then Jesus explained: “My nourishment comes from doing the will of God, who sent me, and from finishing his work. John 4:34 (NLT) Our Lord Jesus came to this earth to do the Father’s will. Jesus said, “For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him […]
John 14:13“And whatever you ask in My name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.” In context “Whatever” in the above scripture refers to “works” and “greater works” of John 14:12. However, this also specifies that we are privileged to bring our petitions to the Holy one in Jesus’ […]
1 John 5:15 (NKJV) – And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him. The above verse conveys an interesting thing. It says that we, God’s children, know that He hears & answers our prayers by providing what we […]
