“‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”Mark 9:23 For Meditation We, like the man in today’s story, may need the grace of God today to lift us from the state of unbelief that has defeated us in so many ways. We have heard about Jesus and come to Him, believing He … Continue reading If He Can?
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Love so Divine – Love so Beautiful
A Poem by Kwame Owusu-Baafi 1) O, how I’ve missed you! How lonely I was without you. Wandering too far for comfort, I shivered in cold sweat. Yet all the time your Love guarded me, but I did not know it! 2) What happened? All seemed to be going so well… How did I lose … Continue reading Love so Divine – Love so Beautiful
Of opportunities and God’s Promises
Afterward, David was conscience-stricken for having cut off a corner of his robe. He said to his men, “The Lord forbid that I should do such a thing to my master, the Lord’s anointed, or lay my hand on him; for he is the anointed of the Lord.”1 Samuel 24:5-6 Your Encouragement “This is the day the Lord spoke of when he … Continue reading Of opportunities and God’s Promises
Let It Shine
“You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your … Continue reading Let It Shine
Of Grapes and Giants
They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there.Numbers 13:27-28 The choices and decisions we make during our … Continue reading Of Grapes and Giants
A Mighty Fortress
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,3 though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surgingPsalm 46:1-3 A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:For still our … Continue reading A Mighty Fortress
Our Confident Hope
Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later.Romans 8:18 Your Encouragement O, the glory to be revealed to us at s Christ’s appearing! This is our hope. This is our confidence. So, persevere, my brother and sister, until this glory dawns on us at the coming … Continue reading Our Confident Hope
Being Human
Jonathan got up from the table in fierce anger; on that second day of the feast he did not eat, because he was grieved at his father’s shameful treatment of David.1 Samuel 20:34 For Meditation How long did it take Jonathan to come to terms with the truth that his father’s threat to kill David … Continue reading Being Human
What Ungodly Alliance Can Do
The king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “I will enter the battle in disguise, but you wear your royal robes.” So, the king of Israel disguised himself and went into battle.2 Chronicles 18:29 For Meditation I have never understood King Jehoshaphat and his decision to go to war with Ahab (2 Chronicles 18:29). But that is … Continue reading What Ungodly Alliance Can Do