Habakkuk 3:17-18 New International Version (NIV) Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be … Continue reading Unrestrained Joy!
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A Poisonous Intruder
Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else? – Matthew 11:3 John the Baptist’s question to Jesus from jail illustrates how doubt can blur our minds and cause people to question the very things they have affirmed with absolute certainty as truth (Matt. 11:1-6). Frustrated in jail, the man … Continue reading A Poisonous Intruder
You Need Favor?
Proverbs 3:3-4 New International Version (NIV) Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man. For Meditation I just came back subdued from a housing agency that owes our … Continue reading You Need Favor?
God knows Why
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 New International Version (NIV) Rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. For Meditation Trusting God in our pain is never easy, and many have struggled to accept His fairness and justice when our circumstances have called us to suffer. Tears have not … Continue reading God knows Why
Discipleship Is Not Cheap
Luke 19:8 New International Version (NIV) But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord! Here and now I give half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anybody out of anything, I will pay back four times the amount.” For Meditation Zacchaeus received more than he bargained for. He just … Continue reading Discipleship Is Not Cheap
Unnecessary Anguish
Acts 5:3 New International Version (NIV) Then Peter said, Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? For Meditation What if Ananias and Sapphira had children? This question has been … Continue reading Unnecessary Anguish
Playing with Fire
“Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? – Acts 5:3 Is telling a lie okay? Does God really understand when we tell a lie to get out of trouble? Is lying any less … Continue reading Playing with Fire
The Solution in Your Hands
Hebrews 4:16 New International Version (NIV) Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. For meditation I shivered in bed this morning for nothing. The bedsheet provided no warmth. I turned uncomfortably around, as sleep eluded me. Why … Continue reading The Solution in Your Hands
Point of Blessing
Acts 27:24 New International Version (NIV) Do not be afraid, Paul … and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you. For Meditation They were caught in a furious storm. Majority of them took the decision to sail against Paul’s counsel. Now they were fighting for their lives on high … Continue reading Point of Blessing
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 