Acts 7:58 New Living Translation (NLT) His accusers took off their coats and laid them at the feet of a young man named Saul. For Meditation What an introduction that is! Paul, the greatest apostle to the gentiles, is introduced to the world for the first time as Saul, a murderer (Acts 7:58). No wonder … Continue reading The Infamous Introduction
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The Day of You Salvation
“Zacchaeus, come down immediately. I must stay in your house today.” (Lk. 19:5). He was scorned by his own people despite his wealth. As chief tax collector, he had become notorious among them as betrayer and a sinner (Lk. 19:3). But on this day, something different attracted our friend Zacchaeus and he couldn’t resist chasing after … Continue reading The Day of You Salvation
Audacious Determination
Joshua 14:12 New International Version (NIV) Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said. For Meditation Success does not ride on easy life. It’s a test … Continue reading Audacious Determination
Unrestrained Joy!
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!
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
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 