“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity” (1 Timothy 4:12) A proverb of the Akans of Ghana says: “When a child learns to keep his hands clean, he sits with adults to share a meal from … Continue reading Exemplary Living
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A Breeze of Good News
Mark 10:47 New International Version (NIV) When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!” For Meditation In a world where bad news is suffocating, a gentle breeze of good news is always welcome. Blind Bartimaeus had this life altering experience one day in Jericho. … Continue reading A Breeze of Good News
Anguished Cry for Help
1 Samuel 25:31 New International Version (NIV) And when the Lord your God has brought my lord success, remember your servant.” For Meditation One of the tragedies of life is concealed torment. People dress sharply every day and step out in style. They admire their looks and congratulate themselves for their success. They are greeted with respect … Continue reading Anguished Cry for Help
The Infamous Introduction
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
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?
