Ephesians 1:13-14 New International Version And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. For … Continue reading The Best Is Yet To Come!
Author: kwameowusubaafi
Appeal for Forgiveness
Philemon 1:8-10 New International Version (NIV) Therefore, although in Christ I could be bold and order you to do what you ought to do, yet I prefer to appeal to you on the basis of love. It is as none other than Paul—an old man and now also a prisoner of Christ Jesus—that I appeal to you for … Continue reading Appeal for Forgiveness
Who Will You Believe?
Genesis 3:4 New International Version “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman. For Meditation In yesterday’s message, I emphasized the peril of dressing sin in garbs of decency and glamor, making it comfortable. The conversation between the serpent and Eve in Eden starkly illustrates this softening of spiritual matters we can … Continue reading Who Will You Believe?
The Prudent Thing To Do
Alas, Sovereign LORD, why did you ever bring this people across the Jordan to deliver them into the hands of the Amorites to destroy us … the Canaanites and other people of the country will surround us and wipe our name from the earth” (Joshua 7:7-9) For Encouragement Has God told you to shut up … Continue reading The Prudent Thing To Do
The Life God Requires
Micah 6:6-7 New International Version With what shall I come before the Lord and bow down before the exalted God?Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old?Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousand rivers of olive oil?Shall I offer my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of … Continue reading The Life God Requires
The RidiculousThings of God
Leave here, turn eastward and hide in the Kerith Ravine, east of the Jordan. You will drink from the brook, and I have directed the ravens to supply you with food there - 1 Kings 17:3-4 For Encouragement This Papa that we serve! His ways are not just unfathomable, they are awe-inspiring. The things He does and … Continue reading The RidiculousThings of God
Hasty Promises and God’s Grace
Matthew 26:33 New King James Version Peter answered and said to Him, “Even if all are [a]made to stumble because of You, I will never be made to stumble.” For EncouragementIf there is any area of our lives in which we need more grace to support us, it is holding back our words and letting our … Continue reading Hasty Promises and God’s Grace
Our God Reigns
Photo by Kasuma on Pexels.com Psalm 46:10 New King James Version Be still, and know that I am God;I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth! For Encouragement and Comfort An Akan proverb has a word for the world today: The fool thinks it does not concern him when the rain destroys … Continue reading Our God Reigns
Prioritizing God’s Glory
Numbers 14:12 New King James Version I will strike them with the pestilence and disinherit them, and I will make of you a nation greater and mightier than they. For Meditation My grandchildren were watching a TV show I did not understand, but a section caught my attention. Ten contestants remained in separate rooms. Outside, the … Continue reading Prioritizing God’s Glory