Acts 15:39 New International Version (NIV) They had such a sharp disagreement that they parted company. For meditation In the story of Paul and Barnabas’ disagreement over John Mark (Acts 15:36-41), we are confronted with the universal truth of human weakness when our personalities clash, and how God works it all out for our good … Continue reading When We Disagree
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Smile!
Proverbs 15:13 New International Version (NIV) A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. For Meditation There are some things people tell you that you never forget. It could be a comment, a compliment, an insult, or a rebuke. Its impact is the reason you never forget. What this woman once … Continue reading Smile!
Remain Faithful!
Revelation 2:10 New International Version (NIV) Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown. Meditation In the shortest of the seven letters to the churches, Jesus brought no complaints against the church in Smyrna; only a commendation for their spiritual richness in spite of their affliction … Continue reading Remain Faithful!
Celebrating God’s Goodness
Matthew 26:8 New International Version (NIV) When the disciples saw this, they were indignant. “Why this waste?” they asked. For Meditation The comment cut very deep into Jake. It was his ordination day and he had invited a few friends and family for lunch at his house. Everything was going well and the atmosphere was festive, … Continue reading Celebrating God’s Goodness
Celebrating the Unnamed Women
Judges 13:2 New International Version (NIV) A certain man of Zorah, named Manoah, from the clan of the Danites, had a wife who was childless, unable to give birth. For meditation Throughout the Bible, we come across women who are not identified by their names. They were significant in many ways, but they still remain anonymous. In today’s … Continue reading Celebrating the Unnamed Women
A Call to Serve with Dignity and Honor
Make sacred garments for your brother Aaron to give him dignity and honor – Exodus 28:2 In Exodus, we read that God told Moses to bring Aaron and his sons out from among the Israelites, “so that they may serve me as priests” (28:1). They were to bear responsibility for offences connected with the sanctuary and … Continue reading A Call to Serve with Dignity and Honor
Hopeful Expectation
Philippians 1:19 New International Version (NIV) I know that through your prayers and God’s provision of the Spirit of Jesus Christ what has happened to me will turn out for my deliverance. For Meditation Aku’s husband has been living in the United States of America (USA) for the past eight years. She, however, has been living in her … Continue reading Hopeful Expectation
Discretion Necessary
Proverbs 25:7-8 New Living Translation (NLT) Just because you’ve seen something, don’t be in a hurry to go to court. For what will you do in the end if your neighbor deals you a shameful defeat? For Meditation I am sure that the day four-star General Colin Powell stood before the Security Council of the … Continue reading Discretion Necessary
Set Apart by the Word
Psalm 119:11 New International Version (NIV) I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. For Meditation His grandfather Manasseh was probably the worst king Judah ever had. That wicked king is reputed to have sawed the prophet Isaiah in two. Amon, his son, was no better. As a result of his … Continue reading Set Apart by the Word
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 