Philippians 1:6 New International Version (NIV) Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. For meditation The greatest joy we have in our Christian walk is the assurance of our salvation (Jn. 10:27-30). However, the enemy wants to steal … Continue reading He is Faithful and Able
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Affirmation You Can Trust
Psalm 37:25 New International Version (NIV) I was young and now I am old, yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken or their children begging bread. For meditation Sometimes we get weary of our lives when we picture a very bleak future ahead of us, especially when we think about our children’s upkeep. We think … Continue reading Affirmation You Can Trust
The Test of Integrity
Daniel 6:4-5 New International Version (NIV) At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent. For Meditation Promotion has a powerful … Continue reading The Test of Integrity
A Prepared Priest
Ezra 7:10 New King James Version (NKJV) For Ezra had prepared his heart to seek the Law of the Lord, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel. For Meditation The first batch of exiles had returned to Jerusalem from Babylon. The city was in ruins, the temple was destroyed, the sacrificial worship was … Continue reading A Prepared Priest
Commitment Defined
Ruth 1:16 New International Version (NIV) But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. For Meditation The Oxford Dictionary defines commitment as “the state or quality of … Continue reading Commitment Defined
Missing My Good Shepherd
John 10:14-15 New International Version (NIV) I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me—15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father—and I lay down my life for the sheep. For Meditation This is my story, and the posture of many of God's children. "I am stubborn!" Now, that … Continue reading Missing My Good Shepherd
The Lord’s Visitation
1 Kings 17:12 New International Version (NIV) “As surely as the Lord your God lives,” she replied, “I don’t have any bread—only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a jug. I am gathering a few sticks to take home and make a meal for myself and my son, that we may … Continue reading The Lord’s Visitation
“Abandoned!” Really?
Psalm 71:10-11 New International Version (NIV) For my enemies speak against me; those who wait to kill me conspire together. They say, “God has forsaken him; pursue him and seize him, for no one will rescue him.” For Meditation Isn’t it a joke for your enemies to think that you are helpless and vulnerable with no one to rescue you from … Continue reading “Abandoned!” Really?
Winning Over Offenses
Matthew 15:12 New International Version (NIV) Then the disciples came to him and asked, “Do you know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this?” For Meditation One of the most difficult things to deal with in life is offence. When what we hear or see from other people does not sit well with … Continue reading Winning Over Offenses