Joshua 2:9 New International Version (NIV “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. For meditation Many Christians live in fear of demons and witches. Their constant dread of … Continue reading The Power of His Presence in You
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The Ultimate Response
Job 1:21 New International Version (NIV) “Naked I came from my mother’s womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised.” For meditation The rapidity with which the various messengers brought bad news was dizzying. The first messenger reported Sabeans’ raid of his oxen and donkeys, carrying … Continue reading The Ultimate Response
Separated Lives
Esther 3:8 New International Version (NIV) There is a certain people … in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people. For meditation She was the only believer in her village when the missionaries came to her village. Two years before then, Akua went … Continue reading Separated Lives
If Only…
Joshua 7:21 New international Version (NIV) When I saw … I coveted them and took them. For Mediation Nobody saw or knew it. It was his secret; and he died on its poison. He knew it was wrong, but he did it anyway. How else would he have hidden the beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred … Continue reading If Only…
In His Grip
Ephesians 2:10 New International Version (NIV) For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do For meditation The mind is a trickster sometimes. It plays us to believe we are lords of our lives and masters of our destiny. Under its illusionary power, we stump … Continue reading In His Grip
The Greatest Gift
John 13:34-35 New International Version (NIV) As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another. For meditation Love is such an overused word these days that it has lost its meaning in many instances, and does not excite any more. The word itself … Continue reading The Greatest Gift
It Doesn’t Have To Be
2 Chronicles 29:1-2 New International Version (NIV) Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king … He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David had done. For Meditation I have met many in my life who have registered themselves as permanent victims of their parents’ poor lifestyle. “I grew … Continue reading It Doesn’t Have To Be
Convictions: Do You Have It?
Joshua 14:7 King James Version (KJV) Forty years old was I when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to espy out the land; and I brought him word again as it was in mine heart. Meditation He was eighty-five years old but full of energy. Caleb had lived for this day and … Continue reading Convictions: Do You Have It?
Our Example in Suffering
1 Peter 2:23 New International Version (NIV) When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. For Meditation The most important thing in life is not what happens to us as much as how we react to it. For, the … Continue reading Our Example in Suffering