Beauty! “Freely you have received, freely give”. (Matthew 5:8). How generous is God? How gracious is He? Look around you today. Consider His creation. Check out the variety of flowers and shades of beauty He has lavished on us for our thrill. Have you been to the countryside lately? How did you feel? Did you … Continue reading Is He A Giver Or What?
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The Lifter of Your Wearied Soul
Isaiah 40:25-26 New International Version To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal? says the Holy One.Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these?He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name.Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is … Continue reading The Lifter of Your Wearied Soul
What Is Your Tolerance Quotient?
“It is not right for me to take the children’s food and toss it to their dogs”—Matt. 15:26 Let’s check your tolerance quotient today by assuming the place of this desperate, gentile woman before Jesus for help on behalf of your demon-possessed daughter (Matthew 15:21-28). You plead for mercy, but Jesus ignores you. Exasperated by … Continue reading What Is Your Tolerance Quotient?
The Look that Pierced the Heart
Luke 22:60-61 New International Version Peter replied, “Man, I don’t know what you’re talking about!” Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed. The Lord turned and looked straight at Peter. Then Peter remembered the word the Lord had spoken to him: “Before the rooster crows today, you will disown me three times.” For Meditation “And the Lord … Continue reading The Look that Pierced the Heart
Seeing Jesus in the Eyes of the Needy
Matthew 25:34 New International Version “Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For Meditation Look closely into the eyes of a needy person, and you’ll see Jesus—the sick, and you’ll see … Continue reading Seeing Jesus in the Eyes of the Needy
Meaning Is Not Doing
Mark 14:29 New International Version Peter declared, “Even if all fall away, I will not.” For Meditation He meant what he said. It was a promise he intended to keep, and his Master knew it. The Master, however, knew something Peter didn’t know—how weak he was, and which would exhibit soon when the fury of … Continue reading Meaning Is Not Doing
Now Live!
Set Free in Christ Later Jesus found him at the temple and said to him, ‘See, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.’ – John 5:14 The poor man had been in his condition for 38 years, lying at the Pool of Siloam. He was lame and helpless without human … Continue reading Now Live!
Just One Thing!
Jeremiah 9:23-24 New International Version “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, … Continue reading Just One Thing!
Celebrating My Redemption
“For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins” (Col. 1:13-14). Memories! They sometimes come flooding like torrents of a river, bringing the past to instruct us today. Some carry along, ugly images that crush the spirit. … Continue reading Celebrating My Redemption
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 