Luke 22:31-32 New International Version “Simon, Simon, Satan has asked to sift all of you as wheat. But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.” For Meditation The schemes of the devil are subtle and ensnaring. Without the Lord, we have no chance against … Continue reading If You Think You’re Standing
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Quenching That Thirst
Photo by eberhard grossgasteiger on Pexels.com Psalm 42:2 New International Version (NIV) My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God? For meditation The Psalmist, in his poignant words, expresses a deep yearning for God’s presence, asking when he could go to meet Him in the temple (Psalm 42:1). This … Continue reading Quenching That Thirst
Divine Caution
Photo by Sora Shimazaki on Pexels.com Jeremiah 9:23-24 New Living Translation This is what the Lord says: “Don’t let the wise boast in their wisdom, or the powerful boast in their power, or the rich boast in their riches. But those who wish to boast should boast in this alone: that they … Continue reading Divine Caution
One God … One Lord
Photo by Brett Sayles on Pexels.com 1 Corinthians 8:4-6 New King James Version Therefore, concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one. For even if there are so-called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as there are many gods and many lords), yet for … Continue reading One God … One Lord
A Woman Worthy of Commendation
Romans 16:1-2 New International Version (NIV) I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a deacon of the church in Cenchreae. I ask you to receive her in the Lord in a way worthy of his people and to give her any help she may need from you, for she has been the benefactor of many … Continue reading A Woman Worthy of Commendation
The Attitude of Faith
Photo by Aron Visuals on Pexels.com Daniel 3:17-18 New International Version If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God we serve is able to deliver us from it, and he will deliver us from Your Majesty’s hand.But even if he does not, we want you to know, Your Majesty, that we will not serve your … Continue reading The Attitude of Faith
Caught in Their Trap
Mark 12:17 New International Version For Meditation It's a subtle phenomenon - the union of enemies to pursue a common enemy. Gangsters are notorious for this, after which they visciously assume their adversarial positions. In the history of the world , no one has drawn more enemies to Himself more than the Carpenter from Nazareth. … Continue reading Caught in Their Trap
It Matters How You Choose
Daniel 1:3-4 New International Version (NIV) Then the king ordered Ashpenaz, chief of his court officials, to bring into the king’s service some of the Israelites from the royal family and the nobility—young men without any physical defect, handsome, showing aptitude for every kind of learning, well informed, quick to understand, and qualified to serve in the … Continue reading It Matters How You Choose
Set Before His Mirror
2 Corinthians 4:7 New King James Version But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. For meditation Yesterday was the Lord’s Day, and many attended anointed church services. Preachers labored to bring out the pure word of God, and we loved it. … Continue reading Set Before His Mirror
Through the Eyes of the Spirit 