Colossians 4:6 New International Version Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Your Encouragement None of us can do without grace. Mindful of this, Paul tells us to be gracious to one another in conversations (Col. 4:6). We need to listen to understand each … Continue reading Salted Conversation
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Treated More Than Fairly
Matthew 20:15 New International Version Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things? Or is your eye evil because I am good?’ For Meditation He came expecting more than the last person hired. What shocking news greeted him—the same wages for him as for the person who came last! … Continue reading Treated More Than Fairly
How Gracious Is Our God
Genesis 3:15New Living TranslationAnd I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring.He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” For Encouragement His body trembled all over, and his face turned pale. Never in his life had he felt that way before. With the experience … Continue reading How Gracious Is Our God
The Masterpiece of God
Jesus told her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even after dying. He minced no words. Lazarus is dead! (Jn. 11:14). His friend was dead, but His disciples could not understand when Jesus told them he was going to wake Lazarus from his sleep (11). So, he spoke in … Continue reading The Masterpiece of God
What We All Need
1 Samuel 25:30-31 New International Version “When the Lord has fulfilled for my lord every good thing, he promised concerning him and has appointed him ruler over Israel, my lord will not have on his conscience the staggering burden of needless bloodshed or of having avenged himself. And when the Lord your God has brought my lord success, remember your servant.” For … Continue reading What We All Need
Your Helper By Your Side
Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you, before you were born, I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations—Jeremiah 1:5. The story is unverified, but it illustrates well how our Maker, God Almighty, knows us and has the remedy for every situation in our lives. It is … Continue reading Your Helper By Your Side
No Worries, All Paid!
Matthew 6:34 New International Version Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Your Encouragement Sam walked into the office of his Dad. He seemed anxious. His Dad had a lot of bills on his desk, and his school was reopening in a … Continue reading No Worries, All Paid!
Lord, I Thank You!
“One of them, when he saw he was healed, came back, praising God in a loud voice” (Lk. 17:15) Can we say today, “Thank You, Lord!” Do we have cause to celebrate Jesus, our Redeemer and King Eternal? Can anyone of His children refuse Him what He deserves today? Think back as far as you remember. … Continue reading Lord, I Thank You!
In His Strength Alone
Ephesians 5:1-2 New Living Translation (NLT) Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God. For meditation God commands us in Ephesians 5:1-2 to imitate Him … Continue reading In His Strength Alone
