“Who among you fears the LORD and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the LORD and rely on his God.” (Isaiah 50:10) God promises us peace, but not smooth sailing or immunity from life’s problems. The Bible says you…
When you live in light of eternity, you don’t get discouraged as easily by trouble. You don’t give up because you know what is coming is the best gift you’ve ever been given. The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, “That is why we never give up … These troubles and sufferings of ours are,…
“‘Go,’ Jesus replied, ‘your son will live.’ The man took Jesus at his word and departed.” (John 4:50) Sadly, in our world of fake news, photoshopped pictures and editing programs on our phones and computers, it seems that we have become quite a sceptical society. Seeing is not always believing. Back in Jesus’ times, a…
“Then he returned to his disciples and found them sleeping. ‘Could you men not keep watch with me for one hour?’ he asked Peter.” (Matthew 26:40) In Gethsemane, Jesus “came back and found his disciples sleeping. So he said to Peter, ‘Can’t any of you stay awake with me for just one hour? Stay awake…
“Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” (Hebrews 12:1-2) As Christians, we are encouraged to get rid of whatever is hindering us from running a good race. We need to get rid of the sin that slows us down. As…
“From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.” (Luke 12:48b) Every now and again, I need something to prick my conscience that I could do better or I have failed completely. It’s never an easy time. Having…
Jesus said in John 15:14, “You are my friends if you do what I command” (NLT). You can’t say you love Jesus and then go live like the devil. You can’t say you’re a Christian and then keep living a self-centered life. You can’t say you’re a follower of Jesus and then pick and choose…
“Then Jesus stood up again and said to the woman, ‘Where are your accusers? Didn’t even one of them condemn you?’ — ‘No, Lord,’ she said. And Jesus said, ‘Neither do I. Go and sin no more.’” (John 8:10-11, NLT) Condemnation — the preferred commodity of Satan. He will repeat the adulterous woman scenario as…
“But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it.” (Ephesians 4:7) Mother Teresa is attributed with saying, “I know God won’t give me anything I can’t handle. I just wish He didn’t trust me so much!” Is that how you feel today? Like there is too much to do and…
“I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.” (Luke 10:19) When he went out to fight Goliath, David said, “You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the LORD…