You must care for the needy
‘Their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.’ Acts 6:1 NIV Since the government didn’t care for widows and orphans back in New Testament times, the church took on that responsibility. Unfortunately, bias raised its ugly head and Jewish widows and orphans were given preferential treatment over Gentile widows and orphans. How […]
You’re a reflector
‘Christians…reflect like mirrors the glory of the Lord.’ 2 Corinthians 3:18 PHPS Your a reflector -As the old saying goes, ‘You become like the company you keep.’ Paul explains it this way: ‘All of us, with unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror, are being transformed into the […]
Give God all the Glory
‘Your right hand and strong arm…helped them.’ Psalm 44:3 NLT Give God the Glory-Did you hear about the frog that was running out of water, so he asked two birds to transport him to a nearby pond? He convinced each of them to carry one end of a stick in their beak while he bit […]
Christ’s love for you
‘Christ’s love…is too wonderful to be measured.’ Ephesians 3:19 CEV Princess Alice was Queen Victoria’s daughter. When her son contracted an incurable disease called black diphtheria, the doctors quarantined the boy and warned his mother to stay away from him lest she get infected. Yet she couldn’t. One day she overheard her son whisper to […]
A heart filled with goodness
‘A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart.’ Luke 6:45 NIV Where does goodness come from, and how can you cultivate more of it in your daily decisions and actions? Some people think goodness is a matter of the head, and that right-thinking results in right living. Today every politician gives the impression […]
Are you having a night-time experience?
‘Bless the LORD, all you…who by night stand in the house of the LORD!’ Psalm 134:1 NKJV God divided time into days and nights; so, you will have daytime experiences and night-time experiences. For example, you can have a night-time experience in a divorce court, or in bankruptcy proceedings, or in an unemployment line, or at a graveside. And […]
Showing grace towards those who differ with you
‘Grow in…grace.’ 2 Peter 3:18 NKJV Differ with you-Think how much happier and more energised you would be if you weren’t trying to control people and straighten them out. One author writes: ‘Give your loved ones the dignity of making their own mistakes and learning from them. If you’re always getting into someone else’s business, […]
A new adventure in existence
‘Only in this way could he set free all who have lived their lives as slaves to the fear of dying.’ Hebrews 2:15 NLT When Charles Lindbergh, the first person to fly solo across the Atlantic, was dying of cancer, he wrote these words to be read at his burial service: ‘We commit the body […]
He exchanged clothes with us
‘His robe…was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom.’ John 19:23 NLT John records: ‘When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they…also took his robe, but it was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom. So they said, “Rather than tearing it apart, let’s throw dice for it”’ (vv. 23-24 NLT). Jewish […]
How could He do it?
If you watched Schindler’s List, you probably came away asking, ‘How could they do it?’ The showers…the ovens…the smokestacks belching out human ashes. Trains arriving every day with mothers, fathers, children, and old people – herded like cattle on the way to a slaughterhouse. And worst of all – soldiers who carried out orders without a shrug of […]