Faith that brings results
‘Believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who… seek Him.’ Hebrews 11:6 NKJV Here are three truths from Scripture that will make your faith more effective: First, believe that God is. The force of the language used here is much more than a vague acknowledgment of God’s existence. Mankind claims scores of […]
Are you raising children alone?
‘Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning.’ Psalm 30:5 NLT SINGLE PARENT Single parent -One marriage expert says a single mother sent him a story that helped explain the loneliness and stress often faced by those raising children alone. She said she was looking out of her window one drizzly […]
Not ‘hopefully’ but ‘surely’
‘Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.’ Psalm 23:6 NKJV The psalmist doesn’t lead off with words like ‘maybe’, or ‘perhaps’, or ‘possibly’, or ‘hopefully’. No, he says, ‘Surely’, which is a term of certainty. ‘Surely’ means absolutely; without a doubt! There are a lot of things in […]
Use your gift
‘God has given each of you a gift.’ 1 Peter 4:10 NLT The Bible says: ‘God has given each of you a gift from his great variety…Use them well to serve one another. Do you have the gift of speaking? Then speak as though God himself were speaking through you. Do you have the gift […]
How Jesus dealt with sin
‘Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.’ John 8:11 NKJV ‘The scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery…they said to Him, “Teacher,…Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?”…Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He […]
How God leads us
‘Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.’ Psalm 119:105 NASB The words ‘Your word is a lamp to my feet’ mean you’re supposed to walk according to God’s will and not your own thoughts, wishes, or impulses. The words ‘and a light to my path’ mean you can’t […]
The story of your Bible
‘“The word of the LORD endures forever.” Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you.’ 1 Peter 1:25 NKJV In the fourteenth century, there was not a single copy of the Bible in English! It was available only in Latin, the language of the clergy, and those were chained to the podiums […]
Focus on your God-given vision
‘I was not disobedient unto the heavenly vision.’ Acts 26:19 KJV When God gives you a vision of what He wants you to do, you will have to go against the flow of the world. Society wants to keep you in a box. Most people are married mentally to the status quo. They want what was, […]
Steps to overcoming your worries
‘I know that you can do all things.’ Job 42:2 NIV Steps to overcoming your worries Job lost his wealth, his health, and his children. The book he wrote is a conversation between himself and God. At the beginning of it, Job says, ‘Hear now my argument’ (Job 13:6 NIV). He is asking, ‘Why has […]
How is your giving
‘The amount depends on how much the Lord has helped you earn.’ 1 Corinthians 16:2 TLB Jesus said, ‘If you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches?’ (Luke 16:11 NIV). In other words, if you are not faithful to Him with your finances, He will not trust […]