“My son, if you become surety for your friend, if you have shaken hands in pledge for a stranger, you are snared by the words of your mouth…” (Prov 6:1). Before borrowing from a friend, decide which you want more. Money transactions with friends are tricky business. Jesus said, “GIVE to him who asks you.” […]
“I…beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love” (Eph 4:1-2). It’s an unmissable truth that footprints in the sands of time are not made by sitting down! This isn’t our rest. It’s an uphill climb to glory. […]
“Then he became very hungry and wanted to eat; but while they made ready, he…saw heaven opened” (Acts 10:10-11). One great help to my natural impatience is simply to do something beneficial in the meantime. Hungry Peter, rather than complaining, got a world-changing vision from heaven. That will fix it! […]
“…Fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind. Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself” (Php 2:2-3). Jumping to conclusions doesn’t always make for happy landings. Learn to give others the benefit […]
“Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble” (Mt 6:34). No one is ever crushed by the burden of the day. It’s when we add yesterday’s failures and tomorrow’s worries that souls buckle under the load. Mercies in the morning match […]
“I thought about my ways, and turned my feet to Your testimonies. I made haste, and did not delay to keep Your commandments” (Ps 119:59-60). Sometimes the shortest way forward is to go back where you got off the track. It’s not a mistake to reverse if you’re on the wrong road. And if we […]
“…You do not know what will happen tomorrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away” (Jas 4:14). A rich man without God is just a poor man with money. If we don’t want to end up wise for time but a fool […]
“Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one” (Col 4:6). Some people, when they speak, somehow can be both blunt and pointed! They feel they haven’t told the truth unless it hurts. But tact is the art of making a point without […]
“Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in heaven. Your faithfulness endures to all generations…” (Ps 119:89-90). Human opinions are in a constant state of flux, changing over time. But truth is eternal. It’s disastrous to confuse them. Jesus said it was the difference between building on rock or sand. […]