“You are the light of the world..…Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven” (Mt 5:14, 16). Do you want to see change for the better in your family, your local church, or your community? Then today, by God’s grace, live out that […]
“So Jesus answered and said to them, ‘Have faith in God’” (Mk 11:22). The Lord loves boldness in faith! After all, faith is not believing what WE can do with a little help from God, but how God can work through us to demonstrate what only HE can do. […]
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” (Prov 3:5-6). Our pathway is not determined by chance but by choice. Nor does God’s blessing come by idly waiting or day-dreaming, but by intentionally walking and working […]
“They all were trying to make us afraid, saying, ‘Their hands will be weakened in the work, and it will not be done.’ Now therefore, O God, strengthen my hands” (Neh 6:9). The best answer to human criticism is divine success. When people seek to undermine us, turn their prediction: “their hands will be weakened,” […]
“Thus says the Lord of hosts: ‘Return to Me,’ says the Lord of hosts, ‘and I will return to you,’ says the Lord of hosts” (Zech 1:3). Has your heart wandered from Him? Our eternal Lover wants a rendezvous with you today. Find a quiet spot, and, without question, if your heart cries out for […]
“The thoughts of the righteous are right, but the counsels of the wicked are deceitful” (Prov 12:5). Human advice must be carefully weighed before it’s accepted. But David had found a consistently helpful Advisor: “Your testimonies also are my delight and my counselors” (Ps 119:24). […]
“And they sang responsively, praising and giving thanks to the Lord: ‘For He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel.’ Then all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid” (Ezra 3:11). Ever feel a bit shaky? Today […]
“But when the kindness and the love of God our Savior toward man appeared, not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to His mercy He saved us…” (Titus 3:4-5). Kindness. Love. Mercy. That’s the reason for His moving towards you, believer—not what you do, but who He is! And every day, […]
“So Gideon built an altar there to the Lord, and called it The-Lord-Is-Peace” (Jud 6:24). Isn’t this a surprise? Because God had just called Gideon to wage war against the hosts of Midian! And then we remember that peace is not the absence of turmoil, but the presence of God. […]