“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. […]
“But let each one examine his own work, and then he will have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another” (Gal 6:4). The Lord is always available to be our Helper, and it’s great when willing workers are eager to join in, but when seeking for a helping hand, sometimes it’s best to look […]
“‘Do you understand what you are reading?’ And he said, ‘How can I, unless someone guides me?’ And he asked Philip to come up and sit with him” (Acts 8:30-31). It’s impossible for a person to learn what they think they already know. If I assume I know, or presume I don’t need to, I’ll […]
“Moses said to God, ‘Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh?’…But suppose they will not believe me…Then Moses said to the Lord, ‘O my Lord, I am not eloquent…’” (Ex 3:11; 4:1, 10). People good at excuses are seldom good at anything else. Instead of making excuses, let’s put our creative energy into […]
“He who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man suppose that he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways” (Jas 1:6-8). The undecided lose half their life in the wobble position. God speaks to […]