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AS BELIEVERS, WE HAVE HELP IN COPING WITH THE PROBLEMS OF LIFE!

BIBLE PASSAGE: No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us. (Romans 8:37) MEDITATION: There are times when we experience problems in life that seem insurmountable. Even though God gave us the power of logical reasoning, there are some things that are just too difficult to work out in … Continue reading

AS CHRISTIANS, WE ARE RECIPIENTS OF GOD’S GRACE!

BIBLE PASSAGE: But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. (Ephesians 4:7) MEDITATION: When we read about the disciples of Jesus, we discover that their lives were not a bed of roses. When the Lord saves us, we become His disciples as well, so we cannot expect to live … Continue reading

GOD HAS A PROMISED HOPE FOR THOSE WHO BELONG TO HIM!

BIBLE PASSAGE: Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. (1 Corinthians 5:1) MEDITATION: We live in a world where nothing lasts forever. Time can cause even the finest and most expensive things to … Continue reading

RESTORING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD!

BIBLE PASSAGE: Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord. (Lamentations 3:40) MEDITATION: It happens gradually, doesn’t it? We might think it has happened suddenly, but when we assess where we have been and where we are now, we know that it has evolved over time. Something is … Continue reading

WHO CAN HELP ME IN MY TIMES OF DESPAIR?

BIBLE PASSAGE: So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. (Isaiah 41:10) MEDITATION: It happens to us all at some point in our lives, doesn’t it? Out of the … Continue reading

OUR FAITH AND OBEDIENCE ARE SHOWN BY OUR LEVEL OF TRUST IN THE LORD

BIBLE PASSAGE: “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal.” (Matthew 6:20) MEDITATION: Too many people are building their lives on the rock of materialism. There seems to be a deep economic discontent among people in every walk of … Continue reading

IMPATIENCE CAN CAUSE UNWANTED RESULTS

BIBLE PASSAGE: I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. (Psalm 40:1) MEDITATION: We are living in a “right now” world that does not have room for patience. There are decisions, deadlines, and actions that require our immediate attention. There is a misconception in our society that a person … Continue reading

HOW DO WE BENEFIT FROM WORRYING?

BIBLE PASSAGE: “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in … Continue reading

WHEN WE SEEK THE THINGS OF THE LORD, HE WILL PROVIDE THEM

BIBLE PASSAGE: He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To him who is thirsty I will give to drink without cost from the spring of the water of life.” (Revelation 21:6) MEDITATION: God says that only those who hunger and thirst for righteousness … Continue reading