WHAT IS PREVENTING ME FROM EXPERIENCING JOY IN MY LIFE AS A CHRISTIAN? BIBLE PASSAGE: Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the Lord’s people. (Philemon 1:7) MEDITATION: The word ‘joy’ (or some form of it) is mentioned in the scriptures over 240 times. Since … Continue reading
WHAT IS DIFFERENT ABOUT YOU, NOW THAT YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN? BIBLE PASSAGE: As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins, in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work … Continue reading
WE CANNOT BECOME A CHRISTIAN AND NOT BECOME A NEW PERSON BIBLE PASSAGE: Therefore, if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17) MEDITATION: Have you ever known someone who suddenly changed from the person you knew and became … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.” (Job 13:15) MEDITATION: There are seasons in life when Heaven seems silent, prayers seem unanswered, and every step forward feels heavier than the last. Those are the moments that reveal whether our faith is built on God’s blessings or on God Himself. The … Continue reading
SOME SCRIPTURES PROVIDE ADVICE SPECIFICALLY FOR CHRISTIANS BIBLE PASSAGE: Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. (1 John 3:18) MEDITATION: When the scriptures use the words, “Dear children”, we know they are speaking directly to those who have surrendered their lives to the Lord. Of course, … Continue reading
SINCE I AM A CHRISTIAN, DO I HAVE A NEED FOR REPENTANCE? BIBLE PASSAGE: I have strayed like a lost sheep. Seek your servant, for I have not forgotten your commands. (Psalms 119:176) MEDITATION: There is only One who knows us well enough to provide exactly what we need, at exactly the right time. When … Continue reading