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LIVING AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS (part-13)

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

LIVING AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS (part-12)

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

LIVING AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS (part-11)

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

WHEN GOD IS SILENT, THE DEPTH OF OUR FAITH IS ON TRIAL

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

LIVING AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS (part-10)

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

LIVING AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS (part-09)

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

LIVING AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS (part-08)

READING GOD’S WORD SHOULD BE A DELIGHT FOR EVERY CHRISTIAN BIBLE PASSAGE: Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others. (Philippians 2:3-4) MEDITATION: Reading the Bible should be a daily desire … Continue reading

LIVING AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS (part-07)

PLEASING GOD IS THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR CHRISTIANS BIBLE PASSAGE: Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings, or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ. (Galatians 1:10) MEDITATION: There are many outside influences … Continue reading

LIVING AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS (part-06)

“KINDNESS” IS A GODLY CHARACTERISTIC EXPECTED OF CHRISTIANS BIBLE PASSAGE: Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ, God forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32) MEDITATION: Whenever we surrender our lives to the Lord, it is a decision that calls for a change in our lives. It is also an agreement … Continue reading

LIVING AS FOLLOWERS OF JESUS (part-05)

JESUS GIVES US SOME VALUABLE ADVICE FOR LIVING AS A CHRISTIAN BIBLE PASSAGE: Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-39) MEDITATION: … Continue reading

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