BIBLE PASSAGE: “If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?” (1 John 3:17) MEDITATION: Would others describe you as someone who is generous, or stingy? According to the bible, a stingy person is one … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness—in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, and which now at his appointed season he has … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. (Acts 16:25) MEDITATION: How many times have you started out the day feeling good, but suddenly somebody said or did something that ruined your entire day? When that happens, you are disappointed that … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Give us this day our daily bread. (Matthew 6:11) MEDITATION: Jesus often reminded His followers not to worry. He told them not to be anxious about tomorrow’s needs or potential problems. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. (Matthew 6:34) Jesus … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. (2 Timothy 1:7) MEDITATION: Fear can be one of the most debilitating emotions we can have. It can prevent us from being successful in anything we do. It can stunt the improvement … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 MEDITATION: In God’s perfect design for our lives, He has planned for times of fruitfulness and activity. For our benefit, He will also build in times of quiet and rest. There will be times when He asks … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Those who live according to the sinful nature have their minds set on what that nature desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. (Romans 8:5) MEDITATION: Jesus promised the Holy Spirit to all those who belong to Him. The Holy Spirit was … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:31) MEDITATION: When a lawyer asked Jesus to tell him the most important of all the commands from God, Jesus responded with the top two on the list. The first is: Love the Lord your God with … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. (1 Corinthians … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Now be pleased to bless the house of Your servant, that it may continue forever in Your sight; for You, O Sovereign Lord, have spoken, and with Your blessing the house of Your servant will be blessed forever.” (2 Samuel 7:29) MEDITATION: Receiving God’s blessings is something that many Christians struggle with. … Continue reading