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WHAT COSTS YOU NOTHING TO GIVE, BUT WILL BE CHERISHED BY OTHERS?

SCRIPTURE: Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.   Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.   (1 John 4:7) And He has given us this command:   Whoever loves God must also love his brother.   (1 John 4:21) MEDITATION: If you conducted a survey … Continue reading

DO YOU NEED A FRIEND WHO UNDERSTANDS YOU AND ENCOURAGES YOU?

SCRIPTURE: “The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save.  He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”   (Zephaniah 3:17) MEDITATION: Do you think it is true to say that everyone could use a personal cheerleader? We can … Continue reading

WHAT SHOULD I DO WHEN I SUDDENLY THINK OF SOMEONE?

SCRIPTURE: In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness.  We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. (Romans 8:26) MEDITATION: Do you have an active prayer life? Do you often pray intercessory prayers for others? Have you … Continue reading

HOW GOOD IT IS TO KNOW THAT YOU ARE SPECIAL TO GOD!

SCRIPTURE: My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power. (1 Corinthians 2:4-5) MEDITATION: Paul was a unique servant of the Lord. Before He was converted to Christianity, he was … Continue reading

DO YOU REVERE CHRIST AND TREAT OTHERS WITH GENTLENESS AND RESPECT?

SCRIPTURE: But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may … Continue reading

ARE YOU ENJOYING YOUR LIFE, OR JUST TRYING TO SURVIVE IT?

SCRIPTURE: But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31) MEDITATION: Have you ever reached the point where you thought it would be great if life had a reset button? … Continue reading

DO YOU WANT TO PROSPER AND BE BLESSED?

SCRIPTURE: Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.   (Proverbs 16:20) MEDITATION: If someone told you how to prosper and be blessed, you would probably signup immediately, right? Each of us may have our own definition of prosperity, but regardless of how we define it, it is … Continue reading

WHY DO I HAVE FEELINGS OF ANXIETY AND RESTLESSNESS?

SCRIPTURE: All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts.  Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath.  But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when … Continue reading

WHERE IS THE LOVE? WHERE DOES IT COME FROM?

SCRIPTURE: But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in God’s love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life.   (Jude 20-21) MEDITATION: The Bible is a revelation of the fact that … Continue reading

WHERE IS YOUR CITIZENSHIP NOW AND WHERE WILL IT BE IN THE FUTURE?

SCRIPTURE: But our citizenship is in heaven.  And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, (Philippians 3:20) MEDITATION: Anticipation for something good can be an exciting time of life, can’t it? When is the last time you anxiously looked forward to something? What was the last thing you could hardly wait … Continue reading

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