SCRIPTURE: The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.” (Jeremiah 31:3) MEDITATION: You know those times when things seem to be going all wrong? You feel that if ‘just one more thing’ happens, you will blowup. Some things … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. (Colossians 3:15) MEDITATION: Have you ever heard the phrase, “You can call me anything, but don’t call me late for dinner”? It is a funny quote but it can sometimes … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. (Colossians 1:27) MEDITATION: No matter what is going on in our life, we can still have a feeling that there is a void in our life that … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: “His eyes are on the ways of mortals; He sees their every step.” (Job 34:21) MEDITATION: Whenever you do something that you know is wrong, do your ever think “I hope nobody sees me”? What happens when we get caught? We want to blame someone else, don’t we? In fact we can invent … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. (James 2:26) MEDITATION: The basic message from James is, “Faith that does nothing is dead!” Faith is not the belief that God will do what we want; faith is the belief that God will do what is right. … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us. (Romans 5:3-5) MEDITATION: What kind of … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You. (Isaiah 26:3) MEDITATION: If we asked everyone what they would like to have most in life, many would respond with ‘happiness’ or ‘peace’. We can have moments of happiness, but that doesn’t mean we have a lasting … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. (Psalms 84:2) MEDITATION: People feel all kinds of loneliness in their lives at times. It is a feeling of aloneness so strong that it seems like there is no one else … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: “The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.” (John 6:63) MEDITATION: According to God’s Word, if we want to “really live” here on earth, then we need to have His Spirit actively living within us. If we depend … Continue reading
SCRIPTURE: He who walks righteously and speaks what is right, who rejects gain from extortion and keeps his hand from accepting bribes, who stops his ears against plots of murder and shuts his eyes against contemplating evil; this is the man who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. His … Continue reading