BIBLE PASSAGE: “If you love me, keep my commands.” (John 14:15) MEDITATION: I have heard Christians say, “I just can’t seem to connect with the Lord” or “Jesus just doesn’t seem as real to me as He does to other believers”. Others ask, “Why don’t I feel the Holy Spirit’s presence in my life?“ When … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: 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 1:20-21) MEDITATION: Have you ever gone through a time when you … Continue reading
As believers, God has given us spiritual gifts to be used effectively in expanding His ministry on earth. One of those gifts is Organization and when it is effectively used, it will contribute to the Lord’s purpose. We may not think of organization as a spiritual gift, but it is an important one for being … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.” (Psalm 42:5) MEDITATION: Here’s a thought to have during the storms of life: “I am growing through God’s plan for me.” What is His plan for … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Therefore He is able to save completely those who come to God through Him, because He always lives to intercede for them.” (Hebrews 7:25) MEDITATION: Have you ever felt you were all alone when a struggle hits your life? Satan can use those times to make you think that everyone else is going … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; therefore he will rise up to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!” (Isaiah 30:18) MEDITATION: Many times the Lord will deliberately delay answers to our prayers so that He may be gracious … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:20-21) MEDITATION: In order to “connect” … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were … Continue reading
BIBLE PASSAGE: Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me. (Revelation 3:20) MEDITATION: In Revelation we see that Jesus indicates He wants a relationship with us. Try to visualize someone knocking … Continue reading