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GENTLENESS SHOWS OUR FAITH IN THE LORD IS REAL

BIBLE PASSAGE: Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. (Matthew 11:29) MEDITATION: “Gentleness” is defined as “the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered”. Jesus was the epitome of gentleness and those who belong to Him should … Continue reading

NOTHING CAN COMPARE WITH THE LOVE AND GOODNESS OF THE LORD

BIBLE PASSAGE: But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the LORD’s praise, for he has been good to me. (Psalm 13:5-6) MEDITATION: We live in a world where love is often tainted by conditions. As long as things are going well, love flows freely, but whenever … Continue reading

FINDING AND RECEIVING THE STRENGTH TO OVERCOME WEARINESS

BIBLE PASSAGE: Look to the LORD and His strength; seek His face always. (Psalm 105:4) MEDITATION: We all experience times of tiredness and weariness. No matter how much or what we want to do, we just don’t have the energy we need. The world of medicine has created all kinds drugs to help us in … Continue reading

THE BIBLE TELLS US HOW WE CAN KNOW GOD AND NOT JUST KNOW ABOUT HIM

BIBLE PASSAGE: Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. (1 John 4:8) MEDITATION: If we want to ‘know’ God, then we need to adopt His characteristics. The Bible tells us that not only does God love, but He represents love. Only a loving God would create a plan of salvation … Continue reading

LIVING AN ENRICHED LIFE PROMISED TO THOSE WHO LOVE THE LORD

BIBLE GATEWAY: Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. (John 14:19) MEDITATION: Jesus told His disciples that there would soon be a time when the world would not see Him anymore, but they would still see Him. Not only would they … Continue reading

CONFIRMING OUR FAITH IN THE LORD

BIBLE PASSAGE: Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. (John 14:12) MEDITATION: If you ask someone if they believe in Jesus Christ, most would say, “Of course I do”. … Continue reading

PRAYING FOR OTHERS IS A BLESSING FOR CHRISTIANS AND GLORIFIES THE LORD

BIBLE PASSAGE: With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may bring to fruition your every desire for goodness and your every deed prompted by faith. (2 Thessalonians 1:11) MEDITATION: Have you ever felt burdened to pray for … Continue reading

GETTING OVER THE DISCOURAGEMENT OF PREVIOUS FAILURES

BIBLE PASSAGE: Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, (Philippians 3:13) MEDITATION: Satan has an arsenal of many weapons used to lure us away from the Lord, to render us ineffective as … Continue reading

THE LORD BLESSES THOSE WHO HAVE SINCERELY CHOSEN TO FOLLOW HIM

BIBLE PASSAGE: It is the LORD your God you must follow, and him you must revere. Keep his commands and obey him; serve him and hold fast to him. (Deuteronomy 13:4) MEDITATION: We live in a world that promotes “Get all you can by doing as little as you can”. It is not the kind … Continue reading

WHEN YOU ARE LONELY, YOU HAVE AN ENCOURAGING FRIEND AVAILABLE

BIBLE PASSAGE: You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them (those who deny that Jesus is from God and who have the spirit of the world), because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. (1 John 4:4) MEDITATION: Some people say that it is … Continue reading

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