And Nathaniel said to him, ‘Can anything good come out of Nazareth?’ Philip said to him, ‘Come and see.’ – ‭John‬ ‭1:46 REFERENCE John 1:43-48 ‬ Nathanael of Galilee describes just how many of us perceive life. He is so taken by his hometown, Galilee, that he thinks ‘the world’ of it. Interestingly, Galilee means, […]

…lest there be any FORNICATOR or PROFANE person like Esau, who for ONE MORSEL OF FOOD SOLD HIS BIRTHRIGHT. For you know that AFTERWARD, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, HE WAS REJECTED, for he FOUND NO PLACE FOR REPENTANCE, though he sought it diligently with TEARS. – Hebrews 12:16-17 (Emphasis mine). REFERENCE Hebrews […]

Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in him, but because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. – John 12:42-43 REFERENCE John 12:42-50 If you are A SUCKER for men’s praise, […]

See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise. – Ephesians 5:15 REFERENCE Ephesians 5:8-17 William Shakespeare said, “All the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” It would have been much more true to say that “All the world is a market, and all the men […]

This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles. – Psalm 34:6 REFERENCE Psalm 34:1-10 The title of today’s devotional looks paradoxical and you may be tempted to ask, “What blessing can be associated with pain?” Without a doubt, pain is a part of life mostly […]