Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men. – Proverbs 22:29 (KJV). DILIGENCE is one of the strongest forces on earth; it can make someone who has been labeled a failure excel and prosper exceedingly. Diligence, simply means doing something consistently until the […]

So she went away and did according to the word of Elijah; and she and he and her household ate for many days. – 1 Kings 17:15 REFERENCE 1 Kings 17:8-16 Faith is taking a risk based on God’s word; it means belief in the word of God to the point of acting on it. […]

For by You I can run against (or through) a troop, by my God, I can leap over a wall. – Psalm 18:29 (Emphasis mine). REFERENCE Psalm 18:29-39 David made this statement in our text today after God victoriously brought him through a series of life-threatening battles. He saw the mighty hand of God move […]

But when the grain ripens, immediately he puts in the sickle, because the harvest has come. – Mark 4:29   REFERENCE Mark 4:26-29   A seed is a flowering plant’s unit of reproduction, capable of developing into another such plant. It is anything that can multiply and become more if sown in the proper soil. […]

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 […]