While He spoke these things to them, behold , a ruler came and worshiped Him saying, 'My daughter has just died, but come lay your hand on her and she will live.' - Matthew 9:18 REFERENCE Matthew 9:18-26 This man was asking for medicine after death. No right thinking physician wants to go administer treatment to a dead body, but Jesus is no ordinary Physician – He is Lord over both life and death – He is a Physician, even after death, for He is the resurrection and the life. The fact that this man came to...
Not with eyeservice, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, with goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men. - Ephesians 6:6-7 REFERENCE Ephesians 6:5-8 As Christians, we should be guided by the principles in the Word of God concerning different aspects of life. As it regards the works of our hands or serving others, the Word of God recommends that we do it to please God; not our employers or those in authority over us, and definitely not in eye service. Our assignment therefore is to...
For if you remain completely silent at this time, relief and deliverance will arise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father’s house will perish. Yet who knows whether you have come to the kingdom for such a time as this? ~ Esther 4:14 REFERENCE Esther 4:1-14 God is interested in getting His blessings to us, so we can extend them to others. Genesis 12:1-3 alludes to this truth; He made Abraham great, and blessed him, so that all nations would be blessed through him. Whatever resource God has blessed you with (a position of...
And he moved from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. So he called its name Rehoboth, because he said, 'For now the LORD has made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land.' - Genesis 26:22 REFERENCE Genesis 26:12-22 One of the devil’s deceptions is to make people think they have lost time and opportunity, and that starting all over again may be too difficult, if not impossible. We see in our society today many people who have bought into this ‘lie’ and have given up on themselves....
Then God said, 'Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth'; and it was so. - Genesis 1:11 REFERENCE Genesis 1:11-12 A seed is the propagative part of a plant. It contains the embryo that gives rise to a new entity and it is the vehicle of reproduction. An endless multiplication of life is contained in the seed; the seed has all the roots, stem, branches, bark, flowers, leaves and the fruits, which in turn contains...
I say to you, though he will not rise and give to him because he is his friend, yet because of his persistence he will rise and give him as many as he needs. - Luke 11:8 REFERENCE Luke 11:5-13 This passage further reinforces the fact that “You will not necessarily get what you deserve in life (for it was recorded that the man did not answer the petitioner though he was his friend), you will only get what you demand.” (Yes it is recorded that the petitioner’s request was granted because of his persistence). Life on earth...
But He turned and rebuked them, and said, “You do not know what manner of spirit you are of. - Luke 9:55 REFERENCE Luke 9:51-56 Love is one of the most frequently used words and talked about concepts, yet it is the most difficult to practice. Many people don’t even want to hear the word again because, it either places a demand on them or it has been used to take advantage of them. However, as Christians, love is and will always be our BRAND. Jesus said, “…by this shall all men know you are My disciples…”...
And David said, 'What have I done now? Is there not a cause?' - I Samuel 17:29 REFERENCE l Samuel 17:26-29 God had a purpose for you to fulfill on earth before He allowed you to be conceived by your mother. So, no matter the circumstances surrounding your birth, you are significant in God’s scheme of things. At some point in your life, the question of why you are here will surface, especially as you mature in age. How you answer this question will determine how you see, interact with, and impact the world. It is therefore important...
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends. - John 15:13 REFERENCE John 15:9-14 Yesterday, we talked about love not just being in our speech but in our actions. Today’s text further buttresses that truth. True love (God’s kind) can only be measured by the sacrifices you are willing to make for the people connected to you. A sacrifice means you are ready to give up something of value (money, time, comfort, etc), for the sake of others. The account in Mark 2:1-12 is a good point of...
Then they came to Him, bringing a paralytic who was carried by four men. And when they could not come near Him because of the crowd, they uncovered the roof where He was… - Mark 2:3-4 REFERENCE Mark 2:1-12 Jesus Christ became the embodiment of love by dying for us. And He commanded us to show this same love to others. So, as Christ-like ones, we ought to live and show love to others in deeds and not in speeches. Love, as an action word, must be demonstrated. It is not enough to theorize about love in our...