Indeed we count them blessed who endure. You have heard of the perseverance of Job and seen the end intended by the Lord—that the Lord is very compassionate and merciful. ~ James‬ ‭5:11‬   REFERENCE James 5:7-11   To persevere simply means your ability to stay and finish the course in whatever you are doing, […]

Bless the LORD, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits. – Psalm 103:2   REFERENCE Psalm 103:1-5   When you take a look at your life sometimes, you see someone who is committed to serving God but who doesn’t have the ‘commensurate results’ to show for it. Things have not worked out the […]

And they rose at twilight to go to the camp of the Syrians; and when they had come to the outskirts of the Syrian camp, to their surprise no one was there. – II Kings‬ ‭7:5‬ ‭   REFERENCE II Kings 7:3-8   The Israelites were experiencing a severe famine because their enemy besieged their […]

Moreover the word of the LORD came to me, saying, ‘Jeremiah, what do you see?’ And I said, ‘I see a branch of an almond tree.’ ~ Jeremiah‬ ‭1:11‬   REFERENCE Jeremiah 1:4-12   Seeing is everything – the only time Jesus ministered to someone twice was a case where He wanted the person to […]

Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? ~ Matthew‬ ‭6:27‬   REFERENCE Matthew 6:25-34   The fact that Jesus repeats over and again that believers should not worry in this passage, shows how important He considers the issue. So many of you reading this devotional would have heard this same […]

For this is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: There will always be flour and olive oil left in your containers until the time when the Lord sends rain and the crops grow again! – I Kings 17:14 (NLT)   REFERENCE I Kings 17: 8-16.   Faith is the ability to take risks, […]

Which having no captain, overseer or ruler, provides her supplies in the summer, and gathers her food in the harvest. – Proverbs 6:7-8   REFERENCE Proverbs 6:6-11   Ants are endowed with relentlessness, – the ability to keep going despite the odds. Ants do not have overseers and captains but they are self-starters, self-disciplined, self-motivated […]