Do not fear therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. - Matthew 10:31 REFERENCE Matthew 6:26-30 & Matthew 10:29-31 The God of heaven clothes the lilies and gives the flowers their beautiful colors. Not a bird falls to the ground without His permission; so even when the hunter takes aim, it is only by the will of God that his aim hits a bird. How do birds get their daily supply of food without toiling? How do they live without a care when they keep nothing in store? Do they fall sick, and when they do,...
And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make. - Jeremiah 18:4 REFERENCE Jeremiah 18:1-6 The potter works by throwing a lump of clay on a turning wheel, while he uses his hands to mould and shape whatever vessel he desires. Like the clay vessel on the Potter’s wheel, you may feel like you have just been going round in circles and life doesn’t make sense again; but irrespective of where you are now...
Now Samuel did not yet know the LORD, nor was the word of the LORD yet revealed to him. - I Samuel 3:7 REFERENCE I Samuel 3:1-9 Though Samuel had been ministering in the temple of God for some years, he still didn't know the Lord. He read the scrolls, but it was just a closed book to him, and he never received a word from God through it or from it. It is possible to be serving in church and not know the God of the church. You can be so faithful and overburdened with church activities...
But he said to them, "Do not be alarmed. You seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He is risen! He is not here..." - Mark 16:6 REFERENCE Mark 16:1-8 You will very well remember that Pilate, at the behest of the chief priests and Pharisees, commanded the tomb of Jesus to be secured with a large stone, sealed with an ‘official seal,’ and also that a guard of soldiers should be set around it. All these were attempts by the powers of hell to seal the fate of the ‘crucified’ Savior in the tomb. It was to...
You will arise and have mercy on Zion; for the time to favor her, yes, the set time, has come. - Psalm 102:13 REFERENCE Psalm 102:13-16 Time is an all-important factor in fulfilling your purpose. A lack of understanding of timing can make you miss all that God has planned for you through discouragement or lack of proper discernment. Jerusalem did not recognize (could not discern) the time of her visitation in Jesus, and she still pays for it today (Luke 19:43-44). There is a time allotted to the fulfillment of your purpose and when that time comes, everything will...
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him, and said “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 REFERENCE John 1:19-30 John the Baptist, pointing to Jesus Christ, uttered these powerful words; “Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.” That announcement changed the story of mankind forever. Jesus represents God’s love, gift and blessings to us. He became a curse that we might be blessed, He was punished for us to have peace, He became poor for our riches. His imprisonment brought us freedom,...
Now in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went to them, walking on the sea. - Matthew 14:25 REFERENCE Matthew 14:22-36 Sometimes, the journey of our lives get to a point (in the middle of it) when we are no longer certain about it; for everything around us becomes contrary to us and our voyage. This is the scenario we see in this passage with the disciples of Jesus. The wind that was supposed to aid their sail became contrary to them – threw them off balance and made them uncertain about getting to their destination. This...
A woman, when she is in labor, has sorrow because her hour has come; but as soon as she has given birth to the child, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. - John 16:21 REFERENCE John 16:21-22 Continued from yesterday… The first thing you need to know about any pregnancy is that there is the possibility of miscarriage. So you must be ready to guard your seed in prayer, ensuring that what God has placed inside of you does not go to waste. You must also...
In the same way I will not cause pain without allowing something new to be born,” says the Lord. “If I cause you the pain, I will not stop you from giving birth to your new nation,” says your God. - Isaiah 66:9 (New Century Version) REFERENCE Isaiah 66:7-9 The labor room is the birthing place of all new life - the place of bringing forth, a place where miracles are birthed, where you push and travail. Everything that was created that you see today was as a result of the birthing process and it was birthed by somebody through travail. Thomas...
Look!” he answered, “I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God.” Daniel 1:25 REFERENCE Daniel 3:1-25 Continued from yesterday… When Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego refused to bow, news got to king Nebuchadnezzar. Why? Because once you decide to stand for righteousness and not bow or compromise, you make enemies; people will ostracize and smear your name. Imagine all the thoughts Satan would have beleaguered their minds with as they chose to ‘stand.’ “How can you give up your...