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...
Then he who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Lord, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you have not sown, and gathering where you have not scattered seed. And I was afraid, and went and hid your talent in the ground.' - Matthew 25:24-25 REFERENCE Matthew 25:14-30 Continued from yesterday… Often those with one talent fall into the temptation of despising what they have been given. They think it is too small and they complain about it like the wicked servant. Also, they think those who have more talents are better off...
And to one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one, to each according to his own ability; and immediately he went on a journey. - Matthew 25:15 REFERENCE Matthew 25:14-30 The first thing that strikes you about the parable in this passage, is the ‘seeming imbalance’ in the way the Master shared the talents amongst these servants; it looks almost unfair, but in His foreknowledge, He did it according to each person’s ability. Talents here can mean any God-given gifts, opportunities, graces, congenital blessings and life changing ideas. Although God gives us these talents...
These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world. - John 16:33 REFERENCE John 16:33 As Christians, many of us don’t want to come to terms with the truth Jesus expressed in today’s text concerning tribulation (i.e. trouble) coming to us; because trouble gets us worried, it brings discomfort, anxiety and inconvenience. Although nobody prays to have trouble, yet we experience it one way or another in our lives. The times we find ourselves in trouble,...
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...
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....
Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but when the desire comes, it is a tree of life. - Proverbs 13:12 REFERENCE Proverbs 13:12 Expectation is envisioning, the ability to foresee or look for what you believe. It is full of enthusiasm and fervor. Expectation is the magnet that attracts what you believe God for to you. It places a demand on the power of God. Many Christians have stayed at the point of believing for years without seeing tangible results. Believing for something is the first point in our faith walk, but what takes you to the point...
For the mountains shall depart And the hills be removed, But My kindness shall not depart from you, Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed, Says the LORD, who has mercy on you. - Isaiah 54:10 REFERENCE Isaiah 54:7-10 We serve a God who though has a name that is higher than every other name, still honors His Word more than His name (Psalm 138:2). This tells us that, He is bound to His Word regardless of what happens. Every word that proceeds out of the mouth of our Covenant-keeping God prospers in the purpose for which...
My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me. - John 10:27 REFERENCE John 10:27-30 Our God is a speaking God! He is always willing to instruct and guide us. Like a good parent, He wants to speak to us about our lives, families, marriage choices, business, financial investments, service to Him, ministry, etc. However, we have to consciously tune our ears to His frequency in order to hear Him. In the midst of many voices speaking today – in our minds, music, the media and social media, political and economic analysts, medical reports...
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...