“Brethren, I count not myself yet to have laid hold: but one thing I do, forgetting the things which are behind, and stretching forward to the things which are before. I press on toward the goal unto the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”Philippians 3:13-14 ASV Disappointment and grief will hold […]
“Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour”1 Peter 5:8 KJV You have an enemy who would love to destroy you. But don’t worry – because greater is Jesus in you than the devil or anything in the world (1 John 4:4). This […]
Today is filled with opportunities for great things to happen! But it’s also filled with opportunities for negative things to happen. For example, you will probably have a few opportunities to be disappointed and discouraged. We can’t stop these opportunities – but we don’t have to indulge in them. If we learn how to deal […]
“Therefore do not worry or be anxious (perpetually uneasy, distracted), saying, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’ For the [pagan] Gentiles eagerly seek all these things; [but do not worry,] for your heavenly Father knows that you need them.” Matthew 6:31-32 […]
“Will all your worries add a single moment to your life?” Matthew 6:27 TLB Some people just love to worry – and yet worrying doesn’t add any value to your life. In fact, worrying steals life from you – it won’t ever add life. WebMD tells us that “chronic worry and emotional stress can trigger […]
“You can’t worship two gods at once. Loving one god, you’ll end up hating the other. Adoration of one feeds contempt for the other. You can’t worship God and Money both.” Matthew 6:24 MSG It’s not wrong to have money but it is wrong for money to have you! You can have God and money, […]
“I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace. In the world you have tribulation and distress and suffering, but be courageous [be confident, be undaunted, be filled with joy]; I have overcome the world.” [My conquest is accomplished, My victory abiding.]”John 16:33 AMP The Christian life isn’t a trouble-free life; […]
“41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. 42 And they did all eat, and were filled. 43 And they […]
Jesus had been teaching the multitudes all day and it was now late (Mark 6:34-35). It’s recorded that there were 5000 men in this multitude – these men seem to have been more concerned with what Jesus had to say (spiritual food) than with what their stomachs were saying. This is a miracle: 5000 men […]
When you think of God supplying your needs, what do you picture? A lot of us limit what we see because we think according to the world’s standards. One of God’s names is El Shaddai which means ‘all-sufficient, all-bountiful God who satisfies and supplies’. God’s desire is that you have more than enough so that […]