“The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”Luke 6:45 ESVIt’s important to look after your heart because all of life flows from it. You say what you say […]
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”Philippians 4:7 KJV Peace doesn’t happen by accident. Joy doesn’t happen by accident. Emotions don’t just happen to you […]
“Don’t worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks for what you have.” –Philippians 4:6 ERV Worry is the state of being anxious and troubled over actual or potential problems. It’s really just the result of focusing on the negative around you, or worse: the potential negative (nothing […]
“Always be filled with joy in the Lord. I will say it again. Be filled with joy.”Philippians 4:4 ERV“Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice.”Philippians 4:4 KJV Paul is writing from prison. He’s in prison because he’s living out his faith in Christ and fulfilling His calling by telling others about Jesus. He […]
“And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the Son of David; they were sore displeased.” Matthew 21:15 KJV The religious folk saw the wonderful things Jesus was doing: healing the sick, raising the dead, cleansing the lepers, […]
“In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth…”Luke 10:21 KJVCan you imagine what it looked like when Jesus rejoiced? I’m pretty sure it wasn’t a quiet and reserved “hallelujah”. If He was anointed with the oil of gladness more than anyone else then I […]
Jesus was the happiest person on earth (Hebrews 1:9). He certainly wasn’t boring, and He attracted multitudes of people (even the worst of sinners) to Himself. They wanted to get close to Him and hear what He had to say (Luke 15:1). Children loved Jesus and He loved children (Matthew 19:14). Children are generally a […]
“Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.” Hebrews 1:9 KJV What picture you have in your mind of Jesus? Most of us picture a solemn, quiet, pale and sickly looking man who is very serious and hardly cracks a […]
“That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these things write we unto you, that your joy may be full.”1 John 1:3-4 KJVWe all want our joy to be […]
We need to know how God sees success.Success is being able to say as the Apostle Paul said:7 I have fought an excellent fight. I have finished my full course and I’ve kept my heart full of faith.2 Timothy 4:7-8 The Passion Translation (TPT)The first thing that I want you to see here is that […]