... Acts 4:11-12.
The Bible likens Jesus Christ to a Stone. I have come to realize that a lot of lessons can be derived from this description and I present the first in this text.
From Genesis 11:3, it ...
... of them within half a day at most. Today, the word of our salvation is nearer than we can imagine. Jesus Christ, our refuge from sin is waiting just by to receive us if we turn away from our transgressions. ...
... as we are in this corruptible body, we are not immune to these daily sufferings and issues.
The confidence we have in Christ is the ability to go to God with all our worries, casting our burdens unto ...
“Carry each other's burdens, and in this way, you will fulfill the law of Christ.” (NIV) Galatians 6:2.
Hymn: Day by day, dear Lord
Of these three things I pray:
To see thee more clearly
Love ...
... in this world”. We are the moon and God is the Sun, so we’re expected to reflect the Sun to the world. We Christians stand before the watching-world expecting to see something in us (perhaps the humility ...
... man was and is still desperately wicked and is inclined towards sin always (Gen. 6:5). Man desperately needed a saviour in Christ Jesus to redeem him from the bondage of sin:
“But when the right time ...
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to ...
... (NLT) Mark 4:39-40
Bible reading: Mark 4:35-40
From Mark 4:35, we are told by the good book that Christ and His disciples were at one side of the river and they had to leave the crowd behind and ...
“Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus” (NIV) Philippians 2:5
In this devotional and subsequent ones in this series “The Christian Mindset”, we are going to take a trip through ...
"Furthermore, because we are united with Christ, we have received an inheritance from God, for he chose us in advance, and he makes everything work out according to his plan.” (NIV) Ephesians 1: 11 ...
... with what it must have been like for Christ to leave heaven. Usually, when we go to work, we aren’t sure if the day will be good or bad but when Jesus left heaven to dwell among sinful man, He foreknew ...
... to the Lord. (NIV) Colossians 3:18-20
The desire of God is to establish and uphold a Christian home for all people. Christian marriage involves a man and woman, both believers (preferably), living according ...
... of drawing near. Let us make a Christian home full of peace, prayer and godly provisions for ourselves and outsiders.
Love, compassion, faithfulness and humility from all partners are key to keep the ...
“But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses” (NKJV) Mathew 6:15
Anger and unforgiveness have been a thorn in the flesh of man since creation. ...
“We are Christ’s ambassadors” (NIV) 2 Corinthians 5:20a
A country selects an ambassador to represent them in the highest manner to another land. As a result, great care is taken by the president ...
... on earth. We need to entertain this feeling as Christians. As we have been born again, there's the need to help give birth to another of our kind: another Christian, another to occupy the niche you do in ...
... said, “As surely as the LORD lives, I can tell him only what the LORD tells me.” (NIV) 1 Kings 22:13-14
Christianity from the age it was established till now stands tall to many religions. The reason ...
... is a bad thing. This is rather a wise saying that will help us (Christians) understand why the world sees us as fools.
The wisdom of the world does not understand why we have to forgive people for the ...
... one of them. We all hope to achieve great education, business, marriage, and happiness in life. The most important thing we should focus on is to know Christ and be a great disciple in his Kingdom.
Those ...
... each day. It was not until I heard a song which admonished that “we have a conversation with Christ in our difficult times”, that I understood the essence of my challenge. The words of the song did not ...
