While we usually think of this time of year as a time of being with family and friends, a time of great joy, the fact is for many, it is one of the worst times of the year. Many people dread the holiday ...
... to the Lord. (NIV) Colossians 3:18-20
The desire of God is to establish and uphold a Christian home for all people. A Christian marriage involves a man and woman, both believers (preferably), living ...
“Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them.” (NIV) John 14:23
The word strive denotes fighting, making a huge effort ...
... meet in my home country, they are only willing to volunteer only when there is something in it for them. That attitude is not even approved by the world let alone in Christendom. Throughout every year, ...
... home this eternal truth when he stated that, one does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God (Matthew 4:4).
Now, in scripture, the use of the word selah or sela, ...
... she asked. "Why, of course!" he bellowed. "Then which of your statements did God believe?" The flush on his cheeks made it obvious that her discerning question had hit home. Too often our prayers are nothing ...
... to pose this question to you; “Are you prepared for the answer to your prayers?”
This story might be a little out of the way but I would like to share that to bring home the message. In a conversation ...
... of life. We wake up rushing to work; come home thinking of bills. We seldom have time alone with God, meditating on His Word, and praising Him. But it is in the silent time we share with God that we can ...
... a new home for the righteous. Thus, double kindness awaits the obedient.
Dear reader, you have nothing to lose but so much to gain if you obey God. His kindness you are assured of both on this earth ...
... to build a little hut out of the wrecked ship to protect him from the elements, and also to store his few possessions.
One day after hunting for food he came home to find his little hut in flames, with ...
... has done for us. Why? Do we think that going to sleep at night and waking up in the morning is ordinary? Is it “normal”? Leaving home to work or school and back seem “normal” to many of us. We get to eat ...
... away from his home to a faraway place. He had deceived his father and also cheated the brother of his blessings. Jacob had to survive all alone in the plain to the extent of using a stone as a pillow. ...
“Your attitude should be the same as Christ Jesus.” (NIV) Philippians 2:5
There is a joke about a man who visited a rich man’s home. And everything he requested, the house help offered him choices to ...
... standards of what is good and morally acceptable to overrule every word of God. It is now time for us to reverse the status quo or we perish in our sins.
As we focus on "The Christian home" for this ...
... say. Our behaviour reflects who we are. Every Christian is a child of God, belongs to God and has a special home where God is. It is the expectation of God that our actions and inactions bring glory and ...
"We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God." (NIV) 2 Corinthians 5:20
Christians are simply ambassadorial ...
... homes and schools, it is not out of the norm to tell lies to serve as cover-ups or cheat in exams. Any individual who decides to stand out of the crowd in such situations is often belittled for taking ...
... to what Jesus commands his disciples, we have to assess what we are aiming at. You may strike out on earth, but the chief goal of life is to hit home with God. Make sure you are swinging for that heavenly ...
... is expelled, the birds that praise You every morning and remind us to do same, a place we can call home, even if homeless we find a sleeping place. Lord we continue to thank you for the food you give us, ...
... or argument or anger.
Many homes and friendships have been broken because, during an argument or misunderstanding, tempers went high and unwholesome words were dished out from the mouths of persons involved, ...
