Selah!
From the Lord comes deliverance. May your blessing be on your people! Selah. (NIV) Psalm 3:8
The power of God’s word cannot be overstated, as scripture is filled with constant reminders to that effect. ...
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The most shameful and stigmatized death: death on the cross
... is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him? (Psalm 8:4)
You may also read Heb 11 that mentions the honour roll, men and women of faith who stood every test of time.
Hebrews ...
Seeing through the dark
“I lift my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” (NIV) Psalm 121:1-2
The “dark” in the title stands for difficulties and ...
Are you spending time with God?
Bible reading: Psalm 73
Life can be frustrating at times, especially during those times when we see other people prosper while not giving one thought about the Lord nor spiritual things. Their lives ...
The valid worry: Investing in Christ
... him for He cares (Psalm 55:22, 1 Peter 5:7). This is the foundation of our hope. It is what sustains us as believers.
As Matthew 6: 25-34 encourages us, we must not worry about life issues, instead, ...
Prayer list
... a deep sense of intimacy and connection with Him. It's about learning to speak to Him honestly, knowing that He hears and understands our every word (Psalm 34:17). It's about listening for His gentle whisper ...
When we pray
“Your name, O Lord, endures forever; your fame, O Lord, is known to every generation” (NLT) Psalm 135:13
Bible reading: Psalm 134, 135 & 136
The Holy Bible encourages us to pray without ceasing ...
Doubting the Lord's goodness
... psalmist in Psalm 62:1-2: “I wait quietly before God, for my victory comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken”. But, to my surprise issues got tougher, ...
Trusting in God’s Control
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from my cries of anguish? My God, I cry out by day, but you do not answer, by night, but I find no rest.” (NIV) Psalm ...
Divine gaze
... boy turned king, who faced numerous trials and enemies throughout his life. Despite the odds stacked against him, David found strength in knowing that God's eyes were upon him. In Psalm 34:15, David writes, ...
The price too high to pay
... Samuel 24:24
Additional reading: Micah 6:8; Psalm 22:3
Often, the weight of God’s ultimate sacrifice lurks around my thoughts. It provokes a higher level of commitment and a state of re-examination ...
Be puzzled by the works of God
"Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite." (NIV) Psalm 147:5
Some time ago, I had a message from a friend which reads, “it rained fishes in Thailand”. I then replied, ...
The awesomeness of God
"O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! ” (NIV) Psalm 8:1
Bible reading: Psalm 8
Psalm 8 is one of my favourite chapters in the bible because of its rich description of the ...
God of the Storm
Our scripture reading today is one of the shorter Psalms in the Bible but even so, packs a powerful message. As you are reading through this Psalm, try to imagine that you have no prior knowledge of ...
He is with you
... a silver platter.
The Bible admonishes us to commit our ways to the Lord, trust in Him, and He shall bring them to pass (Psalm 37:5). In planning, there is a need to first and foremost tell and commit ...
Remember the God of the beginning
... there may be gray areas of battles and struggles (1Samuel 2:6-8, Psalm 139: 1-18). In either way, we are likely to miss the source of all things altogether - God. The one swimming in favour may become ...
The “will never” God
... long as it’s from a broken, contrite, willing and cheerful heart (Psalm 51:17, 2 Corinthians 9:7). Do you remember the story of the widow who gave two coins (Mark 12:41-44)? She gave all she had. The same ...
Expectations and disappointments belong to God
“For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: he putteth down one, and setteth up another” (KJV) Psalm 75:6-7
As the New Year zips by, one ...
New Beginning
... day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers." (NIV) Psalms 1:1 – 3
God in His infinite wisdom ...
Magnificence
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” (NIV) Psalm 139:14
Have you ever wondered why among the millions of sperms, you were the ...