What must come first
... camps, seeking good lives and protection for ourselves and our families. We fast for days and cry out to God to hear our pleas. In fact, we do everything possible to catch God's attention. But here’s the ...
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The Father's wil
... this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.”
Dear reader, if we stop praying there exists the possibility that almost nothing good would happen in our lives; consolidating our ...
This is God’s will for you!
... with thankfulness in my heart because I belong to him; and because I do, He wills every challenging circumstance, whether good or bad for my good always.
Beloved, it is hard to be grateful to God when ...
Say a prayer of thanksgiving
... show your gratitude for all He does for you each day. Growing up, young children are taught to say please and thank you. It is not only good manners to say thank you, but should be something we want to ...
Home alone for the holiday
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 ...
Holiday blues
... Shopping, entertaining, and traveling are fun but they can be exhausting. The inevitable frustrations of daily living continue to occur during the holiday. This season of good cheer has the potential to ...
Developing an attitude of thanksgiving and gratitude
... David proved to be a real poster child of thanksgiving, advertising to the world the faithfulness and goodness of our Lord.
David had one of the most challenging lives ever recorded in the annals of ...
Ungratefulness
... unholy, without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good, traitors, heady, high-minded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God” 2Tim ...
This is God’s will for you!
... with thankfulness in my heart because I belong to him; and because I do, He wills every challenging circumstance, whether good or bad for my good always.
Beloved, it is hard to be grateful to God when ...
Give God thanks!
... show your gratitude for all He does for you each day. Growing up, young children are taught to say please and thank you. It is not only good manners to say thank you but should be something we want to ...
Thanksgiving through worship
... salary, promotion, new car or house. Consequently, days, weeks or months we or our families spent away from the hospital little crosses our minds. The truth is the savings made from good health could be ...
He keeps watch over you
... way prosperous, and then you shall have good success." (RSV) Joshua 1:8
My day started with some "showers of blessing" in my area and as I went about doing my household chores, I thought of God’s hand ...
Difficulties abound in life, but take heart! (Part 2)
... our previous devotional, these three principles were considered. We can develop a good relationship with God, even during turbulent times in life. We learn that God is still God. Our blessings must never ...
Difficulties abound in life, but take heart! (Part 1)
... to you that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world". (John 16:33)
The life of a man who will not cry out (i.e. the meaning of ...
Don’t hurt love to hurt yourself
... our lives (Matthew 5:43-48), for God is love (1 John 4:16).
The author and poet Najwa Zebian beautifully captures an aspect of love that reminds us to deal healthily with love, for our (own) good:
“……If ...
Perseverance
... days. I was in the first year, second semester then. After a lecture one afternoon, I came back to my room to pack my things and quit school for good. The reason was simple; it was my second lecture for ...
Parents as Teachers for Children
... will be a good legacy we can leave every child: - ours or not, it doesn’t matter. God makes them understand more than we can imagine.
2 Timothy1:5 says, “I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that ...
A virtuous wife
"A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value. She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life." (NIV) ...
A beautiful life
"Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” (NIV) Psalm 34:12-14 ...
The man who abounds with blessings
... with the major aim of having a good financial standing in society. In today’s world, the case isn’t different, only that it has risen.
The Bible makes us understand that in the last days, people will ...