Receptive Heart
... and carefully listens to God, trembles and readily allows the seed (word of God) to grow in it (Isaiah 66:2). It respects God’s word and listens to others irrespective of their class in society (Psalm ...
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How beautiful are those who preach the Good News
... himself as a preacher, Solomon declares that life is like "vanity of vanities". He found no value in his life, even as a highly respected king. At the end of the day, this accomplished nothing for Solomon. ...
Be a Jonathan
... of saving others against the evil acts of your loved ones or act as Jonathan? He continually protected David, his good friend, against the evil plots of his father irrespective of the blood relation, and ...
A simple act of care
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household ...
Wise words
... prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect…” We must be willing to show gentleness and respect to those who ...
The Power of Words
... will you say hurtful words to that child? No! This is because you respect your mentor so much to hurt his or her child with your words. Similarly, that person you are angry with is a child of God and so ...
Slow to anger
... to the early church, wrote, "Be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath". I'm sure he saw this modelled in Jesus many times over. Respectful listening keeps anger under control and promotes righteousness. ...
Pressing towards the goal
"No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead". (NLT) Philippians 3:13
Bible reading: Philippians ...
Money and marriage
... think I could get a little respect, considering that I’m the one who makes the money to keep this family going.”
Money and marriage can be a source of stress and problem for couples whether they earn ...
Faithfulness in marriage, purity in celibacy
... the church” (NLT) Ephesians 5:22; 25
“So again I say, each man must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband” (NLT) Ephesians 5:33
How do you deal with "emotional unfaithfulness"? ...
Commitment in marriage
... war between spouses. A marriage described as a palace of peace must begin with commitment to love, respect and be faithful to each other in the marriage.
If you were to hold a lump of dark green clay ...
Decisions Determine Destiny
“But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. Where you die I will ...
Stewards as parents
... I was not amused at all, so I sought to correct the child, but his father sharply said, “he is only a child”. Many adults are arrogant, disrespectful and feel the world owes them everything not because ...
Vitamin C’s for marriage
... we handle, respect, and expect outcomes in marriage. Always take decisions and act with consideration and inputs from your spouse. No matter how compatible a couple maybe, there will be times of tension ...
Responsible parenting (II)
... punishment. We must discipline children in the correct, God-given way outlined in the Bible! If they don’t learn to respect authority in the home, we cannot expect them to do so in society. We want to ...
Responsible parenting
... failed in this important area. Children are getting into trouble at a younger & younger age. There is no respect for authority in all areas. This is very alarming to me as it should be to others too. ...
Happy Mother's Da
... and honors it. She seeks godliness in her life so that she can rear her children to honor God in their lives as well. She respects God’s institution of marriage and is faithful no matter what difficulties ...
Like the plantain tree
... to take the good news to everybody irrespective of their location, gender, or religious ideologies. If a tree can ensure its continuity and eliminate its extinction, we can do better.
The second characteristic ...
The patriarchs of today
... that one of the first purposes of a husband (or wife if husband is absent) is to be a patriarch of the home. This urges the respective parent to try as much as possible to perform this primary job and ...
An unlimited life
“And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. ” (NIV) 1 John 5:11-12 ...