Love makes it easier
... or working hard. This implies there is a difficulty that has to be overcome by exercising strength. It is the pull of the flesh which makes it hard to please God so that we need to strive (Gal. 5:17). ...
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Serving One Another Through Love
... to maintain strength, health, and vitality, every member of the body must function and serve others. The same applies to Christians.
To serve one another in love, we must realize our importance in the ...
Pray for one another
... requests of their expectations for a better year. Many times, these prayer requests center on us and our well-being, our families and friends. Hardly do we extend these prayers to fellow saints/Christians ...
When we pray
... (1 Thessalonians 5:17) and as Christians, we know that prayer is key to solving every situation. But the issue lies in what we do or say when we pray. How do we pray?
As the year gradually folds up, ...
When God speaks (Part II)
... (and likely meditation on God’s word, reading of scripture and prayers). He just took things for granted. In connection to our times, do we ward off lies and temptations through frequent spiritual exercises ...
When God speaks (Part I)
... told of ‘a certain old prophet’ (1Kings 13:11) who came in the way of the man of God mainly to distract him with lies. Unfortunately, the man of God yielded to the deception. And like the hymnist (Horatio ...
God in the changing world
... engage in all sinful ways to obtain physical wealth. Ephesians 4:28 still applies; thieves should steal no more and work with their hands.
Frequent family breakdown is another new practice. God expects ...
Refocusing
... cannot walk so it relies on the feet to move it and the rest of the body cannot see so it relies on the eyes to guide it safely. As Christians, we need to use what we have to serve God by serving others ...
He is with you
... A popular Scottish proverb goes, “If wishes were horses, beggars would ride”-this implies that we just can’t daydream, but we need to act on them for our plans to work because nothing can be earned on ...
Death before life
... wars AGAINST the mind which is controlled by the spirit. But as your spirit feeds on God's word and prays, the grace of God multiplies and your spirit receives training from the Holy Spirit. Your spirit ...
I will enter His gates
... road carnages. Our hearts and prayers are with families that lost loved ones. On the other hand, we have to be thankful to God for preserving our lives.
Dear beloved, we have a lot to be grateful 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 ...
The cost of following Christ
... This implies that immediately we decide to follow Christ, there is no looking back. Unfortunately, that is not the case. I am as guilty as you are. How many times have we not focused on our ploughing and ...
Standing out from the crowd
... 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 ...
Be truthful
... corresponding to fact or reality.
Truth is very important. We should know that God hates lies and deception. Jesus Christ is the truth (John 14:6). We also know that the truth sets us free. (John 8:31-32). ...
Be a Jonathan
... one another, build a legacy for our families and others. Let us not cleave to the world but rather adhere to words from the good book that inspire and direct our paths every day to be good stewards and ...
Spiritual Eyes
... can we be intentional? What can we do to refocus our minds in good times and bad? I think part of the answer lies in Paul’s words from verse 18: “So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is ...
The evidence of our faith (Part two)
... it becomes baseless and deniable. The apostle Paul focuses primarily on the duty of relatives in their own families (and specifically widows) in the first devotional. I want us to cruise through the Christian ...
The evidence of our faith (Part one)
... families and communities: a relative who may have lost the partner or a breadwinner, wife who has been widowed, and a husband who has become a widower, children who are orphaned and helpless, etc. And ...
Is Your Seed Worthy Enough?
... into the institution. This also applies to admissions into the Kingdom of God.
In the Kingdom of God. We are required to give our whole life to God and walk in His path. In doing so, he will give us ...