Isa 60:1 ¶ Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you 2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. 3 The Gentiles shall come to…
UNLEASHING PERSONAL CREATIVITY.
Luk 19:3,4 And he sought to see who Jesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was of short stature. So he ran ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way. Zacchaeus shortness of stature was amply compensated by his agility…
THE RIVER OF GOD
Psa 65:9 You visit the earth and water it, You greatly enrich it; The river of God is full of water; You provide their grain, For so You have prepared it. Yahweh demonstrates his power over all the earth. The earth and all that is in it is his by right of creation. God’s provision…
THE STRENGTH OF A FATHER.
Pro 17:6 Children’s children are the crown of old men, and the glory of children is their father.(NKJV) Every father has a great desire to leave children , grand children and great grand children growing up and following the virtues he instilled in them which are likely to advance the reputation of their families. And…
TURN AND WALK AWAY.
1Sa 17:29 And David said, “What have I done now? Is there not a cause?” 1Sa 17:30 Then he turned from him toward another and said the same thing; and these people answered him as the first ones did. David had been sent by his father to deliver supplies to his brother who were in…
ABOUT THIS TIME TOMORROW.
2 Kings 7:1 Elisha replied, “Hear the word of the Lord . This is what the Lord says: About this time tomorrow, a seah of the finest flour will sell for a shekel and two seahs of barley for a shekel at the gate of Samaria.” After a severe famine besieged Samaria, it left the…
YOU ARE NOT WRITTEN OFF.
And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself withal; and sat down among the ashes. Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die. Job 2:8-9 KJV The level of godliness and integrity in Job was unquestionable. God gave a testimony concerning Him. Nevertheless , satan disputes…
SUMMONED BY NAME.
Isa 43:1 But now ,this is what the Lord says ,He who created you O Jacob ,he who formed you O Israel: ” Fear not for I have redeemed you,I have summoned you by name,you are mine.( NIV) God created the nation of Israel and made it special to Him. He redeemed it and called…
DOWN BUT NOT OUT.
Persecuted but not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed ( 2cor 4:9) In his earthly ministry, Paul went through extremely difficult moments. The above scriptures paints two vivid pictures. The first picture , ” persecuted and not abandoned, “is one of the enemy being cruel and giving him unfair treatment while the divine defender stands…
HE FEELS OUR PAIN.
John 11:33-35 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. “Where have you laid him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied. Jesus wept.(NIV). Jesus felt sad when his friend Lazarus had died. He loved Lazarus together with…