Dec 16
“We were overwhelmed beyond our ability to endure, and we thought we would never live through it. In fact, we expected to die. But as a result, we stopped relying on ourselves and learned to rely only on God” 2 Corinthians 1:8-9 (NLT) There are situations, circumstances or even whole seasons of life that can […]
Dec 15
“…the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God” 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV) We will have ‘troubles’ in this life. The […]
Dec 14
“and he has filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills” Exodus 35:31 (NIV) We can tap into the ‘Spirit of God’ by admitting our limitations and continually asking Him to live through us. My favorite prayer is, “I can’t, but You can, Lord”. […]
Dec 12
“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father…” James 1:17 (NKJV) God has so many good gifts in store for us. Not only does He offer eternal life through His Son, Jesus, but the Bible is filled with generous promises in this life. He wants to bless […]
Dec 10
“We love because he first loved us” 1 John 4:19 (NIV) The following is the philosophy of Charles Schulz, the creator of the ‘Peanuts’ comic strip 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America pageant. 4 […]
Dec 9
“I want you to be wise about what is good, and innocent about what is evil” Romans 16:19 (NIV) We need to take time to think and not just go through our day just reacting to everything that comes our way. The late basketball coach, Jimmy Valvano, gave a speech in his final days of […]
Dec 8
“Join me in my struggle by praying to God for me” Romans 15:30 (NIV) Paul was asking the believers in Rome to pray for him. He knew the importance of being prayed for. The interesting thing about this verse is Paul telling them that praying for him ‘joins’ them in his ‘struggle’. It partners […]
Dec 7
” do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh” Romans 13:14 (NIV) This verse isn’t just telling us to stay away from ‘gratifying’ our shady desires, it is saying to not even ‘think about’ how we are going to ‘gratify’ them. If we really want chocolate cake, we can think, […]
Dec 6
“Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn” Romans 12:15 (NIV) There’s an old saying that states; “Blessing shared, double the blessing. Burden shared, half the burden”. A good indicator of how selfish vs. selfless we are being is the ability to apply this verse. There are times we are feeling sorry for […]
Dec 3
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer” Romans 12:12 (NIV) Here’s one of those short verses that are packed with implications. We can be ‘joyful’ because ‘hope’ means that all things work out for the follower of Christ (unfortunately not always in our timing, and sometimes not till heaven). Therefore, be ‘patient’ […]