Quality Time to Pray
Read: Matthew 14:22-23 Today people are so busy that their days are loaded with activities, their calendars are full of clutter, and they are unable to spend real time in…
A Heavenly Perspective
Read: 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 Fanny Crosby lost her sight as a child. Yet, she went on to become one of the most famous lyricists of Christian hymns. In her lifetime,…
Blessing Our Interruptions
Read: Psalm 33:10-11 Our lives are mostly well planned out. We have calendars reminding us of appointments, meetings, and other “to do” items. Interruptions, though frustrating, can also be productive.…
The Blessed Hope
Read: 2 Peter 3:10-18 There are many who have predicted the end of the world in all generations. So many predictions of the world’s end have come and gone. Yet…
God is Always Good
Read: Daniel 3 When Polycarp (AD 69-155), who was bishop of the church at Smyrna, was asked by Roman authorities to renounce Christ if he wanted to be released, he…
Beneath the Surface
Read: Matthew 23:27 Many Christians run after self-styled prophets and preachers seeking answers for their problems. False prophets use their vain words to deceive the innocent people and extract money…
Pride Leads to Destruction
Read: Proverbs 16 Pride is an attitude that makes one feel better than the other. The Bible tells us that Satan’s pride caused him to be thrown out of heaven.…
Always Welcome Before God
Read: Hebrews 10:20 To the original readers of this letter, those last words “curtain – Christ’s body” were explosive. It says the curtain equals Jesus. Hence whatever happened to the…
God’s Will
Read: Genesis 39:1-6, 20-23 In our prayers, we have the habit of praying, “May everything happen according to Your will.” We acknowledge that events will turn out best when God’s…
Our Faithful Helper
Read: Jeremiah 20:7-13 The prophet Jeremiah had a difficult job of proclaiming God’s message to the Israelites. They were a people who were not willing to accept God’s message through…