Category Archives: Life

Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:6-7 ESV Still focusing on Abraham from last week. He sometimes wandered from God’s leading and in most instances landed himself in trouble. ButContinue reading “Humble and Cast (Part 2)”

…casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. – 1 Peter 5:7 ESV Today’s verse is one I have memorised and referred to for many years and I guess quite a few of us have too. When I face challenges that I can’t handle or deal with, it reminds me that God isContinue reading “Humble and Cast (Part 1)”

Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. — Hebrews 12:2 NKJV In life, we will always be ‘in the middle’ of something that will disturb or rob usContinue reading ““In the Middle” (Part 2)”

It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. And even when he reached the land God promised him, he lived there by faith—for he was like a foreigner, livingContinue reading ““In the Middle””

So Moses cried out to the Lord for help, and the Lord showed him a piece of wood. Moses threw it into the water, and this made the water good to drink… – Exodus 15:25 NLT God is known by many names in the Bible. Each name reveals a certain aspect of His character. Jehovah-Rapha is one such nameContinue reading “Jehovah Rapha: The LORD Who Heals”

Yet it was our weaknesses he carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God, a punishment for his own sins! But he was pierced for our rebellion, crushed for our sins. He was beaten so we could be whole. He was whipped so weContinue reading “Love So Amazing”

“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them…” Ephesians 2:10 NKJV The word workmanship carries the meaning of one with a degree amount of skill, expertise, and know-how to produce or make something or get a job done. God, as aContinue reading “Spheres of Influence”

If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? – Psalms 130:3 NKJV He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. – Psalms 103:10 NIV I recently read the book of Numbers and strangely it dawned on me how defiant the Israelites were. They grumbled, rebelled, prostituted themselvesContinue reading “God Still Protects Us”

Some of the people went out anyway on the seventh day, but they found no food. The Lord asked Moses, “How long will these people refuse to obey my commands and instructions? They must realize that the Sabbath is the Lord’s gift to you. That is why he gives you a two-day supply on the sixth day, so there willContinue reading “Disobedient People”

We who are strong must be considerate of those who are sensitive about things like this. We must not just please ourselves. We should help others do what is right and build them up in the Lord. For even Christ didn’t live to please himself… – Romans 15:1-3 NLT In today’s scripture, the Apostle Paul wasContinue reading “Looking Out for You? (Part 2)”