Category Archives: Life

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver – Proverbs 25:11 NKJV Many will be familiar with the biblical story of Job. How he suffered such a devastating loss of his children, business, servants and his health all within a very short space of time. Job’s friends did well to travel long distancesContinue reading “Weigh What You Say (Part 1)”

And Peter answered Him and said, “Lord, if it is You, command me to come to You on the water.” So He said, “Come.” And when Peter had come down out of the boat, he walked on the water to go to Jesus. But when he saw that the wind was boisterous, he was afraid;Continue reading “Stay Focused”

Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Hope in God; for I shall yet praise Him again, The help of my countenance and my God. — Psalms 42:11 NKJV Have you ever had a frank, honest, heart-to-heart talk with yourself or with your soul? If you do, doContinue reading “Speak to Your Soul”

It was there at Gilgal that Joshua piled up the twelve stones taken from the Jordan River. Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future your children will ask, ‘What do these stone mean?’  Then you can tell them, ‘This is where the Israelites crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ For the Lord your God dried upContinue reading “Always Remember”

I pondered the direction of my life, and I turned to follow your laws. — Psalms 119:59 NLT Have you been on a journey driving or being driven and had to make a U-turn because you missed the way? If you are like me, terrible at navigating roads even with the aid of a satelliteContinue reading “U-turns (Part 2)”

Turn us again to yourself, O God. Make your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved. — Psalms 80:3; Restore us, O Lord, and bring us back to you again! Give us back the joys we once had! – Lamentations 5:21 NLT Many would have heard about the recent economic turmoil inContinue reading “U-turns”

When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” And this time their nets wereContinue reading “The Sovereignty of God“

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him…— 1 Samuel 17:50 NKJV Everything that God does, every of His word is motivated by his love for us. Sometimes God allows adversity in our lives to help us develop strong character so we can handle theContinue reading “A Sling and A Stone”

Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. —James 1: 3-4 NLT I’m going through a devotion on happiness at the moment, which is really good. However, it startedContinue reading “Happiness vs Joy”

Bring my soul out of prison that I may praise Your name… — Psalms 142:7 (NKJV)  I recently watched a movie titled “Mountain Top”. In one of the scenes, a man was arrested for alleged embezzlement of church funds and was remanded in custody pending court hearing.   His attorney visited him in jail to getContinue reading “Prisons”