Matthew 6
We Are Made To Encourage And To Be Encouraged. What Do You Need More Of?
Romans 1:12 NLTWhen we get together, I want to encourage you in your faith, but I also want to be encouraged by yours. Am I balanced with regards to my spiritual needs? Am I steeped in my problems, or do I experience deep hope in the power of my Lord? I love this verse! In […]
Study And Meditate On This Book Of Instruction, Only Then Will You Prosper And Succeed In All You Do
James 1:6 NLTBut when you ask him, be sure that your faith is in God alone. Do not waver, for a person with divided loyalty is as unsettled as a wave of the sea that is blown and tossed by the wind. “But when you ask Him, be sure that your faith is in God […]
Influence Is More About Who You Are Not What You Say, Live Out Your Faith
Luke 5:18-26 NLTSome men came carrying a paralyzed man on a sleeping mat. They tried to take him inside to Jesus, but they couldn’t reach him because of the crowd. So they went up to the roof and took off some tiles. Then they lowered the sick man on his mat down into the crowd, […]
There Is A Danger In Comparing Your Life Against Another; There Is Only One Scale That Counts
James 3:13-18 NLTIf you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom. But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying. For jealousy and selfishness are […]
The Struggles Are Real, But They Are There To Help You Grow Stronger
James 1:2-4 NLTDear 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. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing […]
Who Are You Seeking To Please? Those Around You Or God?
Acts 9:26 NLTWhen Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to meet with the believers, but they were all afraid of him. They did not believe he had truly become a believer! When Jesus enters our lives, we will have a lot of skeptical people around us. This is natural and normal. This could also be […]
Let Your Life Shine With The Awesome Power Of The Lord Jesus Christ In Your Heart
Acts 5:15-16 NLTAs a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter’s shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil spirits, and they were all […]
Worldly Desires Do Not Provide The Fulfillment You Seek, Only Living By God’s Wisdom Is That Possible
Proverbs 8:8-12 NLTMy advice is wholesome. There is nothing devious or crooked in it. My words are plain to anyone with understanding, clear to those with knowledge. Choose my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can compare with it. “I, […]
Standing Firm in Faith Requires a Spiritual Disciple to The Word of God
Psalm 85:8-9 NLTI listen carefully to what God the LORD is saying, for he speaks peace to his faithful people. But let them not return to their foolish ways. Surely his salvation is near to those who fear him, so our land will be filled with his glory. “I listen carefully to what God the […]
Are You Being the Best You that You Can and Why it’s Important
How do we know if we are listening? It starts when our minds and mouths are quiet. It is easy for us to be “listening,” but our minds are not there, or we are formulating what we are going to say when we get the opening. Or we could be preoccupied with what we need […]
There is an Effective Way to Read the Bible
‘“So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.”’ Luke 8:18 Pay attention! If we are reading the Bible, simply to check it off the list […]
There is a Key to Successful Living
‘You made me; you created me. Now give me the sense to follow your commands. May all who fear you find in me a cause for joy, for I have put my hope in your word.’ Psalms 119:73-74 Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the Bible, and this chapter reflects on every human emotion […]