The story is told about a king in Africa who has a close friend he grew up with. The friend had a habit of looking at every situation that ever occurred n his life (positive or negative) and remarking, “This is good!”One day the king and his friend were out on a hunting expedition. The friend...
Today’s verse: Matthew 11: 10“For this is he of whom it is written:‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,Who will prepare Your way before You.’ Scripture: Matthew 11: 1-19 Are loneliness and troubles that we face shaking our faith? Doubt is like a rock that blocks faith. John the Baptist...
Today’s verse: Isaiah 61: 1-3 1. “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed MeTo preach good tidings to the poor;He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,To proclaim liberty to the captives,And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;2. To proclaim the...
Today’s verse: Psalm 65:11You crown the year with Your goodness, And Your paths drip with abundance. Scripture: Psalm 65 This Psalm is considered to be sung during prosperity after a drought or famine when the festival of Tabernacle or the festival of harvest takes place. This Psalm is more like...
Today’s verse: Matthew 9: 37-38 37. Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest truly is plentiful, but the laborers are few. 38. “Therefore pray that the Lord of harvest to send out laborers into His harvest.” Scripture: Matthew 9:27-38 Jesus healed every sickness and every disease among the...
But his(Lot’s) wife looked back behind him, and she became a pillar of salt. Genesis 19:26“Remember Lot’s wife. Luke 17:32Scripture: Genesis 19When we read Genesis 19th chapter, we see that God decided to destroy Sodom. Yet He wanted to save the righteous – Lot and his family. So He sent two...
Today’s verse: Psalm 63:1 O God, You are my God;Early will I seek You;My soul thirsts for You;My flesh longs for YouIn a dry and thirsty landWhere there is no water. Scripture: Psalm 63 This Psalm was sung when David was hiding from his son Absalom and his army in the wilderness of Judah. David’s...
Today’s verse: Matthew 9: 13 …‘I desire mercy and not sacrifice.’ For I did not come to call the righteous, but sinners, to repentance.” Scripture: Matthew 9: 1-13 Today let us meditate on the incidents and the words that Jesus spoke as He reached Capernaum. Arise and walk – Command (verse...
Today’s verse: Matthew 8:26 But He said to them, “Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?” Then He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea, and there was a great calm. Scripture: Matthew 8: 18-34 In today’s passage, we read the conversation of Jesus and about His authority. Let this increase...
Now Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she had borne to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her and lay with her, and violated her. Genesis 34:1,2. Dinah was a young woman. As we read in the above...
Today’s verse: Matthew 8: 10 …” Assuredly, I say to you, I have not found such great faith, not even in Israel! Scripture: Matthew 8: 1-17 Among the many incidents in which Jesus healed we see three of them in today’s passage. The approach of the people for healing was different in different...
Today’s verse: Psalm 46:10Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth! Scripture: Psalm 62 It is only during trials one can know his/her depth of faith. In today’s passage, we see David’s faith who had been facing problems continuously....