(Col 3:8 NKJV) But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Our words express what’s in our heart. We can do a good job of covering up our true selves most of the time, but sooner or later our mouth will give us … Read more
(Mat 18:12-13 NKJV) “What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep, and one of them goes astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine and go to the mountains to seek the one that is straying? {13} “And if he should find it, assuredly, I say to you, he rejoices more over that … Read more
(Col 3:14 NKJV) But above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. It’s very easy sometimes to get caught up in rights and wrongs, regulations, systems and many other things that we let guide us or persuade us in our thinking. This is especially so when it comes to those … Read more
(Eph 6:1-3 NKJV) Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. {2} “Honor your father and mother,” which is the first commandment with promise: {3} “that it may be well with you and you may live long on the earth.” I’d like to say something today that may come across as meddling … Read more
(Psa 100:4 NKJV) Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. Being thankful everyday with what God wants to do in our lives is the key to growing and becoming all that Christ wants us to be. Some may say, “well I’m not … Read more
(John 13:14-15 NKJV) “If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another’s feet. {15} “For I have given you an example, that you should do as I have done to you. It’s a funny thing how we go to school to get educated and everything that … Read more
(Rom 5:6 NKJV) For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. Sometimes I think we forget that without Christ, we are just sinners… plain and simple. With Christ, we are still no better than anyone. We are just saved from our sin. I am very troubled that a … Read more
(1 Tim 1:14 NKJV) And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus. Loving others is sometimes a complicated thing. It’s God’s love through us that helps us to love beyond our own capacity. Keeping our faith strong can also be tough sometimes. It can be … Read more
(1 Cor 3:2 NKJV) I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able to receive it, and even now you are still not able; As we raise our children and they grow from infants into toddlers, we wean them from milk onto solid food. They need the … Read more
(1 Pet 5:6-7 NKJV) Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, {7} casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. Daily we must cast our cares upon Him. Do we find it hard to let go at times? I do. It is … Read more
(Psa 139:14 NKJV) I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. We just finished watching a show on TV that demonstrated how human life is conceived in the womb. What an incredible demonstration of God’s creation! The intricacies that are involved … Read more