It’s the first day of the Lenten season. Are you excited? Or are you wondering why on earth do we need lent anyway? That is a good question. Why do we need lent? Lent is indeed for life not just for chocolate. Lent is to create space for God in us and in our lives. Lent is to remind us to prepare ourselves for Eternity. Too often our busy lives come in between us and our God. “The weight of…
Are you afraid or anxious about future? Many of us are but there is no need to. Because our future is in God’s hands. Like William Carey has said “The future is as bright as the promises of God”. I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for. (Jer. 29:11, MSG) That sounds too easy for some people. They want to…
Happy Melodic Monday, everyone! It’s time to refuse! It’s time to refuse to stay unchanged. It’s time to refuse to just stand and watch. It is time to get inspired by Josh Wilson‘s song I Refuse. Listen & be blessed! Sometimes I, I just want to close my eyes And act like everyone’s alright When I know they’re not. This world needs God But it’s easier to stand and watch. I could pray a prayer and just move on Like…
Today we are blessed by a treat from a published author Lynn Coulter. Here’s an excerpt from her latest book Little Mercies: Celebrating God’s Everyday Grace and Goodness published this month by B&H Books! Read, enjoy & be blessed! ““The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works” (Psa. 145:9, KJV) You’ve probably heard what the Psalmist said about a happy life: “This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and…
“Prayer wonderfully clears the vision; steadies the nerves; defines duty; stiffens the purpose; sweetens and strengthens the spirit. ~SDGordon This quote made a Twitter friend ask: “How can I then pray effectively?” A good question. Prayer really is the key to communicate with God Almighty. Because by prayer we become what God has called us to be. Over and over again we need to be re-focused on God. It is a human tendency to concentrate on our own stuff. But…
Last week a Twitter friend asked me: “How can I be blessed? How can I receive blessings from God?” I realize there is a lot of yearning in people’s hearts. People want to be connected with God but they don’t necessarily know how to do it. Or they are yearning for a deeper connection with their Maker. This is all good. This is what God wants. God wants to be in touch with each and everyone of you. How delightful…
It’s Melodic Monday! Today we are celebrating our amazing God with Chris Tomlin‘s song Indescribable. We can’t praise enough God. He gave his only son to die for us and there’s no way we can ever repay it. But that’s not the end of the story: God keeps giving life and more life, love and more love. Amazingly awesome! That’s our God! Worthy of all or our praise! Hallelujah! From the highest of heights to the depths of the sea…
“When you look at the Cross, what do you see? You see God’s awesome faithfulness. Nothing – not even the instinct to spare His own Son – will turn him back from keeping His word” explains Sinclair Ferguson. God is indeed more faithful than we can ever imagine. There are thousands of promises in the Bible and God has not broken any of them. We can base our lives on God’s word and his promises. Our future is as wonderful…
C.T.Studd has said “If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him”. I agree wholeheartedly. But I also agree with Dr. David Livingstone asking “If a commission by an earthly king is considered a honor, how can a commission by a Heavenly King be considered a sacrifice?…People talk of the sacrifice I have made in spending so much of my life in Africa. It is emphatically no…
It’s Melodic Monday! Today we are reminded by Franscesca Battistelli‘s song This is the stuff what is important in life. It urges us to focus on God and not on stuff. It urges us to count our blessings not our troubles. Not a bad way to start our work week! Especially with such an upbeat tempo! Listen and be blessed! I lost my keys in the great unknownAnd call me please ‘Cuz I can’t find my phone This is the…
