Believers on Board

Have you ever been praised for doing something good? On the other side, do you like praising others for the good things they do? Think before you answer. Give praises to whom praises are due now. Don’t wait to do it when the person is dead. That will be useless!

Some people think very high of themselves. They look low on others. A number of them may be shallow or even empty intellectually and otherwise, but still display excessive pride. How do you cope with such people? Listen to the Podcast.

Name 5 things that you NEVER stop doing: what did you write? If you didn’t have these 3, add them: Never stop worshiping God! Never stop praying! Never stop going to Church!

Who made you a judge over me? If you have not said that to anyone, you probably have heard others say it. That’s the common defense many people use when confronted with their wrongdoings. Don’t apologize for correcting a friend out of love!

Man is both spiritual and physical. But some people pursue money to keep the physical and neglect to build their spiritual lives visible in good works. I pray that should not be the case with you. I pray for spiritual and material blessings in your life.

Devoted Christians do three things with the Word of God. They study it, practise it, and then teach it to others. Is that what you do? If not, then follow suit.

We don’t want to die now! We want to live longer and die at a ripe old age! Question: why do you want to live long on earth? Write down your answers. Then read Ps 118:17 again for insight.

Question: between the rich and the poor, who will go to heaven? What was your answer? Now here is mine in one word: both! The criteria for eternal life is not money! It is belief and faith in the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!

Do you know how to pray? How often do you pray a day? What do you pray about? Do you believe that God answers your prayers? Answer the questions for your self. Our passage for today comes from a person who believed God answers prayers.

Sin enjoys holding us hostage! But we must remain ever determined to push it out of our lives with the help of the Holy Spirit. Mt 5:27-30 assigns us to cut out all sins and wrongdoing from our lives to be good candidates for heaven.

Have you ever suffered because you are a Christian? If yes, that’s good suffering But if you suffered because of your wrongdoing, that’s something different. 2 Tim 2:1-7 expects believers to suffer because of their faith. So, watch out!

Some people are occupying public offices when they ought to be in prison for crimes they have committed. On the other hand, some innocent citizens are suffering in prison for no crime! Why? I Tim 1:3-11 implies that sometimes the law is used wrongly, causing the innocent to suffer.

The world has very good believers; people who depend on God, and guided by the Holy Spirit, live exemplary lives. Are you one of them? If not, pray to be. Read 2 Thess 1:1-12.

How often do you pray? Three, four, seven or eight times a day? Only you and God know the answer. Always pray before, during, and after a journey. From I Thess 3:6-13 we read that Paul prayed before going to Thessalonica.

Christian life is a daily fight against sins. And believers do it with the help of the Holy Spirit. In Colossians 3:5-17, St Paul names some sins we must fight. Check and see if yours is on the list.

Two people may fall sick at the same time. But one dies faster than the other! Why so? For many reasons; one of them is the difference in the will to live. Learn from Proverbs 18:9-17, particularly verse 14.

No parents tolerate disobedience from their children. Similarly, God doesn’t want disobedience from all of us. From Num 32:1-15, we are told He swears to deal very severely with disloyalty.

God expects you to play your part in what you want Him to do for you. If you don’t, He may not help you out. So always collaborate with the Lord for your own good. Read 2 Ch 20:18-23

You have very heavy load-problems, sins, difficulties, and more! Given all you can do, will you be able to cope? No! You can’t do it alone! Let God help you. That’s what 2 Chr 20:13-17 advises us to do.

If you had the choice, in which country in the world will you like to live and why? There are certain choices you can’t make for yourself. For example, your gender, parents, neighbours, etc. God makes certain choices for us, and should be thankful to Him.

You don’t have the weapons to protect you from the dangers of this life! But God has! So, be wise to make Him your umbrella, your protector from spiritual and physical hazards.

Do more, and talk less! That’s what the world needs now. We have had too much talking and little action. Is time to do more than talking. That’s what the Lord Jesus Christ encourages Christians to do in Luke 6:46-49.

Take a pause and look into your past. Do you have some secrets you don’t want anybody to know? Are they good deeds or sinful actions? Luke 12:1-3 says all secrets, good and bad, will be revealed! So, watch out you have good, and not bad ones!

Break the practice of praying in particular places! And cultivate the good habit of praying at any place any time when the need arises. Jonah prayed from the belly of a fish as we read from Jonah 2:1-10. So, you can pray in the bush or in a vehicle.

When you see someone advertising his/her good deeds, pause. That may be a very good hypocrite! Genuine doers of good don’t broadcast their deeds. In Matthew 6:1-8, Jesus advises against hypocrisy in prayer and good deeds.