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Oh friends, Jesus is our be all and our end all, our everything! That means when we hear His name our souls are stirred up with excitement and good news, for that's what it provides. It's like sweet music to our ears. Yes, we all like to hear good music. Well, that's how the name of Jesus sounds to the true believer. It's refreshing and renewing, calming and comforting, reminding u...

Mankind thinks that he is the greatest thing since sliced bread, but in reality he's like a grasshopper to Almighty God who created the universe and still rules it as His personal fiefdom. He's given mankind a certain amount of power, but that's inconsequential to the power that He possesses, and mankind really has no say in whatever the Lord chooses to do, or how he decides to act. Ou...

It's an evil and ungodly world we live in my fellow saints, thus life for us can be sometimes very difficult and confusing, especially when we try to do things on our own. That's why it's ever so important to have God's presence and blessing in all that we do. Now, that doesn't always make the problems easier or less difficult, but it does give us a better attitude, more streng...

This world is filled with so much evil and ungodly distractions that it's not easy to keep one's faith intact. But we must do it, if we expect to go with Jesus when He returns for His church. And that faith can only be kept by steadfast and constant prayer, as well as thanksgiving for all God's great goodness and mercy that He's lavished on us. We don't deserve it, but He LOVES...

Life is full of deceptive things, like running down earthly wealth to find true happiness, But that's a fallacy, for earthly wealth causes more problems than it solves. Just look around at all the rich people who are unhappy. The fact is that true and lasting joy only comes from having Jesus as your Lord and Saviour. And as He said, if we seek God's kingdom first, then all the things we ne...

Oh friends, tomorrow is just a word we use, but never actually see it, for every day becomes today! That means we cannot afford to put off anything for the never-coming tomorrow. and the most important thing in our lives is to acknowledge and receive Christ Jesus as our Lord and Saviour, and to do it RIGHT NOW , not wait for the nebulous tomorrow! And even more importantly, if we don't receive...

Ah friends, pride is one the things our God supremely dislikes, because it takes away from His glory and reverence. That's because proud and prideful people don't accord God the respect He deserves. No. They go about their business in their own way and strength, completely disregarding the Lord's will and way. and that certainly gets God's anger flowing, for He created us to worshi...

Life is rough enough as it is, we don't need to make it any rougher by straying from God's fold. But, unfortunately, that's what happens when we don't keep Him first place in our lives, when He's not the priority in our day to day endeavours. For, being separated from Almighty God brings fear, a lack of joy and a depletion of faith, which makes us very susceptible to the lies a...

Life is so confusing and unpredictable nowadays and changing so much that we don't know who or what to trust or rely on. However, there is ONE unchanging force in our universe; that is its Creator, Almighty God. His Word tells us in no uncertain terms that He doesn't change, and since His Word is the truth, then we need to believe it. He is the One source that we can trust with our very li...

Oh friends, our daily walk in this evil and ungodly word is not easy, but our heavenly Father has given His true and faithful Word in the Bible, with promises and reassurances of His help, His LOVE and His steadfast faithfulness. However, those things don't happen automatically. No! we need to study His word and know the promises and reassurances and most importantly, BELIEVE them, so that in...

For many reasons our world is currently consumed by fear and anxiety, however as true believers in Christ Jesus, we do not have to succumb to the distraction and discouragement of those negative emotions. No! Not since we have many powerful verses of scripture, of the Lord's consummate Word to fall back on! Words of faith that can lift us up out of the mire of fear, if we use them the way the...

Fear is a big problem in today's society. it comes at us from all different directions, and we need to learn how to handle it, or else it will simply overwhelm us and leave us deep in misery and discouragement. Now, that's not a place for believers to spend any length of time, but we can only get out of our despair, or not go there in the first place by having scriptures embedded in our he...

Life is full of all kinds of troubles and trials, but if we have strong faith in Christ Jesus, we can handle them all without too much worry and complaining. But that means we have to know the scriptures of faith that drive out fear when it come a-knocking, as it will certainly do in this troubled, ungodly and evil world. And we can't know those scriptures unless we study our Bible and commit...

Yes friends, the world we live in is filled with too much complaining, blaming and lack of responsibility. But that's not how Jesus expects His people to live. No! We are not to cast blame willy-nilly, nor complain too much, but simply learn to accept our responsibility as good soldiers and disciples of Christ. And that's hard to do in a society where the negative influences are so overwhe...

Ah friends, our God is the Greatest! Yes He is, as His creating the world and all therein points out! The majestic things He created, like the hills and valleys, the rivers and the seas, the fishes, the animals and mankind. Then it's amazing to behold how all of His creation works and interconnects so smoothly. All of that speaks of His awesome power, His omnipotence and His wonderful eye for...

Living for God is both a delicate and tough situation. On the one hand we need to seek Him out with sincere hearts, souls, bodies and minds, but then we also need to wait on Him, for His timing is not like ours. We expect to see results right now, but the Lord operates on an entirely different timetable, and if we want to truly experience His goodness and mercy, then we have to learn to wait on Hi...

There's nothing impossible for Jesus. He can do whatever He desires, and also whatever we desire. But for Him to do what we desire, it takes belief and faith in Him. Confidence that He can do what He says He can do, and also what we want Him to do for us. And the bigger our problem or request, the bigger our faith needs to be. That's why our faith needs to be in a state of constant growth....

Every day is a new day in some respects, but in others, it's just like any other day. However, we believers need to understand and acknowledge that the promises of God are ever so important in our lives, and they won't automatically come to pass unless we believe them and then do whatever it takes to make them come true. Remember, we're in a covenant relationship with God, and though H...

This world causes many problems, some of which beat us down to the very ground, and we are not able to rise above them. However, the beautiful thing in turning to Christ and surrendering your all to Him is that you don't need to change one iota! He will accept you just as you are, and He will do whatever changing is necessary. So, if right now you're feeling down and out, with no hope in s...

We human beings have two options when we die, as we all will do at some time or other. Those options are either to end up in hell with Satan and his evil cronies, or to end up in heaven with Christ and all the righteous brethren! Now, while alive, it is possible to save up earthly treasures as well as heavenly ones. The problem being that after death, ALL the earthly treasures are left behind for...

Jesus said that we should ask, seek and knock, then we'll be granted our heart's desires. But that was not a blanket statement so we could ask for any and everything to satisfy our lustful and sinful desires. No! It was for asking, seeking and knocking for things in God's will! And that's why many believers don't get what they ask for, we ask for the wrong things. But how do we...

The promises of our mighty God are numerous, and it's important that we learn to believe and appreciate each and every one of them, for He is ever-faithful, and never reneges on any promise. But we have to come to Him with sincere hearts and ask for His mercy and grace, and then believe that He will grant it. Yes friends, BELIEF is a big part of the whole christian scenario. You must have fait...

This world is full of evil and ungodliness, which we term DARKNESS. And the opposite of that is LIGHT, which refers to truthfulness and godliness. And the Darkness hides from the Light because the Light exposes it's wrongdoings. Now that is the purpose of believers; to shine our light on the world of darkness and get those living in sin and ungodliness to change their evil ways, to forego the...

Life is like a roller coaster; running all over the place. Sometimes we're up, and sometimes we're down, and that doesn't lead to a well balanced life. However, if we put our trust in Jesus and His awesome faithfulness, we can live the balanced and abundant life He died for us to have. His Holy Spirit which indwells us when we accept Him as Lord and Saviour, enables us to counter the m...

Oh friends, LOVE is God's greatest attribute and is what makes our world go round; LOVE from God to us, and from us to our fellow man. But obviously that doesn't hold true in these evil and violent times, for where there is LOVE , there cannot be the attributes of the enemy, and since the enemy is riding high these days, it means that LOVE is not in great demand or present in any useful am...