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“And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God” (ESV) Deuteronomy 28:2
Obedience, the Bible says, is better than sacrifice (1 Samuel 15:22). ...
Not perfect yet
“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; ...
Doing what is right
“Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did his father David. And he banished the perverted persons from the land, and removed all the idols that his fathers had made” (NKJV) 1 Kings 15:11-12 ...
Brighten someone's da
"You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love."(NIV) Galatians 5:13
Bible reading: Romans 15:1-7 ...
Everyone needs an angel
“tell me what I can do to help you,” Jonathan exclaimed. (NLT) 1 Samuel 20:4
Bible reading: 1 Samuel 20, 2 Samuel 1:17-27, 2 Samuel 9, Colossians 3:13
The story of Jonathan and David and their bond ...
Fighting temptation
... under grace? By no means! Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, ...
A beautiful life
"Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.” (NIV) Psalm 34:12-14 ...
A donkey rebukes an angry prophet
... be mocked Gal. 6:7) through sin and disobedience. Untamed and unrighteous anger never sweeps away without causing some havoc. And obviously since our intentions are prior to our actions, angry thoughts ...
Grow up
... of growth when we do not know God (Prov. 19:2).
Thirdly, be positive for God has guaranteed a successful plan for humanity. Follow it with all obedience and be ready to pay the cost involved. Moral courage ...
Rule of life
“So Manoah arose and followed his wife. When he came to the Man, he said to Him, ‘Are You the Man who spoke to this woman?’ And He said, ‘I am’”. Manoah said, ‘Now let Your words come to pass! What ...
No job too small
“Who dares despise the day of small things, since the seven eyes of the Lord that range throughout the earth will rejoice when they see the chosen plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel? "(NIV) Zechariah ...
Prove it
“The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 30 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind ...
Committed to good works
... not entitled to any special privileges by default. It is just by God’s grace that through our obedience to the gospel we have been purified and made special people (Titus 2:14). We, therefore, have to ...
Seven Gospel Imperatives
... Imperatives.
#1. Do it right (1-7). Make sure your obedience is complete, and help others to obey the Lord Jesus in all things, as he commanded in Matthew 28:20. A partial or incorrect obedience requires ...
Obey me fully
... comes to obedience to God. Many a times, obedience to God is based on what makes us comfortable. Even though God gave the Israelites the words in Exodus 19:5 before finally giving Moses the rest of the ...
Are you in control?
"Don’t you know that when you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one you obey - whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to ...
Who needs forgiveness?
... if one sin is greater than another. But one thing is clear: "All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God" (Rom. 3:23). God's standard of perfect obedience is revealed in Jesus Christ. All of us, whether ...
Life without God
... know and acknowledge God, sin and disobedience reign. No wonder the world is now full of various social vices like domestic abuses, broken homes, indiscipline, drug and substances abuses, fornication, ...
The patriarchs of today
... rainfall through Noah. Eventually, he alone, with his family, got saved due to their obedience.
In our current times, we notice that there are some men of God who busy themselves too much with the work ...
Love makes family time possible
"We love because he first loved us." (NIV) 1 John 4:19
Let’s begin by drawing up our to-do list for the day. I guess it’s a tall list of items that demand equal attention. Perhaps there is an additional ...