“..the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective” – James 5:16 (NIV) Soccer followers all know that there comes those moments of a game where almost every attempt at the goal is futile. The game goes into overtime. And finally it is a shootout. Every team pulls out
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade” – 1 Peter 3-4
“But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than
“As a soothing aroma I will accept you when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands where you are scattered; and I will prove Myself holy among you in the sight of the nations. And you will know that I am the Lord, when
“I will say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” – Psalm 91:2 (NIV). King David had just been overthrown by his son in a long chain of a life beset with unfortunate events (2 Sam 15). Once King Saul had sought to
“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing” – James 1:2-4 (NIV). There is an aspect of
“The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them” – Deuteronomy 28:2 (NIV). For some reason very often some Christians
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” – Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV) Being interrupted is not something most people would wish. Say you are headed somewhere, are behind on
“I sought the Lord, and He answered me, and delivered me from all my fears” – Psalm 34:4 (NIV). Every life has a host of experiences that can be used to navigate it through difficult circumstances. A seasoned surgeon is one who has perfected his trade from carrying out many
“How many are your works, LORD! In wisdom you made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming with creatures beyond number— living things both large and small” – Psalm 104:24-25 (NIV). Today one of the sweeping movements of our time
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