“but speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in all aspects into Him who is the head, even Christ” – Ephesians 4:15 (NIV). It is said when Moses’s parents decided to save him from slaughter by placing him in a boat of reeds that sailed away to
“To whom much is given, much is required” – Luke 12:48 (NIV). At one gathering of the United Methodist Church in the US in 2019 a controversial proposal to embrace LGBTQ as part of mainstream church teachings was turned down largely due to the deciding numbers of African representatives. In
“Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense” – Proverbs 12:11 (NIV). Perhaps every kid has played the bubble soap game. After mixing water with soap a foam rises bursting into beautiful rainbow bubbles. The kids blow the bubbles off their
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold” – Psalm 18:2 (NIV). Our leading verse today has many insights for us. Any of us must be familiar with
“And why worry about your clothing? Look at the lilies of the field and how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing” – Mathew 6:28 (NIV). Akio Morita, the founder of Sony Corporation, described his father as a “worrier”! In his biography, Made in Japan, he shared that
God’s constant love “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” – Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV). Early in the morning on the planet earth one constant scene is dew – water in form of droplets
“..the prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective” – James 5:16 (NIV). In his travels here on earth there was once a case that was brought to Jesus. It was about a boy who was crippled with a dark and malevolent spirit that left him paralyzed. Jesus asked
“And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh” – Ezekiel 11:19 (NIV). When someone becomes a Christ follower, depending on culture, there are certain
“Surely, LORD, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield” – Psalm 5:12 (NIV). The story of Noah who lived at a time of great flood is of someone who found favour with the Lord at a perilous time. As it is written, “The Lord saw
“He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand” – Psalm 40:2 (NIV). Have you ever felt you were viewed as a nobody, and when it came to picking names
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