“If there arises among you a prophet or a dreamer of dreams, and he gives you a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, ‘Let us go after other gods—which you have not known—‘and let us serve them,’ you shall not listen […]
A good man obtains favour from the Lord, but a man of evil devices he condemns ” ( Pro 12: 2). The Lord Jesus said, “No one is good except God alone” ( Lk 18: 19). Therefore, whoever becomes good will have received goodness from God first. It is just like love; it is from
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. (Pro 3:5). Many people ask God to guarantee their success before trying what He has asked them to do —but that’s not faith. Faith always requires risk. Faith means you obey even when you don’t understand. For example, forgiveness never
The more we know about God, the more grace and peace we receive from Him. The less knowledge we have of Him and Christ, the less of His grace and peace we experience. Knowing God is not just having information about Him. It is not about reading or memorising a few Bible verses; it goes
The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy man will be put to forced labour. (Pro 12: 24). To be diligent is to be careful and persistent in what we do. The Lord requires that we apply diligence to our worship and our work. The phrase “diligent hand” refers to those who approach
“For from Him through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be glory forever. Amen (Rom 11: 36). God created all things by His Word (Jn 1:3), so they all take their sources from Him. He also sustains them by His Word (Heb 1 : 3), so all things exist through Him. Finally,
But now God has shown us a different way to heaven—not by “being good enough” and trying to keep His laws, but by a new way (though not new, really, for the Scriptures told about it long ago). Now God says He will accept and acquit us—declare us “not guilty”—if we trust Jesus Christ to
I will lift up my eyes to the hills— from whence comes my help? My help comes from the Lord, Who made heaven and earth. (Ps 121:1-2). When all hope is lost, nothing seems to be working, and human efforts and knowledge become impotent, you know it is time to return to your first love.
All that Mary and Joseph had to do on the journey to Bethlehem was just to keep moving. That is also all that God wants you to do. He wants you to trust Him and keep moving. Don’t stop because of the pain and discomfort; keep moving in the strength of the Holy Spirit. Trust the Lord
So they went and found the colt, just as Jesus had said. (Lk 19:32). The Word of God does not return to Him empty, but it accomplishes that which is purposed and succeeds in the things for which it is sent (Isa 56:11). When Jesus was going to Jerusalem to be crucified, He gave His
