“The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.” Proverbs 12:26 Righteousness is only achieved by making God’s pleasure the motivation for one’s morality. For a soul to be righteous, one must ignore, reject and forsake man’s wicked ways. This requires placing God’s acceptance over man’s acceptance….
“Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.” Proverbs 12:22 You can be a delight to God today. If God delights in you, your future has no bounds. But how can you easily obtain God’s favour? By honesty and truth in your dealings. Simply speak the truth and…
“And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.” 1 Samuel 7:9 The Bible tells us that we are a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9). But there would be colossal damage if men who…
“The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him, and all the upright in heart shall glory.” Psalm 64:10 While God desires His children to have the best of things, be in the best of situations, and live out the perfect testimony — glorifying to Him — He also desires that…
“Hear my voice, O God, in my prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy.” Psalm 64:1 We live in a world filled with evil and attacks of all kinds from the enemy. The pressures and circumstances that we find ourselves in naturally are those that do not encourage one to be on…
“When he had heard therefore that he was sick, he abode two days still in the same place where he was.” John 11:6 Why did Jesus not move immediately as seen in the above Bible text? Have you thought about it carefully? If you were told to hurriedly come because your loved one is…
“When Jesus heard that, he said, this sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby.” John 11:4 Isn’t it amazing how the ways of God are different from the ways of man? No matter how unpleasant the things and situations we experience are, we…
“Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me forever: but now the LORD saith, be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.” 1 Samuel 2:30 …
“I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith” 2 Timothy 4:7 Do you ever think of what it would be like when you’re about to die, and you can already see the lights of eternity? Perchance, your children are at your bedside — would you be able…