“And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.” Luke 12:15 Often, we measure a man’s worth by his possessions, influence, and visible success, making it easy to mistake accumulation for significance. Our houses may become larger, wardrobes…
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.” Matthew 28:19-20 The final words…
“Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness.” Luke 11:35 Consider how a lamp is meant to chase away darkness. If the glass of the lamp becomes covered with soot, the flame may still burn, but its brightness will be weakened. In the same way, a heart can slowly gather…
“Neither give place to the devil.” Ephesians 4:27 Have you noticed how some people, when given an opportunity, do not simply receive it but begin to stretch it? It is like giving someone a set of colours to draw with, only to discover later that the person has opened a dye factory with it. I…
“Then they said one to another, We do not well: this day is a day of good tidings, and we hold our peace: if we tarry till the morning light, some mischief will come upon us: now therefore come, that we may go and tell the king’s household.” 2 Kings 7:9 Do you remember the…
“The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:9 I had a conversation with my mother one day. “Why do bad leaders live long but good people die early?” I…
“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.” Acts 1:8 Born in rejection and poverty, abandoned at eighteen months on a rubbish heap by…
“And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.” Matthew 24:12–13 We cannot have the Spirit of God at work in the same space as the flesh, not because God is powerless, but because there must be one Master…
“Even so it is not the will of your Father which is in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish.” Matthew 18:14 There were myths we held onto as children that gripped our hearts so strongly that we never questioned their authenticity, let alone dared to go against them. Sometimes I wonder why…