“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.” Psalm 23:1 The story of David as a shepherd boy helps us to gain a clear understanding of what it means to be a shepherd. As a former shepherd himself, he knew exactly what it meant to care for sheep, to guide, protect, and provide for…
“I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: everywhere and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.” Philippians 4:12 One of the very important things for us to note is that the Christian journey isn’t always…
“Who against hope believed in hope, that he might become the father of many nations, according to that which was spoken, So shall thy seed be.” Romans 4:18 The story of Father Abraham reminds us that when all logic fails, and nature seems to have the final say, there is only one thing that we…
“I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.” John 10:9 Many modern residential buildings have more than one entrance. Typically, there are two access points: the main door, which is usually located in the living room, and another door…
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.” Joshua 1:8 As believers, we are aware…
“And before this, Eliashib the priest, having the oversight of the chamber of the house of our God, was allied unto Tobiah.” Nehemiah 13:4 The Bible story explains how Sanballat and Tobiah conspired together to stop the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. Nehemiah received the burden to rebuild the walls of the city,…
“And Boaz answered and said unto her, It hath fully been showed me, all that thou hast done unto thy mother-in-law since the death of thine husband: and how thou hast left thy father and thy mother, and the land of thy nativity, and art come unto a people which thou knewest not heretofore.”…
“And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?” Exodus 14:5 As we grow in our faith journey, anxiety, worry, and…
“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.” Romans 8:6 A life obsessed with selfishness and a mind controlled by sinful nature walk on the paths of destruction that lead to death. The human mind is programmed after the fall of man to disobey, ignore, and be…