“But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.” John 16:4 The Christian faith never promised a life without trials. In John 16, Jesus began to…
“The woman saith unto him, Sir, give me this water, that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw.” John 4:15 The encounter of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at Jacob’s well marked the significance of the Eternal thirst quencher. This was a woman whose life had been marked by brokenness, shame, and unfulfilled…
“And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins. “ Matthew 1:21 The mission of Jesus was very clear from the beginning—He came to die for us and bring us back to the Father. He didn’t come just to inspire, comfort,…
“In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” John 14:2-3…
“And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever.” John 14:16 When we received the promise of the Comforter, it was not as a guest but as a permanent resident in our spirits. But are we still accommodating Him? When we accommodate the Comforter,…
“A son honoureth his father, and a servant his master: if then I be a father, where is mine honour? and if I be a master, where is my fear? Saith the LORD of hosts unto you, O priests, that despise my name. And ye say, Wherein have we despised thy name?” Malachi 1:6 Faithfulness…
“For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.” Malachi 1:11 …
“If it had not been the LORD who was on our side, when men rose up against us: Then they had swallowed us up quick, When their wrath was kindled against us.” Psalm 124:2-3 The sense of acknowledgement of God’s sufficiency over our inadequacy is a true reflection of gratuity which can never be entirely…
“Because thou hast made the LORD, which is my refuge, Even the most High, thy habitation; There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.” Psalm 91:9-10 Oftentimes, we worry excessively, especially after hearing distressing news that leaves us shaken and fearful. For instance, someone already anxious about how to…