“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.” James 1:2-3 The Word of the Lord for us today encourages us to consider it all joy when we are tested by trials and storms of life knowing that those trials are working…
“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:22-23 We can confidently say that God’s faithfulness is never in doubt because the merciful work of the Lord is sure and can always be trusted. The Scripture that…
“Their heart is divided; now shall they be found faulty: he shall break down their altars, he shall spoil their images.” Hosea 10:2 Many times, the scriptures have exposed to us the dangers of a divided heart—a heart not true to God. The account of how the Israelites treated God after being brought out of Egypt…
“But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.” 1 Corinthians 7:17 There’s so much tendency in this present age for comparison or competition among believers. In the scriptures, Apostle Paul warned against it. Beloved, I hope you are…
“A doubleminded man is unstable in all his ways.” James 1:8 A doubtful person is fearful and not full of faith. A person who is full of doubt is someone who decides to live an hypocritical lifestyle. The scriptures describe such person as being ‘lukewarm’, “So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold…
“But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.“ James 1:6 God desires trust from His children and to show that He keeps His promises. It brings Him delight when we completely rely on Him. In contrast, there are people…
“And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.” Matthew 11:6 John the Baptist had spent his life preparing for the coming of Jesus. He had made the sacrifice to stay in the wilderness just to ensure he was prepared for his purpose as a forerunner. But at the time he was…
“As He was going into a village, ten men who had leprosy met him. They stood at a distance and called out in a loud voice, “Jesus, Master, have pity on us!” When He saw them, He said, “Go, show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were cleansed. One of them, when…