‘…do not…be anxious about tomorrow...’ Matthew 6:34 AMP Most of the stuff we worry about never happens, or turns out better than we anticipate. Worry, like faith, is a spiritual force. Like a magnet, it attracts the very things we fear, clouds our judgment and...
Building Men and Women of God (1)
‘These commandments… Impress them on your children.’ Deuteronomy 6:6–7 NIV A great preacher once said, ‘When times are troubled we cry, “God, give us men to match our mountains.” In reply, God gives us children and says, “Here’s the building material.”’ We are...
Change how you think
‘...if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.’ Philippians 4:8 NIV You do not have more problems than other people—you just think about them more often! Stop: go back and reread that sentence. Take a moment and consider what it means. It is...
God Wants You to Succeed (2)
‘...the Lord…has pleasure in [our] prosperity.’ Psalm 35:27 NKJV Ignatius Loyola prayed, ‘Teach us, Lord, to serve You as You deserve, to give and not count the cost, to fight and not heed the wounds, to toil and not seek for rest, to labour and not ask for any reward...
God Wants You to Succeed (1)
‘...the Lord…has pleasure in [our] prosperity.’ Psalm 35:27 NKJV God delights in seeing His children succeed; what good parent wouldn’t? Jesus said, ‘If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in Heaven...
It’s Not My Problem
‘...encourage the fainthearted, help the weak...’ 1 Thessalonians 5:14 NAS One day a mouse looked out through a crack in a farmhouse wall and saw a mousetrap. He went to tell his buddy the chicken, but the chicken said, ‘Sorry, pal, not my problem.’ Dejected, the...
Do You Mind Waiting?
‘...Let…patience…do a thorough work...’ James 1:4 AMP Larry Moyer tells the story of a prison warden who asked a man on death row what he would like to eat for his last meal. He said, ‘A huge piece of watermelon.’ The warden said, ‘You must be joking! This is...
Think About What You Think About (2)
‘He is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope...’ Ephesians 3:20 NLT It’s said that the king of Saudi Arabia once invited a famous golfer over for a tournament. Before the man returned home the king said, ‘I’d like to give you a...
Think About What You Think About (1)
‘What I feared has come upon me...’ Job 3:25 NIV The story is told of Nick, a tough guy with a bad outlook, who worked on the railways. One night after all his fellow workers had gone home he accidentally locked himself in a refrigerated carriage. Worried that the...
Losers See Failure; Winners See Beyond It!
‘Let your eyes look straight ahead...’ Proverbs 4:25 NKJV Behind every success story you’ll find sacrifices made to fulfil a dream, principles that govern lives in public and in private, the ability to turn a single victory into a system of success, and finally a...
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Glean, store up, and share
‘Gather all the food of those good years that are coming, and store up grain.’ Genesis 41:35 NKJV Notice what Joseph told Pharaoh: ‘Collect one-fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven plentiful years. And let them gather all the food of those good years...
Kumpulkan, simpan, dan bagikan
‘Mereka harus mengumpulkan segala bahan makanan dalam tahun-tahun baik yang akan datang... menimbun gandum di kota-kota... serta menyimpannya.’ Kej 4 1:35 Perhatikan apa yang Yusuf katakan pada Firaun: ‘Baiklah juga tuanku Firaun berbuat begini, yakni menempatkan...
Don’t give up!
‘To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven.’ Ecclesiastes 3:1 NKJV Solomon says there is: ‘A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break...
Jangan menyerah!
‘Untuk segala sesuatu ada masanya, untuk apapun di bawah langit ada waktunya.’ Pengkhotbah 3:1 Salomo mengatakan bahwa: ‘Ada waktu untuk lahir, ada waktu untuk meninggal, ada waktu untuk menanam, ada waktu untuk mencabut yang ditanam; ada waktu untuk membunuh, ada...
God cares about the details of your life
‘The very hairs of your head are all numbered.’ Luke 12:7 NKJV If you want to know how incomprehensively big God is, read this: ‘Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand has stretched out the heavens; when I call to them, they stand...
Tuhan peduli dengan hidup Anda
‘Bahkan rambut kepalamupun terhitung semuanya.’ Lukas 1 2:7 Jika Anda ingin tahu betapa besarnya Tuhan, baca ini: ‘Tangan-Ku juga meletakkan dasar bumi, dan tangan kanan-Ku membentangkan langit. Ketika Aku menyebut namanya, semuanya bermunculan.’ (Yesaya 48:13)...
Apa yang dibutuhkan untuk melakukan kehendak Tuhan
‘Tetapi bangunlah dan pergilah ke dalam kota, di sana akan dikatakan kepadamu, apa yang harus kauperbuat.’ Kisah Para Rasul 9:6 Kehidupan Paulus berubah selamanya ketika, dengan gemetar dan takjub, dia mengajukan pertanyaan, ‘Tuhan, apa yang Engkau mau aku lakukan?’...
What it takes to do God’s will
‘Lord, what do You want me to do?’ Acts 9:6 NKJV Paul’s life changed forever when, trembling and astonished, he asked the question, ‘Lord, what do You want me to do?’ Note how God answered his question: ‘Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must...
Percayalah pada Tuhan, meskipun banyak rintangan
‘Kesanggupan kami adalah pekerjaan Allah.’ 2 Korintus 3:5 Pasukan Gideon terdiri dari 32.000 orang kalah jumlah dengan pasukan Midian ketika Tuhan berkata kepadanya, ‘Jumlah kalian terlalu banyak.’ Dia memerintahkan Gideon untuk membebaskan siapa saja yang takut,...
Believe God, in spite of the odds
‘Our sufficiency is from God.’ 2 Corinthians 3:5 NKJV Gideon’s army of 32,000 men is enormously outnumbered by the Midianites when God tells him, ‘You have too many men.’ He instructs Gideon to release anyone who is afraid, and Gideon loses two-thirds of his army. Now...