‘My best friend, the one I trusted completely, the one who shared my food, has turned against me.’ Psalm 41:9 NLT Not only must we leave room for unexpected disappointments and unknown variables in life, we must realise that inevitably we’ll be betrayed and hurt by...
Focus On The Solution Not The Problem
‘In quietness and confidence shall be your strength.’ Isaiah 30:15 NKJV As problems arise in your relationships, you’ll be forced to become a translator, negotiator, diplomat, and peacekeeper. And good communication skills are essential. Nothing is more frustrating...
Be Flexible
‘Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.’ Philippians 2:4 NKJV When it comes to the truth, you should be unbending. But when it comes to relationships, you must learn to be flexible. If you always need to be in...
Try Brainstorming (2)
‘Though good advice lies deep within the heart, a person with understanding will draw it out.’ Proverbs 20:5 NLT The founder of the technology company IBM, Thomas J. Watson, said: ‘Expose your ideas to the dangers of controversy. Speak your mind and fear less the...
Try Brainstorming (1)
‘Surely you need guidance to wage war, and victory is won through many advisors.’ Proverbs 24:6 NIV Solomon said, ‘With the right strategy you can wage war, and with many advisers there is victory.’ (Proverbs 24:6 GWT) There are wise and experienced people around who...
Keep Your Conscience Clear
‘My conscience [enlightened and prompted] by the Holy Spirit bearing witness with me.’ Romans 9:1 AMPC Paul wrote: ‘My conscience [enlightened and prompted] by the Holy Spirit bearing witness with me.’ Note: when the Holy Spirit speaks to your conscience, two things...
Hold On Until Your Joy Comes
‘Weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.’ Psalm 30:5 NKJV Pain is an inevitable part of life and growth; a beneficial part! Stop and consider some of its benefits: (1) It lets you know when there’s something wrong in your body that needs to be...
Forget It And Move On
‘Forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on towards the goal.’ Philippians 3:13–14 AMPC We all have a ‘past’. It’s filled with hurts others have done to us, mistakes that got us into trouble, and things we’re so ashamed of we...
Have You Prayed About It?
‘We fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen.’ 2 Corinthians 4:18 NLT God hasn’t made prayer difficult or complicated, but really simple. The truth is, many of us pray more often than we know. And we have a more effective and successful prayer life than we realise....
Notes and Diamonds
‘By grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God.’ Ephesians 2:8 NASB To understand how God sees you, try to think of these two things: (1) A $10 note. What makes it more valuable than any other piece of paper of equal...
Most Recent Devotional Readings
Setting captives free (1)
‘I have heard them crying out…and I am concerned about their suffering.’ Exodus 3:7 NIV For 400 years, Israel was enslaved by Egyptian taskmasters who oppressed them. You can understand their feelings of helplessness when you consider the areas in your life where you...
Membebaskan tawanan (1)
‘Aku telah mendengar seruan mereka… Aku mengetahui penderitaan mereka.’ Keluaran 3:7 Selama 400 tahun, Israel diperbudak oleh para mandor Mesir yang menindas mereka. Anda dapat memahami perasaan tidak berdaya mereka ketika Anda berjuang untuk kebebasan dari kebiasaan...
Recovering from burnout
‘Even the youths shall faint and be weary,’ Isaiah 4 0:30 NKJV Dr Richard Swenson says, ‘You can go into the woods, select a 3m sapling [young tree], bend it over, and when you release it, it will return to its normal height. But if you keep bending it further and...
Memulihkan diri dari kelelahan
‘Orang-orang muda menjadi lelah dan lesu dan teruna-teruna jatuh tersandung,’ Yesaya 40:30 Dr Richard Swenson berkata, 'Anda dapat pergi ke hutan, memilih anakan [pohon muda] 3m, membengkokkannya, dan ketika Anda melepaskannya, ia akan kembali ke ketinggian...
Don’t give up on your Saul
‘Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for…Saul, for he is praying.’ Acts 9:11 NIV Has everyone else written off your Saul? ‘He is too far gone.’ ‘He is too hard, too addicted, too old, too cold.’ Joseph believed one day he would be reunited with the...
Jangan menyerah pada Saulus Anda
‘Pergilah ke jalan yang bernama Jalan Lurus, dan carilah di rumah Yudas seorang dari Tarsus yang bernama Saulus. Ia sekarang berdoa.’ Kisah Para Rasul 9:11 Apakah semua orang telah menghapus Saulus Anda? ‘Dia terlalu jauh.’ ‘Dia terlalu keras, terlalu kecanduan,...
You must care for the needy (3)
‘Blessed is he who considers the poor;’ Psalm 4 1:1 NKJV In October 2022, Forbes stated there were 2,668 billionaires in the world. It’s incredible to think that one individual, let alone 2,668 individuals, can be worth billions of dollars, and yet there are billions...
Harus peduli kepada yang membutuhkan (3)
‘Berbahagialah orang yang memperhatikan orang lemah!’ Mazmur 41:2 Pada Oktober 2022, Forbes menyatakan ada 2.668 milliarder di dunia. Sungguh luar biasa untuk berpikir bahwa satu individu, apalagi 2.668 individu, dapat bernilai miliaran dolar, namun ada miliaran...
You must care for the needy (2)
‘He defended the cause of the poor and needy, and so all went well.’ Jeremiah 2 2:16 NIV When he was a theology student, Jim Wallis and some of his classmates took scissors to the Bible and cut out every verse about poverty, wealth, justice, or oppression. And would...
Harus peduli kepada yang membutuhkan (2)
‘Serta mengadili perkara orang sengsara dan orang miskin dengan adil. Bukankah itu namanya mengenal Aku? demikianlah firman TUHAN.’ Yeremia 22:16 Ketika menjadi mahasiswa teologi, Jim Wallis dan beberapa teman sekelasnya membawa gunting dan memotong setiap ayat...