‘I have lived in all good conscience before God until this day.’ Acts 23:1 NKJV At the Mark Twain memorial in Hartford, Connecticut, you will find these words framed: ‘Always do right. It will gratify some people and astonish the rest. Truly yours, Mark Twain, New...
‘Be of good courage, and do it.’
‘Arise, for this matter is your responsibility but we will be with you. Be of good courage, and do it.’ Ezra 10:4 NKJV You probably haven’t heard of Harlow Curtice because he wasn’t a graduate from a prestigious university; he was a country boy with only a high-school...
Use What God Has Given You
‘One person gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.’ Proverbs 11:24 NIV Jesus taught His disciples to be distributors of His blessing and ‘first responders’ to those in need. That’s why He involved them in the process; He was...
‘Do’ God’s Word
‘God will bless you for doing it.’ James 1:25 NLT Dr David Jeremiah tells of a well-known seminary professor who spent a summer studying in Jerusalem. In his apartment building lived an orthodox Jewish rabbi with whom he studied Hebrew throughout the summer. One day...
Understanding True Holiness
‘Holiness unto the Lord.’ Zechariah 14:21 KJV Holiness should always be ‘unto the Lord’. Any time we make it ‘unto men’, it’s wrong and misguided because it’s just pride and pretence. Jesus condemned the Pharisees not for their acts of piety, but because they...
Dealing With Our Sin
‘Against You, You only, have I sinned.’ Psalm 51:4 NKJV We need a new way of looking at sin; a fresh understanding of it that recognises it involves denial and moral blindness. And the only way to see it clearly is through the eyes of the One we’ve sinned against....
Live For Something Greater Than Yourself
‘Unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone.’ John 12:24 NLT Jesus said, ‘Unless a kernel of wheat is planted in the soil and dies, it remains alone. But its death will produce many new kernels.’ Someone has estimated that one kernel of...
The Power to Change
‘I will strengthen you and help you.’ Isaiah 41:10 NIV We go to seminars and conferences looking for a painless cure by which our lives can be zapped and changed. We go on diets. We start exercise programs and our enthusiasm runs strong for about two weeks. Then we...
When You Don’t Understand
‘The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us.’ Deuteronomy 29:29 NIV When you don’t understand what’s happening in your life, start with what you know for sure; namely, that God is good all the time, and His ‘love for those who...
Get A ‘Preparation Perspective’
‘We must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ.’ 2 Corinthians 5:10 KJV Paul writes: ‘Our goal is to please Him. For we must all stand before Christ to be judged. We will each receive whatever we deserve for the good or evil we have done in this earthly body.’...
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Membangun kembali Pernikahan Anda (2)
‘Hai suami, kasihilah isterimu sebagaimana Kristus telah mengasihi jemaat.’ Efesus 5:25 Kedua, kalian harus mendengarkan satu sama lain. Ini membutuhkan waktu, kesabaran, dan perhatian yang terfokus. Terlalu banyak pasangan saling memberikan monolog [percakapan...
Rebuilding your marriage (2)
‘Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church.’ Ephesians 5:25 Second, you must listen to each other. This requires time, patience, and focused attention. Too many couples give each other a monologue [one sided conversation] without leaving room for genuine...
Membangun kembali Pernikahan Anda (1)
‘Angin melanda rumah itu, sehingga rubuhlah rumah itu dan hebatlah kerusakannya.’ Matius 7:27 Saat ini sekitar 50% dari semua pernikahan baru berakhir dengan perceraian. Sedihnya, itu terjadi baik pada orang Kristen atau bukan. Terkadang alasannya tidak langsung,...
Rebuilding your marriage (1)
‘The winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell.’ Matthew 7:27 NKJV Today about 50% of all new marriages end in divorce. Sadly, that’s true whether you’re a Christian or not. Sometimes the reasons are circumstantial, such as a redundancy or money problems. Other...
Anda membutuhkan orang-orang lain
‘Dan bilamana seorang dapat dikalahkan, dua orang akan dapat bertahan.’ Pengkhotbah 4:12 Sebesar apapun anggapan kita bahwa kita mengetahui semuanya, jika kita jujur, masing-masing dari kita sangat menyadari bahwa kita memiliki kelemahan dan sisi kurangnya...
You need others
‘Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him.’ Ecclesiastes 4:12 NKJV As much as we would like to think that we know it all, if we’re honest, each of us is painfully aware that we have blind spots and areas of inexperience. You have had...
Apa yang harus Anda serahkan
‘Satu hal telah kuminta kepada TUHAN, itulah yang kuingini.’ Mazmur 27:4 Untuk berhasil, ada hal-hal tertentu yang harus Anda serahkan. 1) Anda tidak bisa berteman dengan semua orang. Yesus mengasihi semua orang tetapi menghabiskan sebagian besar waktu-Nya dengan 12...
What you must give up
‘One thing I have desired of the Lord, that will I seek.’ Psalm 2 7:4 NKJV In order to succeed, there are certain things you must give up. 1) You can’t be friends with everybody. Jesus loved everybody but spent most of His time with 12 people mentoring them. And He...
Pelajaran dari patah hati
‘Perbaharuilah batinku dengan roh yang teguh.’ Mazmur 51:12 Patah hati tidak dapat disembuhkan dengan bekerja 16 jam sehari, berkeringat di gym, atau menggunakan zat yang mengubah suasana hati seperti alkohol dan obat-obatan. Hal-hal itu mungkin membawa perbaikan...
Lessons from a broken heart
‘Restore to me the joy of Your salvation.’ Psalm 5 1:12 NKJV A broken heart can’t be healed by working 16 hours a day, sweating it out in a gym, or using mood-altering substances like alcohol and drugs. Those things may bring a temporary fix but don’t bring a lasting...