‘Give your burdens to the Lord.’ Psalm 55:22 NLT Are you burdened about someone you love? Have your efforts to help them failed? Let go, and let God deal with them! Letting go doesn’t mean you stop caring; it just means you can’t do for them what they need to do for...
Go Back To Where You First Met God!
‘Jacob named the place Bethel.’ Genesis 35:15 NLT What should you do when you’re discouraged and afraid you’ve lost your way? That’s the question Jacob was facing. And when he turned his heart towards God, here is the answer he got: ‘“Go up to Bethel… build an altar...
Don’t Spread Discouragement
‘So they spread this bad report.’ Numbers 13:32 NLT Discouragement caused the Israelites to doubt God’s promise, give up their dream, and die in the wilderness. Ironically, they were only several days’ journey from the Promised Land! How did it happen? After spending...
The Gift Of Encouragement
‘If your gift is to encourage others, be encouraging.’ Romans 12:8 NLT Did you know that there’s such a thing as ‘the gift of encouragement’? There is! The Bible says, ‘In His grace, God has given us different gifts for doing certain things well… If your gift is to...
You ‘Must’ Love Yourself
‘Love yourself.’ Matthew 22:39 CEV When God saves you, He positions you ‘in Christ’. From that moment on, He views you as being righteous. Not because of your ‘own righteousness… but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God.’...
Finding Purpose In Your Work
‘God placed the man in the Garden of Eden as its gardener to tend and care for it.’ Genesis 2:15 TLB First, God made a man. Then He made a garden and said to the man, ‘Care for it.’ Perhaps you thought work came about as a result of the fall. It’s true, work took on a...
Christmas is about—Christ
‘They saw the young child with Mary His mother and fell down, and worshipped Him.’ Matthew 2:11 KJV He was born in the humblest of settings, yet Heaven above was filled with the songs of angels. His birthplace was a cattle shed, yet a star brought the rich and noble...
Are You Alone This Christmas?
‘The Lord is close to the broken-hearted.’ Psalm 34:18 NIV When you find yourself alone at Christmas, the sights and sounds that should bring joy can reinforce your sense of sadness and loss. There is no magic, get-well-quick formula; processing what you’re missing...
Be Generous With God
‘Elijah said to her, “Don’t be afraid.”’ 1 Kings 17:13 NIV Picture a mother and her child in a severe famine, with just enough food for one last meal. Now picture Elijah saying, ‘Share with me what you’ve got. Don’t be afraid; God will make sure you’ve more than...
Give Your Worries To God
‘Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?’ Matthew 6:27 NLT Worry changes nothing except you—and not for the better. It won’t pay your bills, solve your family problems, or give you a good night’s sleep. You don’t add one day to your life, or one bit of...
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The two rules
‘From any tree of the garden you may freely eat.’ Genesis 2:16 NASB Adam had the perfect job, perfect home, perfect marriage, and the perfect environment; all the things we strive for. So how did it come about? As a result of his relationship with God! God basically...
Dua aturan
‘Semua pohon dalam taman ini boleh kaumakan buahnya dengan bebas.’ Kejadian 2:16 Adam memiliki pekerjaan yang sempurna, rumah yang sempurna, pernikahan yang sempurna, dan lingkungan yang sempurna; semua hal yang kita perjuangkan. Jadi bagaimana itu bisa terjadi?...
Grace and confidence
‘Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence.’ Hebrews 4:16 NIV If you feel unworthy to approach God in prayer, stop and read these words: ‘Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help...
Rahmat dan kepercayaan diri
‘Sebab itu marilah kita dengan penuh keberanian menghampiri takhta kasih karunia.’ Ibrani 4:16 Jika Anda merasa tidak layak untuk mendekati Tuhan dalam doa, berhentilah dan bacalah kata-kata ini: ‘Sebab itu marilah kita dengan penuh keberanian menghampiri takhta...
Simplifying doesn’t have to be complicated
‘Do not worry about your life.’ Matthew 6:25 NKJV We tend to complicate our lives unnecessarily. Jesus said: ‘Do not worry about your life … the birds … neither sow … reap nor gather into barns … yet your … heavenly Father feeds them’ (Matthew 6:25-26 NKJV). Charlie...
Menyederhanakan tidak harus rumit
‘Janganlah kuatir akan hidupmu.’ Matius 6:25 Kita cenderung mempersulit hidup kita dengan hal-hal yang tidak perlu. Kata Yesus: ‘Janganlah kuatir akan hidupmu… burung-burung di langit, yang tidak menabur dan tidak menuai dan tidak mengumpulkan bekal dalam lumbung,...
What are they saying about you?
‘It is reported … that you and the Jews plan to rebel;’ Nehemiah 6:6 NKJV To prevent Nehemiah from rebuilding Jerusalem’s walls, his enemies spread rumours about him. ‘It is reported among the nations, and Geshem says, that you and the Jews plan to rebel; therefore,...
Apa yang mereka katakan tentang Anda?
‘Ada desas-desus… bahwa engkau dan orang-orang Yahudi berniat untuk memberontak;’ Nehemia 6:6 Untuk mencegah Nehemia membangun kembali tembok Yerusalem, musuh-musuhnya menyebarkan desas-desus tentang dia. ‘Ada desas-desus di antara bangsa-bangsa dan Gasymu...
Poured from experience to experience
‘And has not been emptied from vessel to vessel.’ Jeremiah 4 8:11 NKJV God said, ‘Moab has been at ease from his youth; he has settled on his dregs, and has not been emptied from vessel to vessel … Therefore his taste remained in him, and his scent has not changed.’...
Dituangkan dari pengalaman ke pengalaman
‘Tidak dituangkan dari tempayan yang satu ke tempayan yang lain.’ Yeremia 48:11 Tuhan mengatakan, ‘Moab hidup aman dari sejak masa mudanya, dia hidup tenang seperti anggur di atas endapannya, tidak dituangkan dari tempayan yang satu ke tempayan yang lain, tidak...