‘Go, and tell this people.’ Isaiah 6:9 NKJV When you’re involved in God’s work, it’s easy to get out of balance and end up enjoying the work of the Lord more than the Lord of the work. First, Jesus called His disciples to Him; then, He sent them out from Him. The...
Speak Life To Their Spirit (2)
‘Surely the Lord is in this place, and I did not know it.’ Genesis 28:16 NKJV We have all heard people say, ‘The Lord told me,’ and it turned out not to be so. As a result, we have become doubting and cynical. What a loss! God speaks through people, and your fear of...
Speak Life To Their Spirit (1)
‘We regard no one from a worldly point of view.’ 2 Corinthians 5:16 NIV Paul writes, ‘We regard no one from a worldly point of view… if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!’ (2 Corinthians 5:16–17 NKJV) Here is an...
Speak Words Of Healing
‘I would strengthen you with my mouth.’ Job 16:5 NKJV Even when a surgery is successful, the patient can carry within them scar tissue that causes lingering pain and discomfort. And it’s the same in life. Some people around you wear a mask of success, but within, they...
Remember What You Used To Be Like? (2)
‘I try to find common ground with everyone.’ 1 Corinthians 9:22 NLT It’s easy to develop ‘spiritual amnesia’. You forget what you used to be like. And that attitude affects the people you deal with each day. Kelli Trujillo writes: ‘I’ve a workplace acquaintance who...
Remember What You Used To Be Like? (1)
‘God had mercy on me.’ 1 Timothy 1:15 NLT If you want to win people to Christ, you won’t do it with a holier-than-thou attitude. Sadly, this is how society sees many Christians; their hearts are in the right place, but their ability to relate with compassion to those...
Build On Your Strengths
‘Who makes you different from anyone else?’ 1 Corinthians 4:7 NIV Your success isn’t found in your similarity to others but in your difference. Instead of comparing yourself with somebody else and competing with them, try to discover your point of God-given...
Relationships (3)
‘Don’t participate in the things these people do.’ Ephesians 5:7 NLT Letting go of a person doesn’t mean you no longer love them; it just means the relationship is not right for you. How should you handle it? (1) A gradual separation is sometimes the best solution....
Relationships (2)
‘He who walks with wise men will be wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.’ Proverbs 13:20 NKJV Not everyone who starts out with you is capable of going where God wants to take you. Sometimes they don’t have the emotional capacity required. Other times...
Relationships (1)
‘Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?’ Amos 3:3 NLT Having the right relationships will help you to soar in life; they’re like the wind beneath your wings. But the wrong relationships will drag you down; they’re like a heavy weight around...
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Use your gifts in ministry to others
‘For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.’ Romans 11:29 NKJV When God gives us a spiritual gift, He doesn’t take it back. ‘For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.’ (Romans 11:29 NKJV) And if God does not, we must not! Paul writes: ‘Brothers...
Gunakan karunia Anda dalam pelayanan kepada orang lain
‘Sebab Allah tidak menyesali kasih karunia dan panggilan-Nya.’ Roma 1 1:29 Ketika Tuhan memberikan kita karunia rohani, Dia tidak mengambilnya kembali. ‘Sebab Allah tidak menyesali kasih karunia dan panggilan-Nya.’ (Roma 11:29) Dan jika Tuhan tidak melakukannya, kita...
Bersiaplah untuk ‘bergulat’
‘Karena perjuangan kita bukanlah melawan darah dan daging,’ Efesus 6:12 Kelahiran baru membawa pertempuran baru antara roh Anda yang telah dilahirkan kembali dan tubuh Anda yang masih memiliki keinginan lama. Paulus menggambarkan hal ini secara lengkap sebagai...
Expect to ‘wrestle’
‘For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,’ Ephesians 6:12 NKJV The new birth brings a new battle between your regenerate spirit and your unregenerate body, which still craves old desires and clings to old habits. Paul describes this graphically as a wrestling...
Anda dipanggil untuk menjadi garam dan terang
‘Kamu adalah garam dunia… Kamu adalah terang dunia.’ Matius 5:13–14 Yesus memberi kita dua contoh dalam kehidupan sehari-hari agar kita dapat memahami dengan jelas bagaimana Dia ingin kita melayani dan mewakili-Nya setiap hari. Mari kita bahas satu per satu. (1)...
You are called to be salt and light
‘You are the salt of the earth… You are the light of the world.’ Matthew 5:13–14 NKJV Jesus gave us two everyday examples so that we could clearly understand how He wants us to serve and represent Him each day. Let’s look at each of them. (1) Salt. The only thing that...
‘Lemparkan ke bawah’
‘TUHAN berfirman kepadanya: "Apakah yang di tanganmu itu?”’ Keluaran 4:2 Alkitab mengatakan: ‘TUHAN berfirman kepadanya: "Apakah yang di tanganmu itu?" Jawab Musa: "Tongkat." Firman TUHAN: "Lemparkanlah itu ke tanah." Dan ketika dilemparkannya ke tanah, maka tongkat...
‘Throw it down’
‘Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?”’ Exodus 4:2 NLT The Bible says: ‘Then the Lord asked him, “What is that in your hand?” “A shepherd’s staff,” Moses replied. “Throw it down on the ground,” the Lord told him. So Moses threw down the staff, and it...
Berikan kepada orang lain
‘Apa yang telah engkau dengar dari padaku... percayakanlah itu kepada orang-orang yang dapat dipercayai, yang juga cakap mengajar orang lain.’ 2 Tim 2:2 Apa tujuan Anda dalam hidup? Kelangsungan hidup, kesuksesan, atau suksesi? Beberapa dari kita menderita...
Pass it on to others
‘And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.’ 2 Timothy 2:2 NKJV What’s your goal in life? Survival, success, or succession? Some of us suffer from ‘duck syndrome’. We appear calm...