‘Obey those who rule over you, and be submissive.’ Hebrews 13:17 NKJV Until you learn to respect authority, you will never be qualified to be given any. Why? (1) Because you will have no credibility. (2) Because you won’t really understand what it means to be a...
Make The Most Of Your Time
‘Making the most of your time.’ Ephesians 5:16 NASB The life of John Wesley is a great example of the Scriptural principle ‘making the most of your time.’ He averaged three sermons a day for 54 years, preaching a total of more than 44,000 times in his life. In doing...
Forgiving Others (2)
‘Take me back so that I may come back.’ Jeremiah 31:18 NCV The Bible tells us: ‘Isaac’s servants dug… a well… But the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with Isaac’s herdsmen, saying, “The water is ours.” So… they dug another well, and they quarrelled over that one also......
Forgiving Others (1)
‘“I will pay them back,” says the Lord.’ Romans 12:19 NLT Long after you think you have forgiven someone, you can still be harbouring [holding onto] hard feelings. Some indicators that you still have work to do are these: you keep thinking about the person who hurt...
Adjusting Your Vision
‘My eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.’ Isaiah 6:5 NIV Before God called the prophet Isaiah to a position of leadership in the nation, He adjusted his vision. Uncorrected vision leads to skewed perspective, poor judgment, and wasted effort. Israel’s constant...
It’s A Blessing In Disguise
‘All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.’ 2 Corinthians 4:15 NIV If you’re going through a difficult time right now, let Paul’s words encourage you. ‘We are hard...
When Preparation Meets Opportunity
‘I have finished the race.’ 2 Timothy 4:7 NKJV Roman philosopher Seneca said, ‘Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.’ As you read in Scripture about the people God used to accomplish great things, you discover that much of their time was spent...
Are You Doing It For The Right Reasons?
‘He had this testimony, that he pleased God.’ Hebrews 11:5 NKJV When you grow up with rejection, it can manifest [show] itself in a need to isolate and withdraw or in a drive to constantly ‘prove yourself’. One man said it like this: ‘I can still hear my father...
Servants To God’s Will
‘As the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.’ Ephesians 6:6 KJV The word ‘servant ‘can have a negative connotation [meaning], but not in this Scripture. Knowing how pressures and people distract us from our God-given purpose, Paul uses the...
God Will Give You Another Chance
‘Turn back to Me and ask for help, and I will answer your prayers.’ Jeremiah 29:12 CEV Because they disobeyed God, the Jews spent 70 years as slaves in Babylon. They lost their joy, their freedom, and their identity; all the things that make life worth living. But God...
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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...
You must care for the needy (1)
‘Their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.’ Acts 6:1 NIV Since the government didn’t care for widows and orphans back in New Testament times, the church took on that responsibility. Unfortunately, bias raised its ugly head, and Jewish...
Harus peduli kepada yang membutuhkan (1)
‘Pembagian kepada janda-janda mereka diabaikan dalam pelayanan sehari-hari.’ Kisah Para Rasul 6:1 Karena pemerintah tidak mempedulikan para janda dan yatim piatu pada zaman Perjanjian Baru, gereja mengambil tanggung jawab itu. Sayangnya, ada diskriminasi, para janda...
You’re a reflector
‘But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord,’ 2 Corinthians 3:18 NKJV As the old saying goes, ‘You become like the company you keep.’ Paul explains it this way: ‘But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of...
Anda seorang reflektor
‘Dan kita semua mencerminkan kemuliaan Tuhan dengan muka yang tidak berselubung. Dan karena kemuliaan itu datangnya dari Tuhan yang adalah Roh, maka kita diubah menjadi serupa dengan gambar-Nya, dalam kemuliaan yang semakin besar.’ 2 Korintus 3:18 Seperti kata...
Give God all the glory
‘For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,’ Psalm 4 4:3 NKJV A frog was running out of water, so he asked two birds to transport him to a nearby pond by having each bird carry one end of a stick in their beak while he bit down on the centre and...
Give God all the glory
‘For they did not gain possession of the land by their own sword,’ Psalm 44:3 NKJV A frog was running out of water, so he asked two birds to transport him to a nearby pond by having each bird carry one end of a stick in their beak while he bit down on the centre and...