You’re In A Time Of Testing

‘Joseph remained a slave until his own words had come true, and the Lord had finished testing him.’ Psalm 105:19 CEV God may not respond exactly when you want Him to, but He is always on time. ‘No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.’...

Take The Initiative (3)

‘Fear of man will prove to be a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is kept safe.’ Proverbs 29:25 NIV Fourth, change your mindset. Does risk scare you? Are you discouraged by past failures? Do you not see the potential that opportunity offers? You won’t be able to...

Take The Initiative (2)

‘Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord.’ Jeremiah 17:7 NIV Second, take action. There is an old saying ‘you can if you will’. Initiators don’t wait for others to motivate them. They know it’s their responsibility to move themselves forward beyond their comfort...

Take The Initiative (1)

‘Be strong and of good courage, for you must go.’ Deuteronomy 31:7 NKJV When God gives you an unconditional promise, all you need to do is wait for it. But when He makes a conditional promise, you have a part to play in its fulfilment. Sometimes that calls for taking...

The Danger Of Rising Too Quickly

‘Never be in a hurry about appointing a church leader.’ 1 Timothy 5:22 NLT Before David became the king of Israel, he spent years tending a flock of sheep in the wilderness. That’s not an impressive start. But that’s where he built his relationship with God and...

Positioned For God’s Blessing

‘And the Lord said, “Here is a place by Me.”’ Exodus 33:21 NKJV God told Moses, ‘I will make all My goodness pass before you.’ (Exodus 33:19 NKJV) But in order to see that promise fulfilled, Moses had to be properly positioned, so God said, ‘Here is a place by Me.’...

Don’t Get Ahead Of God!

‘In due season He will honour you with every blessing.’ Psalm 37:34 TLB When God gives you a promise or a vision for your life, it’s like a seed; it needs time to take root before it can bear fruit. It’s like the birth of a baby. First conception, then implantation,...

You Must Know Truth From Error

‘An enemy has done this!’ Matthew 13:28 NLT Jesus said: ‘The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. When the crop began to grow...

To Be Godly Is To Be Good (3)

‘They acted with complete honesty.’ 2 Kings 12:15 NIV In the Old Testament, when King Joash repaired the temple, we’re told: ‘The money brought into the temple… was paid to the workers… They did not require an accounting from those to whom they gave the money to pay...

To Be Godly Is To Be Good (2)

‘The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked, but gracious words are pure in His sight.’ Proverbs 15:26 NIV Sometimes we say to people, half in jest, ‘Try to be good. And if you can’t be good, be careful!’ The idea being that if you decide not to be good, make sure...

Most Recent Devotional Readings

The breaking process (1)

‘The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit.’ Psalm 51:17 NASB Brokenness is the process by which God strips us of pride and self-sufficiency so that the character of Christ can shine through. Brokenness doesn’t necessarily mean experiencing some tragedy. Many people...

Proses penghancuran (1)

‘Korban sembelihan kepada Allah ialah jiwa yang hancur.’ Mazmur 51:19  Kehancuran adalah proses dimana Tuhan melucuti kita dari kesombongan dan rasa puas diri sehingga karakter Kristus dapat bersinar. Kehancuran tidak selalu berarti mengalami suatu tragedi. Banyak...

Prepare yourself

‘Make this valley full of ditches.’ 2 Kings 3:16 NKJV All things don’t come to those who wait but to those who prepare. There is a great illustration of this in 2 Kings 3. As part of God’s strategy for defeating the Moabites, God told the Israelites to dig a ditch,...

Persiapkan diri Anda

‘Biarlah di lembah ini dibuat parit-parit.’ 2 Raja-raja 3:16 Segala sesuatu tidak datang kepada mereka yang menunggu tetapi kepada mereka yang bersiap. Ada ilustrasi yang bagus tentang hal ini dalam 2 Raja-raja 3. Sebagai bagian dari strategi untuk mengalahkan bangsa...

God ideas

‘David also gave Solomon all the plans he had in mind for the courtyards of the Lord’s Temple.’ 1 Chronicles 28:12 NLT The first Jewish temple ranks as one of the architectural wonders of the ancient world. It was built in the tenth century BC, and the project’s scope...

Saran Tuhan

‘Lalu Daud menyerahkan kepada Salomo, anaknya, rencana bangunan dari balai Bait Suci dan ruangan-ruangannya.’ 1 Tawarikh 28:11  Bait Suci pertama merupakan salah satu keajaiban arsitektur dunia kuno. Dibangun pada abad kesepuluh SM, dengan cakupan proyek yang sangat...

Keep hope alive

‘Now faith is the certainty of things hoped for, a proof of things not seen.’ Hebrews 11:1 NASB At some stage in our lives, most of us will have experienced times when things looked hopeless. But, when you decide things are hopeless, you slam the door in God’s face....

Jaga harapan tetap hidup

‘Iman adalah dasar dari segala sesuatu yang kita harapkan dan bukti dari segala sesuatu yang tidak kita lihat.’ Ibrani 11:1  Pada tahap tertentu dalam hidup kita, sebagian besar dari kita akan atau telah melalui saat-saat ketika segala sesuatunya tampak tidak ada...

Tackle your giant head-on

‘David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone.’ 1 Samuel 17:50 NKJV Pastor Chuck Swindoll says: ‘Goliath reminds me of the visually impaired discus thrower. He didn’t set any records… but he sure kept the crowd awake! Every day, Goliath paraded along...

Hadapi raksasa Anda secara langsung

‘Demikianlah Daud mengalahkan orang Filistin itu dengan umban dan batu.’ 1 Samuel 17:50  Pendeta Chuck Swindoll berkata: ‘Goliat mengingatkan saya pada pelempar cakram yang tunanetra. Dia tidak membuat rekor apa pun… tapi dia berhasil membuat penonton tetap terjaga!...