What it takes to do God’s will

‘Lord, what do You want me to do?’ Acts 9:6 NKJV Paul’s life changed forever when, trembling and astonished, he asked the question, ‘Lord, what do You want me to do?’ Note how God answered his question: ‘Arise and go into the city, and you will be told what you must...

Believe God, in spite of the odds

‘Our sufficiency is from God.’ 2 Corinthians 3:5 NKJV Gideon’s army of 32,000 men is enormously outnumbered by the Midianites when God tells him, ‘You have too many men.’ He instructs Gideon to release anyone who is afraid, and Gideon loses two-thirds of his army. Now...

You will be rewarded for it

‘The sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.’ Romans 8:18 NKJV In 1857, Scottish missionary David Livingstone gave this speech at Cambridge University: ‘People talk of the sacrifice I have made in...

Personal growth; commit to it

‘Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.’ 1 Timothy 4:15 NKJV Paul had a succession plan for his ministry. That’s why he mentored Timothy and instructed him, ‘Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely...

Prodigal, come home!

‘The older brother was angry.’ Luke 15:28 NIV The parable of the prodigal son is about two brothers and their father’s love for each. The younger one dishonoured his father and ended up in a pigpen. When he returned home, he had lost everything—except his father’s...

We all need the same grace

‘God, be merciful to me a sinner!’ Luke 18:13 NKJV Jesus said: ‘Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, “God, I thank You that I am not like other men—extortioners, unjust,...