I will certainly bless you. I will multiply your descendants beyond number, like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will conquer the cities of their enemies. Genesis 22:17 NLT Everyone wants to hear those words, “I will certainly bless you.” But as with everything else in life, those words … Continue reading The Lord Will Provide
Category: God’s provision
A Tower of Strength
The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are safe. Proverbs 18:10 NLT This verse was the inspiration for a song I love to sing. It’s a song of praise and worship that you can find on YouTube. However, I will share a bit of the lyrics with you. “Blessed be … Continue reading A Tower of Strength
It Is Finished!
Carrying the cross by himself, he went to the place called Place of the Skull (in Hebrew, Golgotha). There they nailed him to the cross. Two others were crucified with him, one on either side, with Jesus between them. John 19:17-18 NLT It’s a shared experience of childhood: you will get blamed for something you didn’t do. … Continue reading It Is Finished!
The Cornerstone
The stone that the builders rejected has now become the cornerstone. Psalm 118:18 NLT There is a popular theme in movies to have the main character rejected in the beginning. He or she has been discredited in their professional community because they developed a system that the experts in their field considered useless. So it results … Continue reading The Cornerstone
A Safe Place
This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him. Psalm 91:2 NLT About a year ago, the world approached the beginning of the lockdown. Everything was uncertain. There were people dying in large numbers and the future was uncertain. Fear, was in … Continue reading A Safe Place
Don’t Get Distracted
Family: that word invokes many different kinds of emotions in people. For some it brings joy; for others it brings pain. Families go through seasons in the same way nature does. Some families are living through the spring season of their relationships; their relationships have promise and potential. Some are in the summer season where … Continue reading Don’t Get Distracted
Don’t Crave the Past!
There is an animal tale that tells a story about a pig. The duck and cow felt saddened with the pig’s living conditions. They decided to do what they could to make his home comfortable. After some discussion, they devised a plan. They noticed that he didn’t have a parlor so they repurposed some apple … Continue reading Don’t Crave the Past!
Follow the Sign
All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’). Isaiah 7:14 NLT In life people are always looking for signs. I’m sure people who lived one hundred years ago, … Continue reading Follow the Sign
Remembering God’s Benefits
So many times you hear stories and that make you chuckle but after you laugh you realize that it’s a sad story. One day a man got dressed to visit a foreign country. He was so excited because it took a long time to save the money to buy the ticket. There was real excitement … Continue reading Remembering God’s Benefits
He Gives Benefits
Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 NLT When you watch a movie, there are surprises at the end. Sometimes the end is predictable and other times, the ending is unexpected. So this Psalm has a … Continue reading He Gives Benefits