Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love makes up for all offenses. Proverbs 10:12 NLT Love and hate, two words that get thrown together a lot. When young children are at play, they love each other while they are playing with different toys. When they each want the same toy, they hate each other. It’s the same … Continue reading Love Covers Offences
Category: Walking in Victory
The Love of a Friend
Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble. Proverbs 17:17 MSG Just about everyone in the world is grateful to have a friend. The dictionary defines friend as a person you know well and like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family. I am … Continue reading The Love of a Friend
Loving God’s Way
The man answered, “‘You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your strength, and all your mind.’ And, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Luke 10:27 NLT One day as Jesus went about His work of ministry, He was stopped by a religious leader who wanted to test Him. … Continue reading Loving God’s Way
Truly Free
Everyone wants to live in a society where they have the freedom to choose. If you want to be a doctor, lawyer or police office, you have the ability to choose. The opportunity to choose comes with a price. Independence Day is set aside to celebrate freedom from the control of a political being. This … Continue reading Truly Free
God’s Miraculous Provision
There are times in life when you meet someone who brings change into your life. The change can be either positive or negative. One day a widow woman met a man of God who brought change into her life. There was a drought in the land and usually famine would follow. Famine is a time … Continue reading God’s Miraculous Provision
The Lord My Shield
O Lord, I have so many enemies; so many are against me. So many are saying, “God will never rescue him!” But you, O Lord, are a shield around me; you are my glory, the one who holds my head high. Psalm 3:1-3 NLT This was a really sad time in David's life. He faced … Continue reading The Lord My Shield
Listen to My Prayer
Then I said, “O Lord, God of heaven, the great and awesome God who keeps his covenant of unfailing love with those who love him and obey his commands, listen to my prayer! Look down and see me praying night and day for your people Israel. I confess that we have sinned against you. Yes, even my … Continue reading Listen to My Prayer
Saturated in Prayer
Paul wrote most of the New Testament. He traveled extensively and established a number of churches on his missionary journeys. The church in Philippi was one of those churches. The letter to the Philippians was one of joy. Yet in the midst of this joyous letter we find, “Don’t be pulled in different directions or … Continue reading Saturated in Prayer
God Can
“Answer me when I call to you, O God who declares me innocent. Free me from my troubles. Have mercy on me and hear my prayer.” Psalm 4:1 NLT David was a man with a lot of trouble. When you read the book of Psalms, you will also notice that David spent a lot of … Continue reading God Can
Confidence in God
And we are confident that he hears us whenever we ask for anything that pleases him. And since we know he hears us when we make our requests, we also know that he will give us what we ask for. 1 John 5:14-15 NLT It's so encouraging to know that God hears our prayers. Sometimes, … Continue reading Confidence in God