But to you who are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies! Do good to those who hate you. Bless those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you. Lk 6:27-28. Loving your enemies is so contrary to the world’s ways, but is powerful in protecting your heart. When you pray for those […]
The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed. Pr 11:25. In a selfish world, a generous heart is an oasis for the soul. As you pour out to others, God will pour back into you. As you meet the needs of others, your needs will also be met. God is a […]
And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. For the new wine would burst the wineskins, spilling the wine and ruining the skins. New wine must be stored in new wineskins. But no one who drinks the old wine seems to want the new wine. ‘The old is just fine,’ they say.” Lk5:37-39. God […]
When the man saw Jesus, he bowed with his face to the ground, begging to be healed. “Lord,” he said, “if you are willing, you can heal me and make me clean.” Jesus reached out and touched him. “I am willing,” he said. “Be healed!” And instantly the leprosy disappeared. Lk 5:12b-13. God’s will is […]
But Jesus often withdrew to the wilderness for prayer Lk 5:16. Crowds were following Jesus, yet Jesus made time to slip away and pray. If Jesus needed to find time to pray in the busyness of life, then how much more do we. It’s in our times of prayer that we keep close to God. […]
When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Now go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.” “Master,” Simon replied, “we worked hard all last night and didn’t catch a thing. But if you say so, I’ll let the nets down again.” And this time their nets […]
You, God, are my God, earnestly I seek you; I thirst for you, my whole being longs for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and your glory. Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify […]
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. Jm 2:26. A vision without action is just a dream. God gives us dreams and visions as seeds to our future. They are the windows to God’s promises for our life. However we must travel the distance from the […]
Is your enemy hungry? Buy him lunch. Win him over with your kindness. Your surprising generosity will awaken his conscience and God will reward you with favor. Mat 25:21-22 TPT. God’s ways are not our ways. When we choose to be a blessing over getting even, we are not behaving in the way the world […]
My thoughts are nothing like your thoughts,” says the Lord. “And my ways are far beyond anything you could imagine. For just as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts Is 55:8-9. God does not intend for us to work […]