But I say, wake up and look around. The fields are already ripe for harvest. The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! Jn4:35b-36. The world is full of hurting people who are desperate to know […]
Jesus answered, “If you drink from Jacob’s well you’ll be thirsty again and again, but if anyone drinks the living water I give them, they will never thirst again and will be forever satisfied! For when you drink the water I give you it becomes a gushing fountain of the Holy Spirit, springing up and […]
Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty! Pr 14:23. Faith without works is dead Jm 2:20. Sometimes we can speak about our plans and just wait for the right opportunity that may never come. Sometimes God will take you on a detour and open a door you didn’t expect or want, but often […]
He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. Jn 3:30. These are the words of John the baptist when speaking about Jesus. In one sense this also applies to us, in that Jesus must increase in our life more and more, and our own desires must become less and less. […]
Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1Th 5:16-18. A life of joy,and gratitude is often a life that is also hallmarked by prayer. Derek Prince once said if you only have 10 minutes to pray, worship Him for […]
For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. Jn3:16-17. God sent Jesus to restore a […]
Short-tempered people do foolish things Pr 14:17a. We all have a fuse, and we all know exactly where that is and sometimes when we are under pressure that fuse can be much shorter. We also know when someone is pushing all our buttons and when we are approaching the point where we will lose it […]
You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you! Is 26:3. We must keep our eyes on God who is our shepherd and our peace. Whilst our eyes are on God they are not on our problems. There is no stress or anxiety in God. As […]
But his mother told the servants, “Do whatever he tells you. Standing nearby were six stone water jars, used for Jewish ceremonial washing. Each could hold twenty to thirty gallons. Jesus told the servants, “Fill the jars with water.” When the jars had been filled, he said, “Now dip some out, and take it to […]
But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn-not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God. Jn1:12-13. When we accept Jesus into our heart,He adopts us into His family. We are accepted, loved […]