Then Peter came to him and asked, “Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?” “No, not seven times,” Jesus replied, “but seventy times seven! Mat18:31-22. We become prisoners of unforgiveness when we choose not to forgive. Unforgiveness requires us to keep the hurt, pain and anger alive so we […]
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save […]
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Mat 11:28-30. We don’t […]
Just then a woman who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak. She said to herself, “If I only touch his cloak, I will be healed.” Jesus turned and saw her. “Take heart, daughter,” he said, “your faith has healed you.” And the […]
Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” Lk9:62. You would never drive a car forwards whilst looking through the rear window, yet that’s what we do with our life when we keep looking back, dwelling on what could’ve been, […]
Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. Mat 7:24. Jesus is the rock that we stand on. In a world where there are so many changing ideas and paradigms we can come to Jesus who will be […]
“No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money. Mat6:24. This is about priorities, we need to recognise that we must put the Lord first in our life ahead of […]
It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” Since we have that same spirit of faith, we also believe and therefore speak 2 Cor 4:13. We must speak what we believe in our heart. The Word of God is full of life so as we meditate on God’s Word and believe it in our […]
Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. Ps91:1. Everything in our life that is good flows from relationships, and it’s no different with God. It’s difficult to draw near to God on demand only when we need Him. We were created for a […]
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Gal 2:20. If Christ lives in me, I also live in Him. So […]