13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 ESV Dear friends and family…God offered Hebrews a bright, brand, new start; “come find and seek me with all of your heart.” Later God … Continue reading →

16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 ESV Dear friends and family…, sometimes we don’t … Continue reading →

4 But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone,     but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” Matthew 4:4 ESV Dear friends and family…, time to time temptations do come around; making our thoughts … Continue reading →

22 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks … Continue reading →

4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 ESV Dear friends and family…, Joseph and Moses had “hope” in hard times; and David’s … Continue reading →

3 From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the Lord is to be praised! Psalm 113:3 ESV Dear friends and family…, great is our God who made every race; dances and songs sung in each earthly place. We praise … Continue reading →

9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; … Continue reading →

4 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:4 ESV Dear friends and family…, Hebrew pilgrims walk to God’s strong city; Mount Zion mountains protect and pity. Jesus’ Cross gives us a better safety; there God’s Son stopped sin … Continue reading →

12 I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, due to God’s “mercies” let’s serve … Continue reading →

10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. Proverbs 18:10 ESV Dear friends and family…, when troubles come there’s one “strong” place to run; He is Lord Jesus, God’s own precious Son. Cleansed us … Continue reading →

14 if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 … Continue reading →

5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 1 Timothy 2:5 ESV Dear friends and family…, four types of prayers our God loves us to pray; first, our own need then … Continue reading →

35 In all things I have shown you that by working hard in this way we must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” Acts 20:35 ESV Dear friends and … Continue reading →

5 For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Psalm 100:5 ESV Dear friends and family…, come all the ‘homelands’ and worship the Lord; He “is good…steadfast”, whose “love” is adored. God sent His own Son … Continue reading →

11 Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 ESV Dear friends and family…, there’s one basic need when we bend down to pray; “Please Lord give us bread to last us today”. “This bread’s my body that’s broken to pay”; … Continue reading →

18 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Romans 8:18 ESV Dear friends and family…, sometimes our suff’rings don’t make us so bold; we start to … Continue reading →

8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 12:8 ESV Dear friends and family…, some of our leaders have now “gone before”; they have now reached heaven’s bright, golden shore. We’re glad Lord Jesus let Calv’ry blood pour; … Continue reading →

35 But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Luke 6:35 ESV Dear friends and … Continue reading →

8 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:8 ESV Dear friends and family…, nice when “good gifts” come that we’re longing for; might be friends, … Continue reading →

37 Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; 38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:37-38 ESV Dear friends and family…, people looked helpless across the hillside; … Continue reading →

11 I will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. 12 I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds. Psalm 77:11-12 ESV Dear friends and family…, Asaph while suffering asked our Lord why; tossed and … Continue reading →

18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 2 Corinthians 5:18 ESV Dear friends and family…, old hatreds each day will try show their face; but our Lord … Continue reading →

6 And he will turn The hearts of the fathers to the children, And the hearts of the children to their fathers, Lest I come and strike the earth with a curse.” Malachi 4:6 ESV Dear friends and family…, to John the Baptist folks … Continue reading →

36 Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful. Luke 6:36 ESV Dear friends and family…, God’s new rules of life is beyond compare; we’re to show mercy and never despair. God sent “His own Son” up Calvary stair; “Father forgive them…their … Continue reading →

12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. 1 Timothy 4:12 ESV Dear friends and family…, world may “despise” us and think we’re ‘no good’; … Continue reading →

19 “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust[a] destroy and where thieves break in and steal, Matthew 6:19 ESV Dear friends and family…, some think great wealth rules which nothing can toss; then sickness comes and health claims … Continue reading →

Reflections: 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 ESV Dear friends and family…, when we still wandered in wasteland of sin; God was still caring and close to your … Continue reading →

114 You are my hiding place and my shield; I hope in your word. Psalm 119:114 ESV Dear friends and family…, God’s Word brings “light” for those nights of darkness; and “shelter” and “shield” from sin’s shame and mess. Hear the Lord Jesus pray … Continue reading →

8 He has told you, O man, what is good;     and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness,     and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 ESV Dear friends and family…, three ways to serve God … Continue reading →

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22-23 ESV Dear friends and family…, “works of the flesh” is not able to stand; when Holy Spirit leads us by His … Continue reading →