10 fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 ESV Dear friends and family…, “fear not” … Continue reading →

7 Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:7 ESV Dear friends and family…, mothers have suffered to make us secure; their “love” is part of a bigger picture. For Jesus, God’s Son gained … Continue reading →

2 “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), 3 “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” Ephesians 6:2-3 ESV Dear friends and family…, lessons were good we learnt … 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…, there was just one “man” who obeyed God’s law; “Jesus Christ” who became world’s true Saviour. … Continue reading →

26 Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 ESV Dear friends and family…, sometimes we … Continue reading →

4 Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 ESV Dear friends and family…, sometimes we worry that “wicked” do well; like a “green tree” they “spread” and still rebel. There is “a blameless … Continue reading →

2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. Psalm 18:2 ESV Dear friends and family…, hear a sweet love song and strong as the sea; David’s “my…my” … Continue reading →

19 The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Psalm 19:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, hear and see splendour of God’s rising sun; wakens the world up to work and have fun. But greater … Continue reading →

38 give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:38 ESV Dear friends and family…, … Continue reading →

14 And this is the confidence that we have toward him, that if we ask anything according to his will he hears us. 1 John 5:14 ESV Dear friends and family…, our aim in life to honour God’s will; He then hears our … Continue reading →

3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been … Continue reading →

13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:13 ESV Dear friends and family…, Lord Jesus is “rich” to ‘one and the all’; both “Jew and Greek” “saved” when on Him they “call”. Jesus died … Continue reading →

23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, Romans 3:23-24 ESV Dear friends and family…, “Law and the Prophets” showed smooth paths to … Continue reading →

6 He is not here, for he has risen, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. Matthew 28:6 ESV Dear friends and family…., “come see empty place where the Lord once lay; He is not here but is risen … Continue reading →

6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53:6 ESV Dear friends and family…, “Baa, baa, baa” cried us little lost sheep; we’ve … Continue reading →

16 “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 ESV Dear friends and family…, Moses lifts serpent on pole that stands tall; when snakes bite tribes … Continue reading →

38 Then he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me.” Matthew 26:38 ESV Dear friends and family…, He told His disciples, “Please stay awake.” ‘Sorry time’ came where Christ’s life was at stake. … Continue reading →

16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. 1 Peter 4:16 ESV Dear friends and family…, sometimes we feel that we’re blamed far too much; then we get healed by the … Continue reading →

 5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. Proverbs 3:5-6 ESV Dear friends and family…, our human insights are ‘not good enough’; we need … Continue reading →

13 So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love. 1 Corinthians 13:13 ESV” Dear friends and family…, let’s choose with “faith” the “most excellent way”; “love” is the mountain top from where saints … Continue reading →

17 Though the fig tree should not blossom, nor fruit be on the vines, the produce of the olive fail and the fields yield no food, the flock be cut off from the fold and there be no herd in the … Continue reading →

24 Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Proverbs 16:24 ESV Dear friends and family…, when someone’s speech hurts like cuts from barbed wire; quick soothing tonic is what require. Words from the cruel Cross … Continue reading →

34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble. Matthew 6:34 ESV Dear friends and family…, some days we worry about many things; then doubt and despair … Continue reading →

12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil 1 Peter 3:12 ESV Dear friends and family…, “eyes” and … Continue reading →

9 And the Lord will be king over all the earth. On that day the Lord will be one and his name one. Zechariah 14:9 ESV Dear friends and family…, doubts today may try become our ‘house guest’; soon ‘take us off track’ and cause us unrest. God sent … Continue reading →

13 You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 ESV Dear friends and family…, sometimes we feel we are still in “Exile”; long way from ‘country’, ‘faith, hope, love” and smile. Jesus says … Continue reading →

8 For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord. 9 For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:8-9 … Continue reading →

46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Dear friends and family…, sometimes we’re pressured by Covid events; can’t see our loved ones and rising expense. Time to look at the Cross, not be so tense; in our place … Continue reading →

27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. James 1:27 ESV Dear friends and family…, “widows” and “orphans” let’s work with and care; and … Continue reading →

12 Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12 ESV Dear friends and family…, hard to be … Continue reading →