If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 ESV Dear friends and family…, when sin creeps in our lights don’t shine; our hearts with “darkness” come entwine. The Cross is our … Continue reading →

37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 38 This is the great and first commandment. 39 And a second is … Continue reading →

Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, Colossians 3:12 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘kindness…meekness’ and ‘patience’ too; caring, lowly, that’s how Paul grew. God can also make our hearts … Continue reading →

His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, 2 Peter 1:3 ESV Dear friends and family…, Peter saw Jesus and … Continue reading →

You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect. Matthew 5:48 ESV Dear friends and family…, both on the good and bad God makes rain fall; showing He cares and loves each of us all. On Golgotha’s hill … Continue reading →

All flesh is like grass     and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers,     and the flower falls,…. 1 Peter 1:24 Dear friends and family…, summertime comes and flowers fade; all God’s creatures yearn for the shade. … Continue reading →

For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. Romans 8:6 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘flesh’ is so hostile, not willing to learn; satisfy self is … Continue reading →

20 But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, 21 keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. … Continue reading →

And this is love, that we walk according to his commandments; this is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, so that you should walk in it. 2 John 6 ESV Dear family and friends…, some ‘walk … Continue reading →

17 So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. 18 A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit … Continue reading →

He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness     for his name’s sake. Psalm 23:3 ESV Dear friends and family…, courage of David we can vouch; fought lions, bears– he was no “slouch”. Courage of Christ on Cross … Continue reading →

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 1 Peter 1:3 … Continue reading →

May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.    2 Thessalonians 3:5 ESV Dear friends and family…, sometimes we feel that we missed out on love; left on the roof like … Continue reading →

Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. Whoever does good is from God; whoever does evil has not seen God. 3 John 1:11 Dear friends and family…, John saw that Gaius had grown kind and ‘good’; stayed faithful, served … Continue reading →

“I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called,” Ephesians 4:1 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘gentleness’, ‘patience’ and ‘humility’; are hard to work on … Continue reading →

“When words are many, transgression is not lacking,     but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.” Proverbs 10:19 Dear friends and family…, when rumour and gossip spread like fire; hard hearts can come with payback desire. Prayer from the Cross we … Continue reading →

“…and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 ESV Dear friends and family…, as burdened people but not beaten down; as worried parents but not wearing frown. Our pure ‘Lamb of God’ who … Continue reading →

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 ESV Dear friends and family…, for speeding too fast we have to pay fine; then ‘freedom’ from shame makes our day … Continue reading →

For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved. Romans 10:10 ESV Dear friends and family…, we speak with our ‘mouth’ what starts from our ‘heart’; evil and wrong things that … Continue reading →

Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. John 3:36 ESV Dear friends and family…,’like a lion’ sin devours, steals our peace … Continue reading →

But I will sing of your strength;     I will sing aloud of your steadfast love in the morning. For you have been to me a fortress     and a refuge in the day of my distress. Psalms 59:16 ESV Dear friends … Continue reading →

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13 ESV Dear friends and family…, ‘hope’ sustains wherever we go; … Continue reading →

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…, wealthy will worry, here to Hong Kong; that their riches may not last lifelong. There … Continue reading →

“Unless the Lord builds the house,     those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city,     the watchman stays awake in vain.” Psalms 127:1 Dear friends and family…, a life lived apart from God is ‘in vain’; … Continue reading →

The Lord your God is in your midst,     a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness;     he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. Zephaniah 3:17 ESV Dear … Continue reading →

Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. 1 Peter 2:16 ESV Dear friends and family…, when we don’t respect God’s ‘love’ law; soon ‘hope’ is quenched, … Continue reading →

Iron sharpens iron,     and one man sharpens another. Proverbs 27:17 Dear friends and family…, pine trees grow strong in the soil they’re put in; though wild wind, rough weather around them may spin. Jesus died on the Cross to forgive … Continue reading →

Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the Lord your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 ESV Dear friends and family…, when … Continue reading →

“Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed;     save me, and I shall be saved,     for you are my praise.” Jeremiah 17:14 ESV Dear friends and family…, when our heart’s broken and feel despair; ‘balm in Gilead’ brings best … Continue reading →

“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” John 7:38 Dear friends and family…, when we’re ‘thirsty’ for ‘faith, hope and love’; soon old doubts come we can’t get … Continue reading →