Dec2018
Rejoice in the Lord always
Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will… Read more
Dec2018
Phases of praise
A day is coming when people will sing, ‘Give thanks to the LORD! Call for him to help you! Tell all the nations what he has done! Tell them how great he is! Sing to the LORD because of the great things he has done. Let the whole world hear the news.’ (verses 4,5) Read… Read more
Dec2018
God’s choice: You
Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! For in our union with Christ he has blessed us by giving us every spiritual blessing in the heavenly world. Even before the world was made, God had already chosen us to be his through our union with Christ, so that… Read more
Dec2018
Healing from God
So then, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, so that you will be healed. The prayer of a good person has a powerful effect. Elijah was the same kind of person as we are. He prayed earnestly that there would be no rain, and no rain fell on the land… Read more
Dec2018
The harvest
Be patient, then, my friends, until the Lord comes. See how patient farmers are as they wait for their land to produce precious crops. They wait patiently for the autumn and spring rains. You also must be patient. Keep your hopes high, for the day of the Lord’s coming is near. (verses 7,8) Read James… Read more
Dec2018
God’s treasure
You have not paid any wages to those who harvest your crops. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty. Your life here on earth has been full of luxury and pleasure. You have made yourselves fat for the day of… Read more
Dec2018
Have you ever?
So then, submit yourselves to God. Resist the Devil and he will run away from you. Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners! Purify your hearts, you hypocrites! Be sorrowful, cry, and weep; change your laughter into crying, your joy into gloom! Humble yourselves before the… Read more
Dec2018
The tree
I pray that your love will keep on growing more and more, together with true knowledge and perfect judgment, so that you will be able to choose what is best. Then you will be free from all impurity and blame on the Day of Christ. Your lives will be filled with the truly good qualities… Read more
Dec2018
Preparing for God
‘You, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High God. You will go ahead of the Lord to prepare his road for him to tell his people that they will be saved by having their sins forgiven.’ (verses 76, 77) Read Luke 1:68-79 Sometimes how we prepare to meet a person make… Read more
