Disciples (Page 18)
Fellowship: A key to your fruitfulness
Revelation 3:20 (KJV) Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. People seek and speak of their privacy, their rights of choice and decision-making. They seek environments where they are free to choose and are welcomed the way they are. But often we forget that God is the only One who has truly given us…
Life Challenges : 4 Biblical pathways to solutions
Romans 15:4 (KJV) For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope. I am having so much difficulty, someone says. My life is full of challenges, another declared. Why me oh God? A very familiar question, we all ask. When will this be over, we often protest. If God is truly there, why all these evil things happening, another question. And the list goes on-and-on of…
Let God’s Truth guide our hearts
Proverbs 21:2 (KJV) Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts. We are creatures of thoughts and words. We are pruned to think often in general before acting and we do so sometimes with even considering the consequences. It is imperative to earnestly consider our thoughts and actions in the light of the Truth that God foremost looks at our hearts. Now the good thing about this is that God, unlike men, looks…
Be Faithful in word and deed!
Luke 16:10 (KJV) He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. Is there anyone who despises faithfulness? Is there anyone who doesn’t care about people being dependable? No, we all desire to relate with people whose words mean something to them. We look for the quality of faithfulness in our employees. We hold on to relationships that have been proven and tested…
Exercise self-control for Fruitfulness
James 1:19 (KJV) Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: Life will is beautiful when we follow God’s wisdom for living. God, the author of life has prescribed to us the very best approaches to living a full and meaningful life here on earth. The challenge is that we do not often follow His revealed approach to life nor do we allow the Holy Spirit always to guide us in the…
God’s Peace makes us FRUITFUL
Colossians 3:15 (KJV) And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. There certain things in life we desire most and we do everything possible to achieve such things. One of such is to have peace of mind. All over the world, people are seeking for peace. And indeed, peace of mind is the antidote to many living chronic diseases such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular…
God is the Truth and Assurance of our safety
Psalm 91:1 (KJV) He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. If there is anything we all desires and work hard to achieve it is security. If there is anything we all want for our loved ones and pray for daily, it is for their safety. It is one of the most important aspects of life, ensuring that we are safe and secure. We pay lots of money for…
Dealing with anger God’s way
Ephesians 4:26-27 (KJV) 26 Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: 27 Neither give place to the devil. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is the author of a fascinating book entitled The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-By-Day Guide to Ethical Living. In it, he offers a particularly useful piece of advice that will help you keep the peace or restore it once it’s been lost. “Restrict the expression of your anger,” Telushkin advises, “to the…
Don’t give up. God is still with you
Galatians 6:9 (KJV) And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. There are many things we are daily confronted with, many of which we lack the resources to effectively handle. They become objects of deep concern for us. Our family dynamics; financials; friendships and relationship concerns; career and professional challenges; spiritual and often personal life challenges that are too personal to even share with anyone else. Life sometimes comes…
You can TRUST God’s promises
Isaiah 40:28-31 (KJV) Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding. What we know determines how we approach things or people. The Bible takes time to reveal and explain the personality of God. It does so with the intent that we may come to a full realization and understanding of the majesty and splendor of…
Words are a fountain of Grace, Hope, Peace, Faith, and Love
James 1:26 (KJV) If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain. There are things in life that defines who we are. There are behaviors that betrays our best intentions. There are actions that conveys contradictory messages about our true nature. So, it is imperative that we are careful as to how we present ourselves. Words are defining of our innermost thoughts or rather they…
Love not the world (accept God’s wisdom)
1 John 2:15-16 (KJV) 15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. Some things are our prerogatives, and we must as well agree that when and if we make…