February 27

“Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication and thanksgiving let your requests be known to God. Pray without ceasing.” An anonymous poem is quoted below. It seems to explain some of the questions we have about answered prayer. We know that answers are not always in the affirmative, and are not […]

February 26

“Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” Faith comes from God. Faith is confidence that what God has promised or said will come to pass. Without a firm faith you will stumble and fall. […]

February 25

“He is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation upon the rock; and when a flood rose, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built.” In this parable, Jesus said that everyone who hears His words and acts upon them […]

February 24

“Not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer us as a model for you, that you might follow our example.” Our actions as parents are like beacons to our children. What they see, they copy. And when what they see is good, what they copy is also good. […]

February 23

“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.” How important it is to keep faith in the forefront of our every day lives. Faith is the remedy for fear. It is not enough to […]

February 22

“If the Lord delights in a man’s way, He makes his steps firm; though he stumbles, he will not fall, for the Lord upholds him with His hand.” There have been times when I felt I was beyond redemption and I started to lose hope. At one point I stumbled so hard that I felt […]

February 21

“But I say, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.” Have you ever been in an unfamiliar city and stopped someone to ask for directions? One kind of answer can be “OK. What you do is turn left in the next block and keep right until you […]

February 20

“As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him, having, been firmly rooted and now being, built up in Him and established in your faith, just as you were instructed.” We are not the first generation of Christians who has tried to take matters into our own hands. The early church […]

February 19

“Therefore I tell you do not worry about your life. Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Will all your worries add a single moment to your life?” I […]

February 18

“Then so let your light shine before men, in order that they may see your good works and give glory to your father in heaven.” As a small child, one of the first songs I learned was “This Little Light Of Mine, I’m gonna let it shine.” Then in a production of the musical Godspell, […]