21 Dec 2021
As we close for the year, please allow me to wish you a wonderful Christmas and a New Year filled with joy and blessings. May we experience God at all times and may our personal encounters with Him give us the impetus to move on with hope. God bless you all.
20 Dec 2021
And as we enter the festive season may we not lose sight of our faith and our relationship with God. May the reason for the season, the coming of Christ and His sacrifice for humanity be our focus. May we not forget what the scriptures teach us. 2 Timothy 3:14-15.
17 Dec 2021
I am taking a few days to reflect on 2021 and the past 50 years. I have so much to thank God for. He is truly merciful and gracious. I praise and worship Him for who He is to me and what He has done and continues to do. Psalm 105:1-5.
16 Dec 2021
If we have trusted in God and fully believe we are His children, if we are convinced that He is our God and knows us as well as Psalm 139:1-18 stipulates, then let us approach His throne with confidence and worship Him. It doesn’t matter what we are going through. Worship Him.
15 Dec 2021
Place your trust in God at all times. Long to dwell in His presence. Believe in His love and mercy and His plan for you. Psalm 61:1-8.
14 Dec 2021
I never tire reading the account of Job. He was so sure of his relationship with God that he spoke the words in Job 13:13-19. He was so confident that he was willing to put his life on the line. But he still acknowledged God and praised Him despite the pain and suffering he endured.
Questions for Joseph
Listen to Today’s Devotion You’ll find knotholes and snapshots and “I wonders” in every chapter of the Bible about every person. But nothing stirs so many questions as does the birth of Jesus Christ. Characters appear and disappear before we can ask them anything. I’ve got some questions. I’ve got questions for Joseph. Did you and Jesus arm wrestle? Did he ever let you win? Did you ever look up from your prayers and see Jesus listening? What ever happened to the wise men? What ever happened to you? We don’t know. We don’t know what happened to Joseph. With the exception of a short scene with twelve-year-old Jesus in Jerusalem, he never reappears. The rest of his life is left to speculation, and we are left with our questions. But of all my questions, my first would be about Bethlehem. What was Joseph thinking while Jesus was being born? Read more Christmas Stories: Heartwarming Classics of Angels, a Manger, and the Birth of Hope For more inspirational messages please visit Max Lucado. Questions for Joseph Source: Max Lucado
10 Dec 2021
We need to stop feeling distant from God. He is our Father, the Creator. On the other hand, we must endeavour to worship Him with sincere hearts. May we avoid empty rituals that do not glorify Him. Religion and routine can easily displace a genuine relationship with God. He desires our love and devotion, honour, sincerity, obedience and respect. May He always feel welcome in our midst. Isaiah 29:13-16.
Why Joseph?
Listen to Today’s Devotion Jesus’ earthly father is a small-town carpenter who lives in Nazareth. Why Joseph? A major part of the answer lies in his reputation, and he gives it up for Jesus. Nazareth viewed Joseph as we might view an elder, deacon, or Bible class teacher. Now what? His fiancée is blemished, tainted; he is righteous, godly. The law says stone her. Love says forgive her. And Joseph is caught in the middle. Then comes the angel’s announcement, “She carries the Son of God in her womb.” But who would believe it? Joseph makes his decision. “Joseph…took to him his wife, and did not know her until she had brought forth her firstborn Son” (Matthew 1:24-25). He swapped his Torah studies for a pregnant fiancée and an illegitimate son and made the big decision of discipleship. He placed God’s plan ahead of his own. Read more Christmas Stories: Heartwarming Classics of Angels, a Manger, and the Birth of Hope For more inspirational messages please visit Max Lucado. Why Joseph? Source: Max Lucado
09 Dec 2021
Even when we are unhappy with ourselves we should know that God’s love towards us still exists. Nothing can extinguish His love for us. Romans 8:35-39.