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  (Jesus) humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. (Philippians 2:8) In his book “Dare to Believe”, Dan Bauman wrote – “Crucifixion was the most painful method of public death in the first century. The victim was...

  Do you sometimes feel lonely, abandoned, troubled, in need for comfort when anxious? In the Old Testament we read a true story about a woman servant, Hagar, who was used by her master, Abram, according to the custom of the day, to produce a child on behalf of...

  Hebrews 12 speaks about how to endure discipline because it is for our own good, that it seems painful and not pleasant, but later yields peaceful fruits of righteousness. (V 7 – 11) Therefore we need to lift our drooping hands and strengthen our weak knees and...

  Psalm 65:11 states,” You CROWN the year with Your BOUNTY, and your carts OVERFLOW with ABUNDANCE.” Notice the great provision our God blesses us with. Psalm 65 is a harvest Psalm. The Israelites believed that God’s care for nature was a sign of His love,...

  When we read the story of Jonah, we notice that he, too, was in a mighty storm. But Jonah’s spiritual storm was of his own making. He disobeyed God and ran away when God commanded him to go to Ninevah and preach the Gospel to wicked people, to give them a...

  In Acts 27 we read the story of the Apostle Paul and some other prisoners who were forced to go on a ship to Italy. Paul had to appear in court in Rome. The wind was against them (Verses 7 + 8) so they sailed slowly. Later a cyclone hit the ship and they were...

  What do you do when storms hit your life and you are unsure of what to do? If innocent Joseph was put into prison, if Daniel was thrown into the lions’ den, if Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were not spared from being tossed into the fiery furnace, who are we...

  What is the one thing that is MOST important to you this day? Paul wrote in Philippians 3:13–14 – “Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But ONE THING I DO: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I...

  Recently the following verse gripped me – “He . . . will enlarge the harvest of your righteousness.” (2 Corinthians 9:10) A harvest is something we gather after the soil has been prepared, and the seeds have been sown, watered, grown and nourished. Then, when...

  John 1:16 – 17 says, “For from His fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. For the law was given through Moses; but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.” Whatever we have in Jesus comes from His FULLNESS in God. Through this relationship, He is...

When Billy Graham preached to huge audiences, they often sang the song, “Pass me not, oh Gentle Saviour, hear my humble cry. While on others Thou art passing, do not pass me by.” The author of that song was famous Frances Jane Crosby, known as Fanny. She was born on...

  If you feel you have little faith, remember that you need only have faith as small as a mustard seed and to look to Jesus in ALL situations to have some measure of faith. But little faith needs to develop into bigger faith. Romans 10:17 says, “So faith comes...

  As we leave the old year and enter a new year, we can have the assurance that even if we do not know what the future year holds in store for us, we do know WHO holds the future in His hands!  What are your hopes as you enter this New Year? What challenges do...

  We are in what is commonly called the Festive Season. What is it that we celebrate? As Christians we remember the birth of Jesus – the Saviour; the Christ – Anointed One; Immanuel – “God with us” (Is. 7:14; Matt. 1:23). “Yahweh, God Most High, Maker of heaven...