Have you not heard that our God freely give strength to the weak? Yes, to them pre-eminently–their very consciousness of weakness is the condition of their receiving strength. So far, is HE from being “faint” HIMSELF that HE has superabundant energy to impart to any that are faint among HIS servants? Human weakness revealed how much we need God’s strength daily. God can quickly strengthen us to bear all our burdens and to defeat all our oppressors. “Don’t you know?…
Eberhard Arnold said: “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect” (Matt. 5:48). There is no other perfection, only that of love. So be aware of the things that thwart this love: property and worry! Wherever possessions are heaped up while elsewhere people go hungry and cold, there is no love. So gather no wealth for yourself. Do not worry. Worriers build life on wealth just as much as the wealthy. Look at the birds and flowers, and believe…
1. The words in the Bible are a message from God, explicitly recorded so that he could teach us and offer us strength and comfort in our moments of need. 2. Even when life knocks you down, and you’re feeling small, there is still hope to be found. You can find support from God and your loved ones to help you keep growing. 3. There is hope even after a person’s time here has come to an end. 4. Placing…
Scriptures teach that tough times are inevitable! It would help if you leaned on your faith during tough times. For all the battles that life may toss your way, there are additionally snapshots of incredible bliss to be found. The expectation may introduce itself suddenly, regardless of whether you see it in calm minutes of peace with your friends and family, a thoughtful discussion, a meditative walk, a new position opportunity, or in a conversation with God. In any event,…
Frances Moore Lappé said: “We’re just a drop in the bucket, and that’s meaningless. But we say, “No, wait a minute. If you have a bucket, those raindrops fill it up very fast. Being a drop in the bucket is magnificent.” The problem is we cannot see the bucket. Our work is helping people see that there is a bucket. All these people all over the world are creating this bucket of hope. And so our drops are incredibly significant.”
1. Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in every way. The Lord be with you all. 2. You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you. 3. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God. 4. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Have you not heard that for peace to reign in the land, and there must be justice for all, and leaders must be fair to the poor, and help the helpless at all times? When will this be? Or, when are you going to declare this peace, saying and or seeing it? I say to you give Christ’s Peace the opportunity to reign in you and you are there! Yes, “The peace that Christ gives is to guide you in…
Christoph Friedrich Blumhardt said: “To feel close to God is a great comfort. It is depressing to feel alone and forsaken, to think that we have been left to our own resources and must rely on our own strength. I would not want to live a single day without being able to feel that God’s angels are around me, and around the whole world. I cannot live one day without believing that we are never alone.”
1. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have. 2. Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise. 3. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. 4. If you need satisfaction, power, harmony, everlasting life, you should draw near to, or…
Have you not heard it repeatedly that life is a balanced system of learning and development? The balance that centres on the socially coopted view of pleasure or pain that every circumstance in your life serves a purpose? Is it not up to individuals to recognise what that purpose could be? According to the Preacher in Ecclesiastes 1:2-11, this life under the sun is grossly unbalanced! However, the addendum to have other life if you like provides a pastoral view:…