His Word for Today

This morning’s verses continue to talk about being intentional about obeying the Lord. The Scriptures teach us to love, serve the Lord with all our hearts and all our souls. This may not come naturally after getting out of bed in the morning, when we are offended by others’ rude, disrespectful behaviours, we don’t get our way, doors that we want to see open remain closed etc.. These are areas of opportunity to grow that require our good fight of faith. (See 1 Timothy 6:12) To

This morning’s verses talk about being intentional about obeying the Lord. Have we ever felt like the Word of God is not working, not producing the fruit it promises? One reason could be that we have not fought enough to be intentional (See Colossians 3:23) about trusting, obeying, and serving the Lord to receive the promise. If it is in the area of focus (See Galatians 5:16), we should not only trust in His promise, but also consider whether underlying sin is keeping us from

This morning’s verse talks about what the Lord has revealed to us and what He hasn’t. In other words, we need to constantly trust in Him because He hasn’t revealed everything to us. We have the Bible, the Holy Spirit giving us specific guidance (See John 14:26), but He says in today’s Scriptures that there are secret things. We can choose to press on each day knowing more and more about Him, but we would still have areas of unknown about Him. So our role is to go as far as w

This morning’s verses talk about the consequences of disobedience. The Scripture teaches us that if we choose to walk in the Spirit, we will not walk in the lust of the flesh. (See Galatians 5:16) In other words, what and where is our focus? In terms of character development, in which area do we have the most trouble and a hard time with? Is it in the area of relationships with people where we may be easily offended, seeing people negatively? In this case, love is what may be

This morning’s verses talk about the consequences of stubbornness of heart. Our hearts must be receptive and surrendered to His Word to experience His promises. What areas have been stubborn? We must intentionally choose to follow His instructions because if we simply go with the flow of our natural emotions, we will lose focus, stay bitter about the offenses we experience in relationships, about the past, etc. (See Colossians 3:23) Today, let us choose to be intentional abo

This morning’s verses continue to talk about the covenant of the Lord. What is our motive for obedience? Is it so that we can receive His blessings? It is His covenant that if we obey, we experience His blessings, but what if we don’t experience them during our lifetime on this earth? (See Hebrews 11:13) Would we still obey, showing His love towards others around us (1 Corinthians 13:7) with an attitude of focus? (See Philippians 3:13) This, I believe, is one of the reasons

This morning’s verses talk about obedience to the Lord so that we may experience His blessings. What have we been taught to obey as children growing up from our parents, who were in a position of authority? Were they in the areas of character or performance? This may have had a profound impact on how we obey the Lord, Who is the ultimate authority. If we look at the 10 commandments, it is about character development, including the worship of the Lord. It is not specifically

This morning’s verse talks about being grateful. What are we grateful for today? (See 1 Thessalonians 5:18) Have we missed out on what the Lord or the people around us have done for us already? Not getting what we want or the offenses from others (See Proverbs 19:11) can hinder us from being grateful. Therefore, we must become intentional (See Colossians 3:23) in showing thankfulness to others around us. Are we content with what the Lord has given us? (See 1 Timothy 6:6) Gree

This morning’s verses talk about our fear and honor with reverence towards the Lord. The Lord’s will is to bless us, multiply and prosper, possessing what He plans for us. But how is our heart towards the Lord? Because there is so much temptation to compromise in this world today, the key is to be intentional about serving, honoring, and fearing the Lord. (See Colossians 3:23) He is commanding us to consider our trials joy, and our faith in the Lord will be tested, but this

This morning’s verses talk again about the consequences of disobedience. Choosing to obey His commands requires intentionality. (See Colossians 3:23) If we simply let our emotions or feelings drive us, we end up making foolish choices that we may regret later. In other words, life on this earth is full of challenges each day that require us to be intentional about serving the Lord. (See James 1:2-4) When others have offended us, what would be our natural reaction? (See Prove

This morning’s verses talk about thankfulness to the Lord. Are we thankful (See 1 Thessalonians 5:18) and content (See 1 Timothy 6:6) with what the Lord has blessed us with? He works through people (See Luke 6:46), but the offenses we receive from people sometimes shift our focus away from what we are receiving through them. (See Proverbs 19:11) What is the key to a breakthrough if we know that this is the case? Intentionality. It is to choose to follow His path. (See Coloss

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the consequences of disobedience. Have we sought to pray for His guidance in areas He has already written in the Scriptures? For example, when others have wronged us, do we choose not to think about it, keeping no record of wrongs? (See 1 Corinthians 13:5) If regrets about our decisions we made in the past show up in our minds, do we simply let them go and move forward? (See Philippians 3:13) How did we make the decision? If we act

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the consequences of disobedience. It is important to assess what our motive is in obeying the Lord. Are we obeying so that we can get something? The world, and sometimes even the Church, may lead us to place more value on promotion, increase, growth, influence, honor, etc., and may consider them as evidence of our hard, faithful labor, even obedience to the Lord. Although He promises that our obedience to the Lord leads us to recei

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the consequences of disobedience. Again, as we can see from Deuteronomy 27:15-26 leading up to Deuteronomy 28, He is concerned about our heart, character, when it comes to obedience. Therefore, our growth and prosperity in our walk with the Lord should be more about what we cannot see (See 2 Corinthians 4:18), which is our character becoming more like Christ (See 2 Corinthians 3:18), which has eternal value. We can experience mor

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the consequences of disobedience. It says that we will be defeated as a result of our disobedience. What areas are we experiencing defeat continuously? There may be a blind spot that we haven’t dealt with that is leading us to defeat regularly. Are we seeking God so that we can achieve honor and influence? He promises that He would make us the head (See Deuteronomy 28:13) and blesses all that we do through our obedience (See Deut

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the consequences of disobedience. Some of the consequences include confusion and fruitless labour. Are we experiencing distraction, restlessness, or being blocked from working effectively to produce positive results? We may be unconsciously obeying the Lord to gain the blessings which He promises. Blessings on our lives is His area of work. Our role is to obey His commandments. (See Deuteronomy 28:2) Our part is to work on characte

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the consequences of disobedience. The world or even the preachers may be geared more towards achieving financial success, gaining societal status, etc., but the primary focus of the Bible is to become more like Christ in Character. (See 2 Corinthians 3:18) This may be the blind spot for us who may be used to hearing things that are focused more towards success, not success in our character growth. Have we been obedient in this area

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the consequences of disobedience. Even if we did not receive tangible blessings, would we still obey the commandments of the Lord? Even if we did not receive promotion, financial increase, etc., we could surely experience the fruit of the Spirit, such as peace (See Galatians 5:22-23) through character transformation. (See 2 Corinthians 3:18) Wouldn’t it be wise to focus on areas of growth that have eternal value? (See 2 Corinthians

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the consequences of disobedience. What is He speaking to us about today for obedience so that we can experience His blessings that chase after us? When others mistreat us, what is our choice of thinking in response to those experiences? We have the choice to think His ways. For example, we can choose to dare to think that the person had good motives to do a good job when the person had very rude behaviour. The Bible teaches us to b

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the consequences of disobedience. Where is our focus? Are we focused on growth in terms of numbers, sizes of our ministry, business, etc., areas that are visible? Even if we gained the whole world through worldwide impact, what would that be to us if our soul, mind, will, and emotions were not growing? (See Matthew 16:26) Because the Word of God is focused more on character development, our obedience towards God should mainly be in

This morning’s verse talks about the consequences of disobedience. Have we disobeyed the Lord when someone treated us with rude behavior and we were led to overlook an offence? (See Proverbs 19:11) How about when we were distracted and were led to focus on the present? (See Philippians 3:13, 2 Corinthians 6:2) How about when we were led to show mercy towards an individual who is demanding? (See Luke 6:36) Have we been intentionally listening in a conversation rather than spea

This morning’s verse continues to speak of His blessings resulting from our obedience to Him. The blessings He talks about are protection, prosperity through works, being set apart from others, honor, etc.. The world’s way of attaining these is through hard labor. But again, the truth is that the commandments of His Word are mostly around character development. Are we ready to let go of worldly success at the expense of our character growth to become more and more like Christ

This morning’s verse continues to speak of His blessings resulting from our obedience to Him. He literally says that wherever we are, in the home or outside of the home, we shall be blessed. What an amazing promise. But what we need to remember is what we obey about His commandments. Most of His Word is concerning our character. (See Deuteronomy 27:15-26) Have we been so focused on whether we have made the right choice to fulfill our vocational calling? The Lord is more inter

This morning’s verse continues to speak of His blessings resulting from our obedience to Him. The food gathered and the food prepared will be blessed as a result of our obedience to the Lord. In other words, He will bless the work we do for our daily provision. So what specifically does our obedience to Him look like? We may tend to think more in terms of vocational, career-based calling, where obedience is required. Still, He is more interested in character development be

This morning’s verse talks about His blessings upon the work that we do. Not only are our children blessed, but also the works of our hands are blessed. What an amazing promise through obedience to His commandments. But how do we perceive His Word towards us? Literally, almost all of the instructions in the Scriptures are regarding our character growth. However, we may be more inclined to focus on fulfilling our vocational calling. This fact could act as a blind spot, keepin

This morning’s verse continues to talk about blessings through obedience. Wherever we are, we are blessed. What are the areas we have not obeyed that are a challenge to us? Are we having trouble letting go of offense? (See Proverbs 19:11) Are we having trouble releasing control over a situation involving people? (See 1 Corinthians 13:5) One of the ways we can experience His blessings wherever we are is through single-mindedness towards Christ’s assignment for us. We can lay a

This morning’s verses talk about obedience and blessings. What is He speaking to us about today? Not yesterday or tomorrow but today. If we obey, then we can experience the blessings that overtake us. We don’t need to chase after blessings, but they will chase after us. What an amazing promise. What is it that He wants us to do today? It may be an area of our character that needs to grow. Do we exercise His resistance when we feel like we are being attacked by the devil? He

This morning’s verse talks about action. The Scriptures teach that faith without works is dead. (See James 24:17) Are we only believing without the works? If He has spoken to us to show mercy, have we shown mercy? (See Luke 6:36) If He has spoken to us to endure, have we chosen to endure? (See James 1:2-4, Galatians 5:22) How about focus, concentration, and single-mindedness towards God? (See Matthew 6:24) Today, let us assess areas where we have only believed but have not ta

This morning’s verse talks about selfishness. Specifically, this morning’s verse talks about bribery at the expense of human life. We may not be doing this practically speaking, but we can take a similar path of selfishness for personal gain. Are there any areas in our lives where we are prioritizing personal interest over others’ interests? Even practically speaking, it requires more effort to strive to earn our own interest than to simply serve a need in others. Protecting

This morning’s verse talks about hidden sins. How terrible it is when we pretend that we are righteous when we are unrighteous in the background? In the Scriptures, this attitude is called hypocrisy. Therefore, it is wiser to admit that we have our weaknesses than to hide those weaknesses, pretending that we have no weaknesses. If we accept the need for the Saviour openly, there is no way that the sin of hypocrisy can come into our lives. We can experience greater freedom.

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the curse. What is the sin in our lives that keeps us from living the abundant life that Christ died to give us? It may not be a sexual sin, but what are the areas He is interested in seeing us work on? Is it fear of being isolated, alone, or criticized? Christ is with us, so we will never be alone. (See Colossians 1:27) What is at the root of mercy (See Luke 6:36) and endurance (See James 1:2-4)? This needs to be balanced with cor

This morning’s verse continues to talk about the curse. What is getting in the way between the Lord and us to experience the abundant life Christ died to give us? (See John 10:10) The Bible teaches us to lay aside every weight and sin that distracts us from running the race He has for each one of us. Sometimes, the way to deal with sins is simply to lay them aside. Today, let us clear up our minds, will, and emotions through focus, laying aside distractions. Our lives on this

This morning’s verse continues to talk about honoring our marriage. Are we keeping our sexual conduct within marriage? (See Hebrews 13:4) The Bible teaches that even lust in our hearts is sin. (See Matthew 5:28) Then, how can we remove the lust from our hearts, which can lead to adulterous behaviours? If we want to remove the cycle of addiction, we must go to the roots so that the fruits of the roots can be withered as well. (See Mark 11:20-21) What are the roots of our ung

This morning’s verse talks about honoring our marriage. Our marriage between a husband and a wife reflects our relationship with the Lord, Who is our bridegroom, where we are the bride. This means that if we let anybody else into our marriage, we violate the covenant between the Lord and us. In other words, if we see the condition of our marriage, we can see the state of our relationship with the Lord. Today, let us assess where we are with our marriage. As husbands, is Chri

This morning’s verse talks about justice dealing with the marginalized in society. Our motives in life are revealed by how we treat those who are seen as insignificant in our lives. Because we have Christ in us, it shouldn’t matter what the societal status is when it comes to relating with them. The question we should ask ourselves is, would we still do what the Lord has spoken to us to do even if we would not get anything back in return? Today, let us assess our motives. In

This morning’s verse talks about leading the vulnerable, the weak, and the ignorant. We have a very important and responsible role when it comes to leading those who are in darkness, lacking wisdom, to make their way in life. I believe this is one of the reasons why preparation, even to preach the Gospel, is necessary. (See 2 Timothy 4:2) Today, let us continue to grow in Christ and be prepared to lead those who are in darkness. May the Lord continue to richly bless you!

This morning’s verse talks about warning against greed. Are we satisfied with what the Lord has entrusted us with? We may be comparing ourselves with what others are doing or where they are at in their life stages, thinking that they are far ahead of us, and wishing we had what they have. Or we may be frustrated with where we are at right now, trying to move on with life in our own strength, only to crash and burn. But if we choose to be content with where the Lord is leading

This morning’s verse talks about honoring our parents. The Bible teaches that it is blessed to honor our parents. However, it is one of the areas where we see one of the most conflicts in relationships. What are the areas we need to grow so that we can better honor our parents? His mercy and endurance may be required in the situation we are in now in order to build a parent-honoring relationship. (See Luke 6:36, James 1:2-4) Today, let us remember that we are not relating wit

This morning’s verse talks about idols. Is there anything between ourselves and the Lord? Idols do not need to be carved images, but they can be anything that stands between the Lord and us. Unforgiveness and distractions that keep us from focusing solely on the Lord can be idols. The Lord wants our whole heart with single-mindedness. In this case, what is the Word of God that He has revealed to us for forgiveness and focus? We need the Word to set us free for single-mindedn

This morning’s verses talk about blessings and curses. Each day, we have choices to make, and there are consequences to those choices. When we choose to follow His will, then we will experience His will for us. Throughout the day, we face multiple situations where we are presented with a choice to make: follow His will or my will. If He is dealing with us in the area of mercy and endurance, we need to make a conscious, intentional decision to be merciful and endure, going aga

This morning’s verses talk about our identity as His people. Because we are God’s people, we obey His Word. What have we chosen not to obey to go against the ungodly habits? God is interested in seeing us grow and prosper. (See Psalm 35:27) It is important that we go against the current to get to the next level. There must be discomfort when we make this choice. (See James 1:2-4) Today, let us choose to go against the ungodly habits to be prepared for the next season in life

This morning’s verses talk about His Word enabling us to occupy and rejoice in His goodness when we give. We need His Word to receive a complete knowledge of His will. (See Colossians 1:9) We may be interested in knowing which path to take in our walk with the Lord in terms of vocational career, calling, etc., but we can know His will through the Word of God and be victorious and have influence in the area He has placed us in. When we give, do we give with joy? The key to jo

This morning’s verses talk about obedience and blessing. Who are we trying to please so that we can feel valued and honored? If we are doing this towards people around us who change, we are being manipulated by what others are saying about us, tossed around to and fro. But if we choose to please the One Who doesn’t change, we can be stable, consistent, and experience value and honor. He promises that He would make us the head if we obey the Lord. We may not always get the pos

This morning’s verses talk about generosity and His blessings. God wants us to go beyond the tithe, 10% of our income, to give to the Lord. He shall bless us and the land in which we live. The life we live on this earth is a continuation of endurance. We will then see the Lord face-to-face. (See James 1:2-4) Consistent giving may not always be easy, but it is not about our emotions but the choices we make about our possessions. As He promised in the verses for today, we can

This morning’s verses talk about our first fruit offering. What does He promise when we offer our first fruits to the Lord? He blesses us abundantly. (See Proverbs 3:9) Because He wants us to put Him first in all areas, particularly in finances, since He knows that it can keep us from seeking Him first, He emphasizes it in this area. What is our attitude when we give our first to the Lord? He wants us to worship Him, remembering His goodness, rejoicing. Has our giving to th

This morning’s verses talk about the enemy attacking our blind spots, our weaknesses. What keeps us from moving forward where the devil is intentionally attacking? If we stay focused on the solution to the area of our weaknesses that we usually overlook, we can move forward to fulfill the God-given destiny. Whenever Moses had his hand raised, the Israelis were victorious. (See Exodus 17:8–13) How does this truth apply to us today? What is a single Word of God that we can me

This morning’s verses talk about integrity. Are we honest in our dealings with people, especially with money matters? The Lord promises longevity to those who are honest. The Bible teaches that we know all things having the mind of Christ. (See 1 John 2:20, 1 Corinthians 2:16) We would know if we are making an unfair deal with the counterpart. We may think we can get away with them, but He sees them, which is the reason why He can promise long life accordingly. In other word

This morning’s verses talk about legacy. The Lord is concerned when our legacy of faith is not passed on to the next generation. What are we doing to keep the flow of legacy from being passed down to the next generation? Or what are we doing to leave the legacy of faith to the next generation? The Lord promises that when the Gospel is preached to all nations on the earth, the end will come. In other words, we must fight to see the Gospel preached to the generations to come. (

This morning’s bible verses talk about mercy towards the vulnerable in society. Are we busy with what we consider to be the God-given assignment? What happens when our quiet time with the Lord is interrupted, and we are led to serve the needs of those who interrupted us? Jesus chose to serve those who interrupted them. Our daily plans in life may not go the way we would like them to, but it is in these moments of interruptions that we can experience His miracles. (See Matthe

This morning’s verse talks about honoring the benefits of the labor. In the world today, workers in the marketplace are compensated for their work. However, the question rises if those in full time ministry are because the Scriptures teach the Body of Christ to support those who are in the ministry of teaching and preaching. However, Paul did not use this right because he thought that this may hinder the spread of the Gospel. What are the things that we are doing that may hi