His Word for Today

This morning’s verses speak of our availability for the Lord. Are we available to serve the Lord? He is in a hunt for a believer who is willing to step out in faith to fulfill an assignment. Because He knows what we are able to handle at our specific life stage in our walk with Him, He will not give us beyond what we are able to handle. (See 1 Corinthians 10:13) Therefore, if there is an inner prompting (See Colossians 1:27, Galatians 2:20) to serve Him in a specific way, tha

This morning’s verses speak of His forgiveness. Christ died on the cross for the forgiveness of sins out of His love for humanity because He is love (See 1 John 4:8). Love keeps no record of wrongs (See 1 Corinthians 13:5). Because His love flows to us and to others through us, this truth applies to both ourselves and to others who wronged us (See Philemon 1:6). Today, let us practice His love of forgiveness that leaves the past behind. What are we holding onto that include

This morning’s verses speak of God’s judgment. Why does God judge His people? To encourage them to recognize their sins and return to Him. Are there any areas in our lives where we feel like we are experiencing the consequences of ungodly choices we made? God wants us to recognize them and make corrections to follow Him. Are we choosing to forget what is behind that include offenses that we received from others, and look ahead into the future? (See Philippians 3:13) How is o

This morning’s verses speak of self-righteousness. What are we fighting for when it comes to righteousness? Do we get into arguments where we insist that we are right and the others are wrong? The Scriptures teach to work towards peace (See Romans 12:18). It teaches to be quick to listen and slow to speak (See James 1:19). It also teaches us to consider others better than ourselves (See Philippians 2:3). Love does not demand our own ways. (See 1 Corinthians 13:5) Jesus’ way

This morning’s verses speak of the consequences of greed, drunkenness, unwillingness to know God, and pride. God is interested in our character growth because a lack of it will result in negative, ungodly consequences. Are we striving to obey the Lord only to experience success, prosperity, and abundance? What He is interested in is our spiritual, heart, and mind transformation that leads to character development, because it is the character transformation that leads to Godly

This morning’s verses speak of our free will and its consequences. Do we feel like the Lord has stepped back from where we are? Do we feel like nothing seems to be working well? Do we feel like there is a judgment of the Lord upon our lives? This may be because we ourselves have stepped back from the intimate relationship with the Lord. Are we in communion with Him throughout the day? Today, let us choose to continue to walk with Him throughout the day. What has He spoken to

This morning’s verses speak of prosperity, abundance, and protection for those who remain faithful to the Lord. What are we going through today that may tempt us to give up on doing what is right? The Lord promises that there will be a time of harvest for reaping if we don’t give up. But are we expecting the harvest during our lifetime on this earth? It will certainly take place at an eternal level. In other words, we may not see the harvest during our lifetime in this world.

This morning’s verses speak of shame. Are we ashamed of ourselves? As we are created in His image (See Genesis 1:27), as a Spirit being with a soul, clothed in a body (See 1 Thessalonians 5:23), there is absolutely no reason to be ashamed. Yet, we look at who we are by how we see ourselves in a physical mirror. In other words, because the Word encourages us to walk in the Spirit, we shall not fulfill the lust of shame (See Galatians 5:16). Today, even if our minds may constan

This morning’s verses speak of arrogance, materialism, and haughtiness. Arrogance focuses on ourselves while humility focuses on the Lord. While being well-groomed blesses the eyes of people, if our motive is to elevate ourselves out of arrogance and materialism, it hurts the hearts of people. We may not enjoy financial abundance consistently throughout our lifetime on this earth as believers, or see all of our problems vanish, but we have the grace of God that is sufficien

This morning’s verses speak of taking responsibility for our choices. Are we being responsible for the consequences of the choices we make? In the long term, this will manifest in our sowing and reaping. What are we sowing for our future, including our time in heaven? Are we frustrated because we are not seeing positive results on this earth from our consistent sowing? Because the Scriptures are Spirit-breathed, which has eternal significance, we don’t need to be disappointe

This morning’s verses speak of our choices and the consequences. The Scriptures say that there are negative consequences when our words and actions are against the Lord, rebelling against the Lord. Are our words and actions in alignment with His will? Asking the Lord in terms of choices, such as which vocations, schools, marriage partners, houses, and cars, and being obedient to His guidance is one thing, but have we forgotten to follow the foundational teachings and instruc

This morning’s verses speak of humility before the Lord. Humility is our need for the Savior. Where is our heart today as we go through challenges throughout the day? We may not reap all of His benefits during our lifetime on this earth, but we shall in due season at an eternal level. (See Galatians 6:9) Do we need Him for eternity or just for needs, wants, and what we can experience on this earth? Because we are not taking anything tangible with us to heaven (See 1 Timothy 6

This morning’s verses speak of His abundance. The Lord speaks through Isaiah that His land will be filled with silver and gold. But there is something more valuable that will not perish - our faith in the Lord. (See 1 Peter 1:5-7) The Scripture teaches us that faith is like gold that has been tested in a fire. Tests and trials test our faith in God. And we come to realize that it is worth more than gold. Our faith in God will not perish. In other words, the greater the tests

This morning’s verses speak of trials that are used to refine and grow our character. How is God trying to refine our characters? Through trials that produce perseverance. Through these trials, we can choose to focus on character growth while experiencing pressures from various angles. It may not be a comfortable experience, but we can still choose to have faith in the Lord and find assurance in eternal salvation. (See Romans 5:3-5, 1 Peter 1:5-7) Today, despite the variou

This morning’s verses speak of the choices. The Lord has given us free will to make choices, whether to follow Him or not. What areas have we chosen not to follow Him? We may not have consciously disobeyed Him, but we may usually do so unknowingly. But we have the Holy Spirit, Who teaches us all things. (See John 14:26) One of the fruits of the Holy Spirit is peace. We may be prompted to stop and pray about certain decisions we are to make. We can begin to know more about

This morning’s verses speak of the motives. How are our motives being tested? If we have the heart for defending the weak. Because by defending the weak, in the natural, we may only spend our time not getting anything in return. It is purely sacrificial. The Lord is interested in our hearts, our souls, minds, wills, and emotions to grow because these are the areas that have eternal significance. (See 1 Corinthians 13:13) Today, let us ask the Lord regarding our motives for m

This morning’s verses speak of the importance of guarding our hearts. In our daily lives, we receive varying levels of offenses and attacks from the outside that try to invade our souls; our mind, heart, will, and emotions. We have a choice to focus on the Lord, following His instructions, despite the attacks from the enemy. We mustn't be deceived by the devil into thinking that we have lost focus just because of the aftermath of the attacks. The reason why there is a word af

This morning’s verses continue to speak of His assignments for us. This morning’s section says that Moses’ gift of prophecy, signs, and wonders equals that of no one in Israel. In other words, this was his role in His plan, and even if the prophetic gift is not as strong as Moses’ does not mean that those Israelis are not as valuable as Moses in the sight of God, as He does not show favoritism of one over the other. (See Acts 10:34) Let us not compare ourselves with others ab

This morning’s verses speak of His assignments for us. What if His promised plan for us did not include ourselves? Moses saw His vision for the Israelis’ future, but was told by the Lord not to go to the promised land. It was a better place for Moses in the natural, but He was led to an even better place at age 120. Are we bound to what we would like to accomplish on this earth, not trusting in His everlasting plans for us? If this is the case, we need to do a self-assessment

This morning’s verses speak of the believer’s everlasting home. Which should we prioritize, what is eternal or temporal? We may not receive and experience all of God’s promises during our times on this earth (See Hebrews 11:13), but we will certainly do so at an eternal level because He is an eternal being. Because our eternal home is with the Lord, we have brought nothing into this world and will bring nothing out of this world. (See 1 Timothy 6:7) It is wiser to focus on

This morning’s verses speak of the Lord’s favor over the believers. When we have His favor, we are not only distinguished but also favored by those whom we are distinguished from. How can we experience His favor? By choosing humility and repentance. In other words, it is not through works, but by the heart that honors the Lord. (See Isaiah 66:2) Again, He is interested in our hearts, souls, and character. Today, let us assess our hearts. What is the motive of our obedience

This morning’s verses speak of the Lord’s blessings over His people. Are we satisfied because of His blessings? He has also already given us His promises in the spiritual realm that can be released into the natural. The Scriptures promise that He will fulfill the desires of the righteous. (See Proverbs 10:24) When we assess where we are now, we have the opportunity to be grateful for where we are now with the Lord (See 1 Thessalonians 5:18) because He has given us the desir

This morning’s verses speak of the Lord’s power to defeat our enemies. When defeating our enemies, we may think of increases in business, ministry to impact more lives for His glory, and this, in itself, is a great thing. However, we should not forget about the internal battles that we face each day. What is our deep motive for following the Lord? Is it to see our ministries and businesses become more effective to impact more lives? Again, this, in itself, is a valuable thi

This morning’s verses speak of the Lord enlarging our territory. How does the Lord want to expand our territory of work? The Lord gives more responsibilities to those who are faithful with the task at hand. (See Matthew 25:23) Are we frustrated with the current situation, feeling like we are stuck? Then one of the options we have is to do an honest assessment of how we are dealing with the situation we are in. How are we dealing with the internal battles because of the exter

This morning’s verses speak of the Lord blessing the believers wherever they are or go, and we shall not only experience abundance from what others may notice but also from the blind spots. What are the hidden treasures in our walk with the Lord? This may include commercial opportunities that others in the world have not discovered, yet the Lord has for us. How about the blind spots in our souls that have kept us from experiencing exceeding joy and peace that would lead to b

This morning’s verses speak of Christ, the Firstborn. (See Colossians 1:15) Christ, with His Gospel, will be taken to the ends of the earth. Believers are ambassadors of Christ from heaven sent to take the Gospel of Jesus to all nations. (See 2 Corinthians 5:20) One of the ways to take the Gospel is for us to become the living manifestations of Christ through example. (See 1 Timothy 4:12) God’s love is what the world needs in this world that is chaotic. Are we holding onto o

This morning’s verses speak of His protection. In this world, many offenses could hurt our emotions that require His protection. How can we experience His protection in this midst? We may not be able to control the circumstances we are in, but He is with us to go through the challenges. (See 2 Corinthians 12:7-9) And what matters at the end when Christ returns is our faith that has been tested and grown through the trials. (See 1 Peter 1:5-7) We can rest assured that His prot

This morning’s verses speak of His test. What are we being tested in? He may be testing us in the area of love. Jesus was led by the Holy Spirit to be tempted by the devil, to go through the tests before His public ministry. (See Luke 4:1-13) We may be tempted to keep the record of wrongs, not believing in the good motives of others, which would stir up anger and bitterness in our hearts. The devil may be working through someone who is cooperating with the devil to release hi

This morning’s verse speaks of His help. The Holy Spirit is our Helper. (See John 14:26) If we have the Helper, what would we like to receive as His help? Receiving finances, healing through His help are some of the ways we can receive help through the help of the Holy Spirit. But how about focus, (See Matthew 6:24) love, and being a helper to those who need the help? Even if we received the financial abundance and sound health, what would we do with them? Would we use them f

This morning’s verses speak of His blessings. We may think that the blessings from the Lord are visible. But today’s section of the Bible teaches that they are not always visible. One of the most important blessings from the Lord is our relationship with the Lord. Believers are the children of God. We have a relationship with the Lord. The world may be after tangible, visible success to gain status, wealth, fame, etc., but we have the most valuable blessings that are not vis

This morning’s verses speak of our assignments from the Lord. What if what we wanted was not His plan for us to experience in our generations on this earth? For some of us, this may be a disappointment. But there is still hope because we can choose to experience His love and release His love towards others wherever we are. (See Romans 5:3-5) Love is what has eternal significance. (See 1 Corinthians 13:13) Our achievements on this earth that are visible are not to be taken to

This morning’s verses speak of the legacy of faith and life. How can our children or the next generation receive the faith that we have in Christ, Who is life? One of the ways to lead others is through our examples. (See 1 Timothy 4:12) Do the people around us see us fighting for Christ, (See 1 Timothy 6:12) Who is life, love? One of the reasons they are not may be because we have not chosen to fight for the right cause. Our motives may have been simply to gain success, resp

This morning’s verses speak of His justice. God is just. There are consequences to ungodly choices, and He repays them accordingly. We may have been busy thinking about how we can repay those who wronged us, but that is His matter. We are to keep no record of wrongs (See 1 Corinthians 13:5), leaving the past behind (See Philippians 3:13), and continue to fight to choose to release His love. (See 1 Timothy 6:12) Today, let us continue to choose love because the Lord is just.

This morning’s verses speak of His vengeance. We may have been wronged, treated terribly, but we can continue to consider our challenges in a positive light as an opportunity to grow in love. (See Romans 5:3-5, 1 Peter 1:6-7) Our growth in love has eternal implications. (1 Corinthians 13:13) We can fight the good fight of faith to love others. (See 1 Timothy 6:12) This, indeed, is one of the finest ways to experience His peace, which comes after love in Galatians 5:22. On the

This morning’s verses speak of the consequences of sin. Where is our primary focus? Is our focus on what has eternal value or what is only temporary? (See 2 Corinthians 4:18) We may have gained a significant amount of wealth, status in society, earning respect and influence. Yet, the way we moved up the ladder was through our own effort, with little work on our character development, which has eternal significance. The Lord is interested in where our hearts are. Do we beli

This morning’s verses speak of His promotion and abundance, leading believers into a fall and lack. Why does this happen? One cause could be a lack of maturity to handle His blessings. Because the Lord blessed them, He must have trusted them that they would be able to handle them with wisdom, but the Israelis could not. This is one of the reasons why what matters at an eternal level is our maturity in character. We must choose to continue to grow in Christ despite all of the

This morning’s verses talk about His faithfulness, justice, and protection. Is God faithful? Yes, He is, and He does it in a way that is just while He protects. As He leads us from within, let us align with Him to be just (See Proverbs 21:15) in our dealings with people, trusting in His protection. Today, let us reflect on areas where we have an imbalance between justice and mercy, as revealed through His work of salvation at the cross. (See Ephesians 2:8) We may have let Hi

This morning’s verse talks about how we communicate and share the Gospel with people. Turning our message from the Lord into a musical song is one of the most effective ways because it helps people remember the Truth. Just like we remember a musical song and sing it, we can choose to confess the Word of God throughout the day to grow to become more and more like Christ, reflecting His character. (See 2 Corinthians 3:18) And the key here is to choose to be intentional because

This morning’s verses talk about sowing the seeds of faith into the next generation. How have we approached sowing seeds of faith into the next generation? One of the ways to do this is to lead by example. (See 1 Timothy 4:12:) What areas are we working on to become more like Christ in character? (See 2 Corinthians 3:18) If people around us see Christ in our character, they will be influenced and become likewise. (See Proverbs 27:17) We may not have the wealth, status, fame l

This morning’s verse talks about being strong and courageous. Even though the Lord revealed to Joshua how the Israelis would be after conquering the promised land, He still fought the good fight of faith (See 1 Timothy 6:12), focused on His assignment for him. Because all things work together for good (See Romans 8:28), we can leave the rest to the Lord and focus our hearts on the assignment at hand. We may wish we had a better job or opportunity, but, like Joshua, we can ch

This morning’s verses talk about love trusting all things. (See 1 Corinthians 13:7) Do we trust others even if we know that they would fall short? (See Romans 3:23) The Lord knew that the Israelis would turn away from God in sin, but still led them into the promised land. Jesus knew that Judas would later betray Him, but still chose him to be one of the disciples. We may be so concerned that we may be betrayed by others because of our past negative experiences with people, bu

This morning’s verses talk about the transition into new assignments. Moses and Joshua were called by the Lord to transition leadership and were told that the people they led would fall into ungodliness. Moses had to let go of his leadership after having fulfilled his assignment, and Joshua would lead the people into the promised land, fighting battles with people who would later fall into sin. Joshua may have wondered if it was worth the effort, and Moses may have wondered

This morning’s verses talk about our reverent fear of the Lord. What is the motive of our obedience to the Lord? So that we can be blessed? Or so that we can honor and respect the Lord? We all want to be blessed, and he promises that our obedience will enable us to experience His blessings. (See Deuteronomy 28:2) But how about our honor, fear towards the Lord? Today, let us choose to honor the Lord. If we choose to honor the Lord, how would we obey the Scriptures in the Bibl

This morning’s verses talk about choosing not to fear to fulfill an assignment for the sake of others. The Lord gives us assignments to serve others that would involve fear. If what we are doing is to serve ourselves with comfort, this may not be from God. For example, how can we serve others through our work daily by taking a step of faith into the unknown to solve a problem? Today, let us assess how we are approaching our daily tasks. The Lord is expecting us to take a ris

This morning’s verses talk about transitions and seasons. When Moses was 120 years old, he handed over leadership to Joshua so Joshua could cross the Jordan River into the promised land. Whatever season we are in, this season will not last forever. We will move into the next season of walks with Christ. What is He revealing to us in this season? We may tend to look at our vocations, finances, physical locations, etc., when we think about seasons, but one of the areas that la

This morning’s verses talk about the choices we make. Do we choose life or death? We may all want to choose life, but what are our blind spots that are keeping us from experiencing life? This is one of the reasons why we need the Counsellor, the Holy Spirit, Who teaches us all things. (See John 14:26) We can choose to continue to grow each day and experience His life. We may have grown past what we have been working on, and a new opportunity to grow shows up to experience mor

This morning’s verses talk about His Word being in us. Christ is the Word (See John 1:1, John 1:14), and Christ lives in us. (See Galatians 2:20) The Scripture even says that we know all things. (See 1 John 2:20) Therefore, it is our choice to fight the good fight of faith (See 1 Timothy 6:12) to be intentional (See Colossians 3:23) about choosing to follow Christ to become more like Him in character (See 2 Corinthians 3:18), which has eternal implications. (See 2 Corinthi

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