His Word for Today

This morning's verse talks about honoring our fathers and mothers.  The Scripture teaches us that honoring our parents brings benefits of prolonged lives on this earth. We may not be able to understand this truth with our mind but He is the Creator of human beings. He knows more about ourselves than we do. The battles that we may be facing physically may be cured by simply honoring our parents. What areas can we improve in this regard?  Today, let us seek His guidance in term

This morning’s verses talk about the rest we can receive in the Lord.  The bible teaches us that for those who believe can enter into His rest. (Ref Hebrews 4:3) What areas of our lives have we been restless because of our unbelief? We may not be aware of our unbelief but let us start by understanding what areas we are restless.  Are we frustrated because our mind is not focused, at peace, at rest? Do we feel like we can do nothing about the habitual words of frustrations tha

This morning’s devotional speaks to reverent fear towards the Lord. One of the ways to reveal our reverent fear towards the Lord is our humility that He is the almighty God that we need Him throughout our lives on this earth. False understanding that we are mature as a believer not needing Him can keep us from being God reliant. We may be tempted to falsely encourage ourselves that we are mature in a sense that we don’t need Him now. We may be choosing this attitude without k

This morning's devotional speaks to His jealousy towards us, being intolerant of unfaithfulness, demanding what is rightfully and uniquely His. What can we learn from this? He loves us passionately. How can His passionate love towards us be revealed through us to others? I think this can be revealed clearly in our marriage where we can rightfully demand of each other of faithfulness, what we are to receive as husbands and wives. Jesus is our bridegroom and believers His bride

This morning's verse talks about seeking Him first in our lives. Are there any areas in our lives that we have let other matters take His place? We may have let other matters into our lives to become our first without our knowing, which has become our blind spot. The key here is to welcome the attitude of humility in areas where we have felt like we know more than God. This could be the opportunity for a breakthrough where the blind spots have kept us in a state of struggle f

This morning's verses talk about the stages of our walk with the Lord. When the Lord brought the Israelis out of Egypt, there were no physical battles like the ones they would later experience in the promised land. They were being led out of slavery into salvation, which was literally our salvation from death through our faith in Christ in the New Testament days. They were not ready to take on battles. The more mature we become in our faith, in our walk with Christ, the great

This morning's verses talk about the Israelis getting prepared to take on territories in the promised land. God prepares before He uses us mightily for His glory to advance the Kingdom of God.  We may be impatient emotionally because we feel like we are not where the Lord wants us to be. But He prepares before He uses. He is preparing us now for bigger days ahead. It is important to remain faithful to what He has led us to do now.  Careers that we are in right now may be the

This morning's verses talk about our refuge. Where do we go to daily for our spiritual guidance? Have we ever felt like we said or did something we shouldn't have, feeling ashamed of ourselves? This is perhaps because we want others to see us in certain ways, borne out of insecurity.  We need the Lord to battle and resolve these emotional issues. The Scriptures teach us that we are a spirit being with a soul clothed in a body. (Ref John 4:24, 1 Thessalonians 5:23) Our spirit

This morning's verses talk about how He leads us to fulfill the God given destiny.  He leads us through His voice. Therefore, it is critical that we learn and grow to hear His voice. Although this is a life long journey to understand, and learn more and more about how He speaks, one of the ways He speaks is through impressions. Moses heard His voice through the burning bush. Moses was called by the Lord to lead the Israelis out of Egypt in this event. What is He speaking to u

This morning's verses talk about seeking Him with all our hearts and we will find Him.  This is not necessarily about non-believers finding and encountering the one and only God but believers finding the truth that would give us the breakthroughs to rise to the next level. What are the areas we feel have been struggling but have not been able to breakthrough not knowing what to do? The key here to breakthrough is to keep on asking because He will answer. Sometimes in our walk

This morning’s verses talk about the boundaries He has for our lives on this earth. How far does He want us to go? As with Moses, the Lord spoke to him that he would not cross the Jordan river. If He works in us both to will and to do for His good pleasure, (Ref Philippians 2:13) then He would place the desires in our heart to go as far as He wants us to go and hand the button off to the successor.  Today, let us continue to hear Him speak to us. He will lead us to go as far

This morning’s verses continue to talk about hearing from God.  We may not see Him in a physical form but we can hear Him through an impression, and sometimes He may even use our five senses (sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch) for this, which was through a fire in a burning bush in this chapter of the Bible.  Today, let us be open to His new ways of speaking to us.  May the Lord continue to richly bless you!

This morning’s verses talk about hearing His voice.  The Israelis encountered the Lord in a burning bush not seeing Him physically but hearing from Him the ten commandments. What is He speaking to us today? Our experience with Him may not be physical or tangible but an impression in an intangible form. Considering that the Law was given in order to understand how sinful we are, making us sin conscious, (Ref Romans 3:20) we could receive an impression from the fire of His divi

This morning's verses talk about our obedience to His Word. His Word is wisdom for us and it should be where we go to for our final decision making. Is there anything that is keeping us from moving forward to be obedient to Him?  Are we afraid of making decisions that may isolate ourselves from others? Which would we rather have, peace in our soul that reflects our trust in Him (Ref Isaiah 26:3) or the world? (Ref Matthew 16:36) Today, let us focus on following Him Who is the

This morning’s Word continues to talk about taking more territories.  The essential step to take on more territories is to obey the Word of God exactly as they are revealed to us. What is He speaking to us today? It is important to focus on what He is speaking to us today, not yesterday as His mercies are new every morning. (Ref Lamentations 3:23) He may not direct us to a new career or calling, perhaps because He wants us to stay in the current position He has placed us, but

This morning’s verses talk about the Lord making our assignments more specific. How far are we to go and hand off to the next generation?  We may have received a vision from the Lord but He may not want us to experience all of them on this earth as He would like us to leave the legacy and hand off the vision to the next generation. It becomes important for us to humbly accept His assignments and His boundaries and stay within them so that the bigger picture of His plan can be

This morning’s verses talk about seeing the glimpse of what is to come in our walk with the Lord, His destiny for each one of us. What are the small spiritual victories that we experienced? These victories can turn into larger victories that can have profound impact on the people we are about to reach.  What are the desires in our hearts? (Ref Psalm 37:4) What do we see ourselves doing? This, together with victories can reveal how He would lead us in the coming days, weeks, m

This morning's verses talk about the giants that do not exist in the natural that we have created for ourselves to condemn ourselves. His Word is God breathed, (Ref 2 Timothy 3:16) which means that although they exist in the spiritual realm, they don't necessarily exist in the natural. At least, the giant human beings that existed in the Deuteronomy times don't physically exist in the current times. What is He teaching us for our application in the current times? Most Israeli

This morning's verses continue to talk about the glimpses of what is to come in our walk with the Lord. Once we are clear about our role in the Kingdom of God, all we have to focus on is to take on more territory.  We may struggle to understand the will of God for our lives for multiple seasons but once we are clear about our destiny, it becomes all about expanding our territory of influence. Our lives may become or seem somewhat dull but it is when self discipline, consisten

This morning's verses talk about the Lord showing us a glimpse of what is to come. He showed to the Israelis through Moses the victories they would experience in the promised land through Joshua.  What are the desires He placed in our hearts? (Ref Psalm 37:4) But are we frustrated because we don't get to experience our desires come to pass in the natural more often? There will be an increase in the next season of our walk with God.  Today, let us reflect on the victories we a

This morning's devotional talks about His plan being higher than our ways. Have we been struggling for breakthroughs only to find out that there was  a better way?  Moses and the Israelis were seeking a peace deal with Sihon king of Heshbon only to find that the Lord was leading the Israelis to conquer the land instead. What have we been striving and struggling so hard to open the door for breakthroughs when there are better ways to victory? But the Israelis still had to figh

This morning's verses talk about restoration through expanding the territories the Lord intends for us to occupy. It takes time for us to know the sweet spot of His plan for us to be at the center of His will. It is a journey of seeking and knowing His will, (Ref Matthew 7:7) trial and error (Ref Proverbs 24:16) to understand the gifts He has entrusted to us. But once we have come to a place of knowing His calling on our lives, a specific purpose, it is simply a matter of cha

This morning's verses talk about unnecessary battles that we fight simply out of pride. Are there any battles that we are fighting that are simply a waste of time?  The Lord is teaching us to drop the matter before a dispute breaks out. Arguments that take up our time that could be used for something productive is time wasted. (Ref Proverbs 17:14) If we hold onto offense, this is also a way to waste our time. When we overlook an offense, we are able to move on to spend our ti

This morning's verses talk about how He leads us  at times. He leads us through repetitive tasks. Also, there are battles or opportunities that He doesn't want us to fight.  Let us not be surprised when He is leading us to do tasks repetitively or when He keeps us from fighting in what seems like opportunities.  Today, let us continue to hear His voice for His fresh and new way of His guidance. He is about to do a new thing. (Ref Isaiah 43:19) May the Lord continue to richly

This morning’s verses talk about our motives. Where is our heart’s motives even if we may be doing the right thing? He judges our motives. (Ref Hebrews 4:12) Are we driven by fear or led by purely serving and obeying the Lord because we trust Him. If we trust in Him, we shall have peace because He gives to those who trust in Him. (Ref Isaiah 26:3) Today, let us assess our motives as we do the work for the Lord. Do we have peace? May the Lord continue to richly bless you!

This morning's verses talk about the Israelis' unbelief. What unbelief is keeping us from stepping into the God given destiny?  As the Scriptures teach us, we are created in the image of God (Ref Genesis 1:27) and we are like Jesus (Ref 1 John 4:17). This literally means that we are more than enough already, whole. We have the mind of Christ (Ref 1 Corinthians 2:16) and hear His voice. (Ref John 10:27) Additionally, if we are speakers and fearful that someone may interrupt an

This morning’s verses talk about our need for mind renewal dealing with pride.  Are there any areas in our lives where we have become prideful, have chosen to become blind to His Wisdom that could lead us to experience breakthroughs? All that the Israelis needed was to believe in the victories the Lord would give them but they chose not to. It is important that we seek Him and we will find the Word that is needed for breakthroughs. (Ref Matthew 7:7-8) We may already have all

This morning's verses talk about the reports Moses received from the spies. What is keeping us from experiencing the breakthroughs in our lives? For the Israelis, it was their lack of faith to conquer the promised land. How about us? In this age of social media, and even the customs of this world, can blind us to the truths taught in the Scriptures, which may distort our ideas about a certain topic that they should be approached and done in a certain way that can even be unbi

This morning's verses talk about not to fear.  In other words, fear is a verb as a result of our choices. We can still feel fear and do what the Lord commands us to do.  This means that our walk with Christ requires faith that overcomes fear. (Ref  Hebrews 11:6)More specifically, if we don't feel any fear as we activate our faith in Him, we may need to question if we are in the center of God's will.  Today, even if we feel fear, let us continue to do what the Lord leads us to

This morning's verses talk about fairness. How can we make fair judgments? The ultimate judgement comes from God and He wants to use us to make fair judgements. We should not fear the opinions and pressures that come from people to make fair judgements. What is He speaking to us to do? (Ref John 10:27) One of the keys for fair judgement is to hear both sides of the story. (Ref Proverbs 18:17) Are we quick to pass judgement before hearing the story of another person? Love is p

This morning's verses talk about delegation. Are there any areas in our lives that we have chosen not to delegate? Christ delegated His works onto us to preach the Gospel although He could have done it by Himself because He is almighty. (Ref Matthew 19:26, Mark 16:15) He Who was perfect, delegated to those who were not. (Ref Romans 3:23) Is the reason why we have not delegated is because we are afraid that they would not do as well as we do? As Christ promised that we would d

This morning's verses talk about resuming what we stopped doing. Have we stopped doing something that needs to be resumed?  Have we stopped exercising, taking a walk, or other habits that we used to do that help build the Kingdom of God? He may be leading us to resume the routine. Today, let us seek His guidance in terms of anything that we stopped doing that needs to be resumed.  May the Lord continue to richly bless you!

This morning's verses talk about protection from the Lord to fulfill the God given destiny. Israelis were still on the east side of the Jordan river yet to cross into the promised land, and were protected by the Lord through victory against their enemies.  Where are we in our walk with Christ? We may be in our God's place of calling and are ready to expand the footprint to occupy more territory to impact and influence more people, and He is with us to protect us so that we ca

This morning's verses talk about obedience to the Lord. Are we obedient to what the Lord has called us to do? As the Scripture teaches us, we cannot run away from the gifts the Lord has given to us. (Ref Romans 11:29) Our only choice is to use them or not. What is He speaking to us today? What is the still small voice we hear from the inside as we develop our intimate relationship with the Lord? We may have an impression from the Spirit what to do next. (Ref Psalm 23, 1 Kings

This morning's verses talk about accepting and following through with correction.  What keeps us from actually correcting ourselves? Our choices and actions need to be intentional. We need to choose to act with discipline. (Ref Galatians 5:22-23) What we have chosen to do in the morning during quiet time with the Lord, we need to follow through throughout the day. We can write down our revelations in our note pads and remind ourselves of His revelation. (Ref Habakkuk 2:2) Tod

This morning's verses talk about correction. Before we are able to correct others, are we able to correct ourselves?  Are there any areas...

This morning's verses talk about our marriage. What are the purposes of marriage? One of them is to reflect the relationship of Christ...

This mornings' verses talk about fairness and making sound judgement in relational matters. When we see a challenge involving multiple...

Today's verses talk about the Lord delegating a responsibility for the life of another person.  People that He loves, He has left to the...

This morning's verses talk about sins that were committed unintentionally. In other words, the Lord is concerned about our motives. He...

This morning's verses talk about murder. If we are angry with anyone, from the sight of the Lord, such an attitude is just as sinful....

This morning's verse reveals Jesus through the inheritance given to them. The land and the refuge represents where we can go for rest and...

This morning's verses talk about how He communicates to us. We should not be surprised when His guidance becomes very specific. His...

This morning's verses talk about stewarding our resources. How do we steward what the Lord has given to us? We have all been granted 24...

This morning's verses talk about the rewards we receive from the Lord.  Do we give ourselves room for the Lord so that we can receive His...

This morning's verses talk about the boundaries of our assignments in our lives. How far are we in terms of occupying the territory the...

This morning's verses talk about fleeing. Why do we flee? What drives us to flee? The Scripture teaches us to be bold as  a lion. (Ref...

This morning's verses talk about letting sin affect our lives. What and how can our sins be dealt with to live out the abundant life...

This morning's verses continue to talk about taking steps in the journey to the promised land. As we move into the promised land, what is...

This morning's verses talk about the days on this earth. In other words, we are on this earth for a limited time period. To make the...