His Word for Today

This morning’s verses talk about placing a charge. Are we charging or confronting others because we feel it is the right thing to do or has the matter been confirmed by two or three others? (Ref Matthew 18:16) This is one of the reasons why it is important to be quick to listen to others and not get angry. (Ref James 1:19) We need others to walk the path Christ lived. We may need course correction.  Today, before we accuse others, let us humbly seek the wise counsel of others

This morning’s verse talks about boundaries.  How far can we go in terms of our walk with Christ? As far as to the point where we are aligned with His plans for us. The Scriptures teach us the boundaries we are to stay within.  In the world, common sense may teach us not to step into other people’s business but the Bible teaches us to love your neighbor showing concern for others. (Ref Mark 12:30-31) If the Spiritual gift the Lord has given us is not in pastoring, does this m

This morning's verses talk about the consequences of ungodly emotions.  Have we asked ourselves or the Lord if we have any ungodly thoughts that need to be dealt with? Because if we leave them untouched, it will soon show up through our mouths and other behaviours. (Ref Luke 6:45) Or if we have noticed any ungodly behaviour, we need to go to the roots to understand what caused it so that the ungodly behaviour could vanish. (Ref Mark 11:20-21) Today, let us seek His guidance t

This morning's verses talk about experiencing more of Christ enlarging our territories. How do we take on more responsibilities? Love the Lord and obey Him. What is He leading us to do today? Our obedience to the Lord does not stop when we have obeyed one commandment. We have the opportunity to continue to grow in obedience. (Ref Philippians 1:6) Are we persistent about what we want to do rather than what He wants us to do? Unlike Moses, Joshua took on the vision Moses receiv

This morning's verses talk about our motives. The Bible teaches that if we hate our neighbor, we have committed murder. (Ref 1 John 3:15) The Lord is interested more in our heart’s motives than the behaviours. (Ref Hebrews 4:12) It is important to ask ourselves the question of why we do certain things. Is it to honor the Lord Who lives in us? (Ref Galatians 2:20) Today, let us ask ourselves the question of why. Why do we work so hard? Is it because of fear of what if or of th

This morning's verses talk about taking territories. The Bible teaches that believers are more than conquerors. (Ref Romans 8:37) Our journeys don’t stop when we take new territories. He wants us to continue to grow. Our lives on this earth do not finish when we reach the mountain top - it is when we go and be with the Lord. (Ref Philippians 1:6)Today, let us challenge ourselves to go as far as we can to fulfill the God given destiny.  May the Lord continue to richly bless yo

This morning's verses talk about hearing from Him. The Lord wants us to hear directly from Him. Having someone intercede was not His desire but rather out of mercy. The people were afraid of hearing directly from the Lord. The Scripture promises that the believers hear His voice. (Ref John 10:27) We can trust Him that He would speak to us one way or the other. Because He will do a new thing, (Ref Isaiah 43:19) we can be open to new ways of how He would speak to us. This is an

This morning's verses talk about being complete, perfect and blameless in His sight. The Scripture teaches that before the foundations of the world, we were chosen to be holy and blameless in His sight. (Ref Ephesians 1:4) Lord Jesus Christ became sin so that we can become His righteousness. (Ref 2 Corinthians 5:21) His sacrifice at the cross makes us righteous in Him. Today, let us rest in the Truth that we are His righteousness because of His finished work at the cross. We

This morning's verses talk about following the Lord receiving the inheritance.  What is He leading us to do today? He gives us the will and desires to do what pleases Him. Abundant life is for today and not for tomorrow to experience. Because each day counts, He gives us this day, today our daily bread. (Ref John 10:10, Matthew 6:11) We may have fear about tomorrow onwards but He is our inheritance.  Today, let us listen to the inner prompting that leads us to do what pleases

This morning's verses talk about giving Him the first portion. What does giving Him the first portion mean? He takes our first place in our lives. When we seek first His Kingdom and His righteousness, all of life's necessities in His eyes are met abundantly. When we seek Him first, His material, financial blessings follow. (Ref Matthew 6:33) Today, let us ask ourselves, to what we have given our first place. Let us seek first His Kingdom. May the Lord continue to richly bless

This morning's devotional talks about God's inheritance.  The Scripture teaches that all He has is ours. (Ref  Luke 15:31) What an amazing promise. Even if we have lost everything, we still have the Lord Who provides everything we need to live a Godly life. (Ref 2 Peter 1:3) One of the great benefits to this promise is that we are able to take risks emotionally moving forward, afraid in faith. Is there anything that has kept us from moving forward because of fear? He has alre

This morning's verses talk about staying in leadership.  How do we stay in leadership for a long time? By following the Word of the Lord. We may have been removed from the position of leadership for various reasons but it is important to ask ourselves if we have been making the choices intentionally to follow the Lord. If we have, we can thank the Lord that He closed the door to open a new door of opportunity.  Today, whether we are in a position of leadership at home, school

This morning’s verses talk about not looking back fulfilling the God given destiny. Do we look back at the past with regrets? There is nothing we can do about the past. We can only choose to go as far as we can following the guidance of the Lord. (Ref Philippians 1:6) We may feel like we are no longer young with only a few years to go in our lives. We may be under pressure to go as far as we can. But behold - even Jesus with only three years of ministry on this earth, did not

This morning’s devotional talks about listening carefully to instructions of others. Today’s verses list presumption and insolence side by side, which means that they have similar meanings. Being presumptuous denotes an arrogant attitude. In other words, listening by asking questions is the right and humble way to make sure we understand the speaker correctly so that we can serve them accordingly. (Ref James 1:19) Today, let us assess if we have been presumptuous in any areas

This morning’s devotional talks about the Lord commanding us to remove all evil from our lives.  We may misunderstand what is Godly from ungodly because of our lack of knowledge of what is Godly. We can see the Godly, perfect life lived through Jesus on this earth. (Ref John 14:9) He didn’t let emotional discomfort from living out the purpose He had on this earth - to die for the sins of humanity (Ref Hebrew 12:1-2) so that by grace and through faith, humanity can receive ete

This morning's verses continue to talk about pleasing God. What is He speaking to us to do today? There are a lot of noises in this world but we hear His voice and follow Him. (Ref John 10:27) We can trust in this promise that we hear Him. The Scriptures also teach us that we have the mind of Christ, (Ref 1 Corinthians 2:16) and know all things. (Ref 1 John 2:20) We may not feel comfortable about what He is speaking to us to do but the Spirit of Jesus who went through uncomfo

This morning's verses talk about pleasing God. Is our heart pleasing to the Lord? Or are we trying to please men? Sometimes we may feel lonely because of the absence of acceptance and approval we desire from others. However, the Lord never forsake us. (Ref Hebrew 13:5) He is in us. (Ref Galatians 2:20) We can choose to stay focused on pleasing the Lord rather than men. And the truth sets us free. (Ref John 8:32) What can be better than staying focused on the Lord? Today, more

This morning's verses talk about fairness. Are we fair in our dealing with matters, people? The Lord is teaching us not to take sides when dealing with matters. One of the Wisdoms the Lord teaches in the Scriptures is to listen to both sides of the story before making a judgement. (Ref Proverbs 18:17) Listening quickly is the key before passing judgement with anger. (Ref James 1:19) We may be making presumptions that are false. If we are afraid of asking questions in order to

This morning's verses talk about giving to the Lord in accordance with the blessings we have received.  This means that we need to know how blessed we are. Have we intentionally thought about the things He has blessed us with beginning with salvation through our faith in Christ? We may be struggling to get to the next level in our finances, career, calling etc.. but have we chosen to be grateful for the doors that are now open because of Him? Today, let us spend time thinking

This morning's verses talk about the Lord blessing all the works of our hands, in the produce so that we can fully rejoice. What has He led us to do today? We can be assured that He will bless whatever we do today. He will also lead us to abundantly enjoy whatever He has given us through what He blessed us in doing. We are blessed in full capacity. Today, let us focus on doing what He is leading us to do. We can entrust the blessing portion onto the Lord because He blesses al