His Word for Today

This morning’s verses talk about righteousness. Are we perfect? Our mind and body may not be but if we are saved, our spirit is perfect. (See 2 Corinthians 5:21) What does this mean? We do not need to condemn ourselves if we continue to be challenged by ungodly thought patterns. We are in the journey of growth. We need to embrace this truth as well. (See Philippians 1:6) Today, let us thank the Lord that we are His righteousness because of Christ. What can we choose to do tod

This morning’s verses talk about holiness being set apart from others for the Lord. Do people in this world recognize that we are different from the crowd? If people don’t recognize that we are separate and holy, we need to choose to make the change.  Have we chosen to be grateful in everything? We may have overlooked some areas where we have been blessed by others only to complain about what we have not received. (See 1 Thessalonians 5:18) This truth brings freedom from angr

This morning’s verse talks about being the light of the world. (See Matthew 5:14-16) If we are to shine as lights in the world, we can leverage the gift only if we are in the darkness. If we stayed as lights in the Church, our identities as lights cannot be used.  Our Godly boundaries need to be in place to stay away from evil but we need to position ourselves in darkness where Christ is needed because that is how the world can recognize us. We may not be perfect in our mind

This morning’s verses talk about making peace with others.  Are the people we may consider our enemies really our enemies? Have we taken time to consider the good things they have done for us? The Bible teaches us to do all that we can to live in peace with everyone. (See Romans 12:18) Today, regarding the people we may consider unfriendly, adversaries, let us choose to think about things that we can be grateful about.  (See 1 Thessalonians 5:18) May the Lord continue to rich

This morning’s verses talk about the Lord turning other people’s curses into our blessings.  If we belong to Christ, all of God’s promises to Abraham belong to the believers as well. In other words, His promise that He turns curses into blessings are for all of the believers to receive. We are Abraham’s descendants. (Ref Galatians 3:29) We may have received unfair treatment, unjustifiable criticisms, illegitimate attacks etc. but the Lord lovingly turns them into our blessing

This morning’s verse talks about staying within the boundaries the Lord has for each one of us. What has He called us to fulfill? Within the family structure, this would be father, mother, son, daughter etc.. What are the Spiritual gifts the Lord has entrusted to us to use for the Body of Christ? (Ref Ephesians 4:11-13) What are the gifts, talents and abilities the Lord has given us to serve others? We cannot take the place of others just as much as others cannot ours.  Today

This morning’s verses talk about the importance of taking steps using the ungodly instance of having sex before marriage. Are there any areas in our lives where we have rushed to get things done knowing that it is not the right way to do it? The Lord wants us to take one day at a time, which is the reason why He gives us this day our daily bread for today, not for tomorrow. (Ref Matthew 6:11) We may have something emotionally exciting scheduled for the future, but our focus s

This morning’s verses talk about being forced into sinful acts by others.  The Lord is interested in our motives. Why do we do what we do? Others around us may judge us because of what we do but it is important to keep our hearts focused on Christ to continue to act with a Godly motive. (Ref Hebrew 4:12) Today, let us ask ourselves the questions of why when we make decisions, choices throughout the day. May the Lord continue to richly bless you!

This morning’s verse continues to talk about living right with a Godly focus.  What is Biblical focus to us? Is it about ignoring interruptions so that we can be focused on fulfilling the initial objective? Jesus was often interrupted to serve others despite being on His way to fulfill His initial objective. (Ref Mark 5:21-43, Luke 8:40-56) His way of focus teaches us something different from what the world teaches. The world may negate being interrupted in an effort to focus

This morning’s verse talks about faithfulness.  Are we faithful to the Lord? Our marriage on this earth represents our relationship with the Lord. For husbands, they are to love their wives as their own body as Christ loved the Church giving Himself up for the Body of Christ. He is expecting our total and complete devotion to Him as He is to His Body. What is keeping us from this attitude of focus? He is even making it easier and effortless for the husbands to love their own

This morning’s verses talk about removing evil from our lives.  How can we remove evil from our lives? One of the ways is to focus on doing what is right - walking in the Spirit.  (Ref Galatians 5:16) What is He speaking to us to do today?  How do we know that we are walking in His Spirit? We experience the fruit of the Spirit - love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. (Ref Galatians 5:22-23) What are the thorns that are le

This morning’s verses talk about false accusations.  What does the Bible say about correctly accusing? They need to be established by the witnesses of two or three. (Ref 1 Timothy 5:19-20, Deuteronomy 19:15, Matthew 18:16, 2 Corinthians 13:1) This way, chances of correctly accusing will increase by bringing in others who may be able to cover what we have overlooked. In other words, when we make important decisions, we need to have Godly counsel. (Ref Proverbs 11:14) This is o

This morning’s verse continues to talk about holiness. Specifically, it talks about wearing a cloth that signifies holiness, set apart from ungodliness.  Have we given up on growing each day? Until we meet Christ face to face, we need to embrace the truth that as we choose to continue to grow, there is imperfection on the other side. In other words, if we find ourselves distracted, we need to continue to choose to refocus on what matters. (Ref Philippians 1:6, 3:13) Additiona

This morning’s verse continues to talk about holiness. What sets us apart from darkness as lights in this world? Focus on the present. There is nothing we can do about the past but there is something we can do about the future which is built on what we do at this point in time (Ref Philippians 3:13), now. It is now that we receive and experience His grace. (Ref 2 Corinthians 6:2) He gives us today, our daily bread to fulfill His call for today. (Ref Matthew 6:11) We reap what

This morning’s verse continues to talk about holiness. Where is our focus? Is our focus to not sin or do what is right? The Scripture teaches to focus on walking in His Spirit and we will not sin. (Ref Galatians 5:16) In other words, this is one of the ways that the Lord deals with our addictions, negative, ungodly habits. We simply choose what the Lord wants us to do and let the Lord deal with the rest according to the Scriptures. He desires that we choose single mindedness

This morning’s verses talk about holiness.  Holiness in the Scriptures means setting apart. (Ref Leviticus 20:26, Jeremiah 1:5) Are we set apart from the darkness in this world? Do people recognize that we are different from the ordinary? Do we stand out from the crowd? The key here is not to blend with darkness but to shed our light on darkness impacting lives. (Ref Matthew 5:14-16) Today, let us choose to be holy. Because we will stand out, we may feel uncomfortable, but we

This morning’s verses talk about careful planning.  Do we plan ahead so that we can avoid unnecessary consequences? This morning’s Scripture instructs to build a parapet around the flat roof so that it can prevent people from falling from the roof. This seems to be a very foundational, basic instruction but it is in these areas that we often overlook because we think we know better.  Today, let us assess if we have arrogantly ignored Godly counsel from others around us. (Ref

This morning’s verses talk about mercy towards the weak who have less power than us in this world.  These Scriptures this morning use mercy towards animals as an example. How we treat animals who are under the authority of human beings (Ref Genesis 1:26) reveals how we treat those under our care. Today, let us assess how we treat animals in this world. Animals may not have life eternally but the Lord tests our maturity in the area of mercy through how we interact with them. 

This morning’s verses talk about males and females having boundaries.  In this present world, the society may choose to mix the identity of male and female but this is not the case in the Scriptures - males have different identities compared to females. In other words, males do not become females and vice versa.  For example, males carry more responsibilities than females at home in marriages as the Scripture teaches husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the Church. (R

This morning’s verses talk about loving our neighbors, especially those in the Body of Christ. (Ref Galatians 6:10) The Body of Christ is not limited to What we normally refer to as the Church organization that we belong to locally where we usually gather within a physical tangible building. The Body of Christ starts from where two or three are gathered in His name (Ref Matthew 18:20) to all of the believers globally from all denominations as the Scriptures do not limit this.