His Word for Today

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