His Word for Today

This morning's verses talk about the Israelis taking territories in the promised land. The Scriptures tell us that the Israelis were faced with oppositions mightier than them. Are we faced with challenges bigger than ourselves that require His faith? We may misunderstand that when faced with problems that are bigger than ourselves, we have made a wrong choice. But this is not the truth. The Bible teaches us that without faith, it is impossible to please Him. (Ref Hebrews 11:6

This morning’s verses talk about His good will for us. His commandments are for our good. He is the Creator, (Ref Genesis 1:27) love, (Ref 1 John 4:8) and knows what is good for us. What is the Word He has given to us at such a time as now? (Ref Matthew 6:11) We may not fully understand why we were given such a Word. Christ is the Prince of Peace. (Ref Isaiah 9:6) He wants to fill us with His peace.  “As He is, so are we in this world” from 1 John 4:17 reminds us that we are

This morning’s verses talk about receiving and doing what He leads us to do.  He teaches us not to put His commandments to test. This means that we are to trust that His commandments are good for us so that we don’t need to test them. How do we know that His commandments are good for us? He declares that His plans are for our prosperity. (Ref Jeremian 29:11)  Today, let us simply receive all of His teachings because they are all for our good, and experience the abundant life

This morning's verses talk about the Lord blessings us.  In the New Testament days after Jesus died on the cross, the Lord works from inside of us, through our mind, will and emotions in agreement with Him, and revealed through our bodies. (Ref 1 Thessalonians 5:23) This means that what the Lord had done in this morning's verses are released through us. The cities that are built, houses filled with good things, plants that are bearing fruit, freedom that we experience are all

This morning's verses talk about seeking the Lord throughout the day.  Do our days with the Lord finish after our quiet time with the Lord in the mornings? Do we seek to live by them throughout the day? Are we open to hearing His voice throughout the day in new and fresh ways, seeking Him throughout the day? We may need to fight the good fight of faith against the attacks from the enemy in our minds throughout the day, breaking through to new levels with the Lord. (Ref 1 Timo

This morning’s verses talk about success, long life, and increase.  Success, long life and increase are what we all desire. How can we experience the good things God has for us? By following the Word of God.  The Word of God teaches that when our mind, will and emotions prosper, all things prosper including our health. (Ref 3 John 1:2) What Word should we apply so that we can experience peace and rest in our soul? The truth that “God is Spirit” (John 4:24) keeps our mind focu

This morning's section of the Bible talks about obedience to the Lord.  Are we obedient to what He is leading us to do each day? He meets us where we are at in our walk with the Lord so that He can complete the work He began in us. (Ref Philippians 1:6) Our life on this earth is a marathon requiring endurance. (Ref Hebrews 12:1) We can hear His voice seeking His guidance. (Ref John 10:27) What does He want us to do today so that we can move a step closer to fulfilling His cal

This morning's verses talk about how He speaks to us.  Are we open to how he speaks to us? The Lord spoke to Moses at the mountain out of the midst of fire, the cloud and the thick darkness. The Lord even wrote the ten commandments on two tablets of stone. This may not be the way we are used to hearing from God but the Lord works through us doing a new thing. (Ref Isaiah 43:19) He may not repeat the way He spoke to us the last time. This is one of the reasons why I believe we

This morning’s devotional talks about covetousness. Why do we want to have what others have?  Marriage, wealth, business are the areas the verse seems to be referring to specifically. One of the reasons for this is because we are not experiencing enjoyment in these areas. (Red Galatians 5:22-23) What can we do to improve or grow in these areas? He desires that we may prosper in all areas.(Ref 3 John 1:2) Today, let us seek His wisdom to be content in what we have and enjoy th

This morning's verse talks about lying. One of the reasons why we lie is because of our insecurity.  AMP version of the Bible says that to give false testimony is to "lie, withhold, or manipulate the truth". We have to lie because by being truthful, we may forfeit something losing control. It is our pride that drives us to try to look good in front of others that makes us lie. Who has ultimate authority over our lives? The Lord. When we choose to focus on the Lord trusting Hi

This morning's verse talks about stealing.  Is not stealing enough? God is teaching us to be generous.  What can we do something that is useful for adding value to others? We can earn income by solving people's problems. How are we shaped by the Lord to serve others adding value? Has anyone from the Body of Christ affirmed how we are going to serve others such as a specific vocation, project, business opportunity etc.? (Ref Proverbs 15:22) Do we have peace about it? (Ref Colo

This morning's verse talks about the sin of adultery. How can we avoid ourselves from committing this sin?  From my experience,  there are two stages. The first stage is where we need to be released from the roots. We need to seek His Wisdom to be set free from the roots. When we want the Lord to dissolve issues in our lives such as addictions, we need to invite Him to deal with the issue from the roots up because that is what Jesus did when He withered the fig tree that was

This morning's verse talks about murder, literally anger.  The Bible teaches us that anger towards people is equivalent to murder. (Ref Matthew 5:21-26) How do we deal with angry emotions internally so that they don't get released into our relationships with people?  We are a spirit being with a soul clothed in a body. (Ref 1 Thessalonians 5:23) Our souls and bodies are dependent upon the choices we make but His Spirit isn't which doesn't change. (Ref Hebrews 13:8) Since our

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