October 5 Luke 6:33 “And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even sinners do that.” It is very easy to love those who love you and do good to those who do good to you. When it comes to showing love and grace to those who replicate those same things for you it is almost seemingly effortless. As believers however that’s something that is expected of us. Where the work comes into play is showing love and mercy to
October 1 Acts 17:11 “Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.” In a time such as this, where things seems to be unclear and frightening, it is now more than ever that we need to keep ourselves grounded and rooted in the truth of the word. In the current times that we live in there are so many different lies and deception leaking out
September 28 Genesis 50:20 “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” When you make the right decision, which is the decision to give your life to God and to follow in His will, command and ways you become a new creation and your life takes another course. However when you make that decision the enemy also begin to plot against you. When you are in Christ and for Him many are the harm that
September 27 Acts 17:28“‘For in him we live and move and have our being.’ As some of your own poets have said, ‘We are his offspring.” Indeed it is in Him do we have life, love and all things that comes with it. It is in Him alone that we are who we are and have the abilities that we have. Without Him there is no us. We are His offspring. His very creation. It is in Him that life is even possible for us to live. All that we are
September 21 Matthew 8:25-26“The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us! We’re going to drown!” He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?” Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.” In times like these when there are so many different uncertainties with life and everything in between it is very easy to loose hope and to lose sight of the one who is in control of our lives. It is also very easy to feel as