Romans 12:14 NIV “Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.” Our initial response to an offense is almost always to retaliate. Often times when someone wrongs us, we just jump into fight mode ready to fight and to conquer. When we are presented with persecution and things like we have to take on the characteristics of Jesus. Living like Christ isn’t always going to be the easiest thing to do. Many things will be thrown at you, many temptations will come near you, but if your focus and
May 17 Psalm 100:4 “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. Praise and worship should not be subject to Sunday service alone. Praising and Worshiping our King should daily be on our lips. We ought to greet Him every morning with songs of praises, adoration, and exaltation. Let us enter the throne room of grace with thanksgiving and praise! Let us exalt and adore Him! Let us magnify His Holy name. Let us with one accord shout aloud to the
May 16 Proverbs 22:17-18 AMP “Listen carefully and hear the words of the wise, And apply your mind to my knowledge; For it will be pleasant if you keep them in mind [incorporating them as guiding principles]; Let them be ready on your lips [to guide and strengthen yourself and
May 15 When was the last time you called on a brother or a sister simply to check on them? Chances are that doesn’t happen often. What usually happens is that we wait for others to reach out to us because we don’t think we should be the ones doing it. Other times we feel like we do it enough so it is someone else’s turn. The kingdom of God doesn’t call us to be like man, rather it calls us tobe like Christ. Only Christ will reach out to
May 14 1 Timothy 6:18 Tell them to use their money to do good. They should be rich in good works and generous to those in need, always being ready to share with others. How often do you have the eagerness to help someone? To offer unto someone who is clearly in need. What we often do is when we see someone in need we begin to calculate our lives and how helping that person might hurt our plans or take us out of our personal budget. Other times we
