HOUSE CLEAN-UP

“Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.” (Romans 12:2 New International Version) This is your Monday Short meditation (Smile!). When we were young kids, before doing anything else, the exception being if you had an early morning...

YOU MIGHT AS WELL HAVE SOME NUGGETS!

“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and a thank offering and into His courts with praise! Be thankful and say so to Him, bless and affectionately praise His name!” (Psalm 100:4 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition) Many of you will not only feast on turkeys and hams in a couple of days, along with a plethora of perfectly cooked sides, plenty of desserts, post-dinner time...

THE THREE STRANDS

“Also, one can be overpowered, but two together can put up resistance. A three-ply cord doesn’t easily snap.” (Ecclesiastes 4:12 Complete English Bible) Praise God for being able to see a new day, and not just any “new day,” but Sunday, the Lord’s Day! Like the three strands in the three-ply cord above, you can experience: (1) Being in the assembly of the saints, you will be equipped...

24/7

“From the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same the Lord's name is to be praised.” (Psalm 113:3 KJV) Your daily agenda has been set for the rest of your life! Praise the Lord, all day long! It is a 24/7 thing that we need to do as believers, as children of God who have been blessed by our Father, the One who transcends our understanding, but is condescending and always comes...

THE ONE-WORD ANSWER

“And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19 NASB) You have heard a couple of one-word answers when you pass by someone on the street or in the store. The most common one is “Hey.” Look, it is such a casual response that it does not even deserve an exclamation mark. It’s just “Hey.” Here are some examples: Question:...

THE LOST IN THE HOUSE

“Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Doesn’t she light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it?And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, ‘Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.’In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” (Luke...

WHO WILL PEOPLE SEE IN YOU TODAY?

If this was Sunday afternoon, shortly after you had left the place of worship, most of you reading these meditations regularly, I’m quite sure you would quickly reply to the question above with something like, ‘People will see the Christ that lives in me.” Some will even borrow a saying they really don’t understand, “Blessed and highly favored.”  Then again, just maybe, one would...

DON’T BE LIKE THE REFRIGERATOR MAN!

“When Jesus came back to Capernaum a few days later, it was heard that He was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer space, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them. And some people came, bringing to Him a man who was paralyzed, carried by four men. And when they were unable to get to Him because of the crowd, they removed the...

GET MOVING!

“Out of here! Out of here! Leave this place!  Don’t look back. Don’t contaminate yourselves with plunder. Just leave but leave clean. Purify yourselves in the process of worship, carrying the holy vessels of God.  But you don’t have to be in a hurry. You’re not running from anybody! God is leading you out of here, and the God of Israel is also your rear guard.” (Isaiah 52:11-12...

HELP IS ON THE WAY!

“Then David said, “Is there anyone still left of the house of Saul, so that I could show him kindness for Jonathan’s sake?” Now there was a servant of the house of Saul whose name was Ziba, and they summoned him to David; and the king said to him, “Are you Ziba?” And he said, “I am your servant.” Then the king said, “Is there no one...