PSALMS 90:14 – SATISFY US IN THE MORNING WITH YOUR UNFAILING LOVE, THAT WE MAY SING FOR JOY AND BE GLAD ALL OUR DAYS. (NIV)

This was among the things Moses prayed to God. We have the privilege to see and learn from his conversation with God. He asks God to satisfy the morning with his unfailing love, so that all the days may be joyful. This shows us that there is power in the morning, power in the start […]

HABAKKUK 3:2 – LORD, I HAVE HEARD YOUR FAME; I STAND IN AWE OF YOUR DEEDS, LORD. REPEAT THEM IN OUR DAY, IN OUR TIME MAKE THEM KNOWN; IN WRATH REMEMBER MERCY. (NIV)

Tanzania was recently faced with a cyclone threat with great magnitude, from the Indian Ocean. But as it approached the land, the cyclone’s power weakened, and ended up disappearing completely. The anticipated threat did not happen, and there was nothing that anyone did to make it so. It was only God; He was able to […]

EXODUS 7:16 – THEN SAY TO HIM, ‘THE LORD, THE GOD OF THE HEBREWS, HAS SENT ME TO SAY TO YOU: LET MY PEOPLE GO, SO THAT THEY MAY WORSHIP ME IN THE WILDERNESS. BUT UNTIL NOW YOU HAVE NOT LISTENED’. (NIV)

Scripture is so rich that one verse can produce multiple lessons, depending on how the Holy Spirit reveals it to us. As we learned on how the Israelites left Egypt, it is also important to learn why they did. According to God, He helped them get out not only so that they can worship Him, […]

JOHN 19:11 – JESUS ANSWERED, “YOU HAVE NO POWER OVER ME IF IT WERE NOT GIVEN TO YOU FROM ABOVE. THEREFORE THE ONE WHO HANDED ME OVER TO YOU IS GUILTY OF A GREATER SIN.” (NIV)

Jesus spoke these words to Pilate, who was boasting of the power he had to set Him free or to crucify Him. Jesus, being the most humble person that sets the standards for us all, responds by acknowledging where the power came from. This is true humility; knowing the power and gifts that are at […]

HAGGAI 2:9 – “‘THE GLORY OF THIS PRESENT HOUSE WILL BE GREATER THAN THE GLORY OF THE FORMER HOUSE,’ SAYS THE LORD ALMIGHTY. ‘AND IN THIS PLACE I WILL GRANT PEACE,’ DECLARES THE LORD ALMIGHTY.” (NIV)

It is one thing to declare greatness and peace for yourself, but it is a whole new level for God to declare it for us. We get to benefit from the richness of this word when we soak into the specific things. In this verse, God is referred to as the Lord Almighty, and in […]

NEHEMIAH 13:9 – I GAVE ORDERS TO PURIFY THE ROOMS, AND THEN I PUT BACK INTO THEM THE EQUIPMENT OF THE HOUSE OF GOD, WITH THE GRAIN OFFERINGS AND THE INCENSE. (NIV)

This was among the things Nehemiah did in Jerusalem as recorded in his final reforms. Nehemiah led the rebuilding of Israel, from the walls to the Temples. But he did not just work on the physical aspect, he also was rebuilding the people’s minds and hearts, to obey and follow God’s principles so that they […]