God First and Then Your Work Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33 NLT In the fast-paced rhythm of today’s society, it is very easy to fall into the trap of believing that our well-being and that of our family depend…
Do Not Allow Materialism to Enslave You “No one can serve two masters. For you will hate one and love the other; you will be more devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.” Matthew 6:24 NLT In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus addressed one of…
The Trap of Living Only to Work Load them down with more work. Make them sweat! That will teach them to stop listening to these lies! Exodus 5:9 NLT In ancient Egypt, Pharaoh designed a psychological and spiritual strategy to keep God’s people under his control: extreme activism. By increasing the Israelites’ labor load, his…
Release Families in the Name of Jesus “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free.” Luke 4:18 NLT At the…
Overcoming the Pharaoh of This Time For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12 NLT Throughout biblical history, figures like the Pharaoh of Egypt represented systems of oppression…
Choose Blessing and Life Today “Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!” Deuteronomy 30:19 NLT These words were spoken by…
Free to Serve the Living God “So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and said to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: How long will you refuse to submit to me? Let my people go, so they can worship me.’” Exodus 10:3 NLT The book of Exodus tells us…
God Has a Purpose for Your Life “For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 NLT Often, when we go through seasons of uncertainty or difficulty, it is easy to feel that…
Goodness and Mercy Pursue You Surely your goodness and unfailing love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I will live in the house of the Lord forever. Psalm 23:6 NLT Often we live with the feeling that it is problems, debts, or past mistakes that are chasing us closely. However, King…
Failure Is Not the Final Destination The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again. But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked. Proverbs 24:16 NLT In the world’s mindset, failure is often seen as a final point, a label of defeat that defines a person’s value. However, in the Kingdom…