RECOVER YOUR PEACE “… Because of your wrath there is no health in my body; there is no soundness in my bones because of my sin. My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear” (Psalms 38:3-4 NIV). We have a small dog at home and I can tell when he has…
HOW TO COMPLETE GREAT PROJECTS part 2 “When Solomon had finished building the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do” (1 Kings 9:1 NIV). Yesterday we talked about some principles on planning before continuing with your goals, but today we will talk about the second and third principle…
HOW TO COMPLETE GREAT PROJECTS Part 1 “When Solomon had finished building the temple of the Lord and the royal palace, and had achieved all he had desired to do” (1 Kings 9:1 NIV). Take note of the key words for today’s reflection: finished, temple, palace, all and desired. It is of great importance that you learn how…
RESTING IN FORGIVENESS “Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight!” (Psalm 32:1 NLT). There are many things that can exhaust you such as carrying guilt. Truly, we cannot go back and repair our past. Now, all we can do is think and act correctly to build a…
ADVICE BEFORE DYING “As the time of King David’s death approached, he gave this charge to his son Solomon” (1 Kings 2:4 NLT). It is common for people who are about to die to generally speak about important things, but we do not have to wait to be at the point of dying to start…
IT’S BEST TO OFFER SOMETHING THAT COSTS YOU “But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it, for I will not present burnt offerings to the Lord my God that have cost me nothing.” So David paid him fifty pieces of silver[a] for the threshing floor and the oxen” (2 Samuel 24:24 NLT). Ordinary people…
GOD REWARDS DOING WHAT IS RIGHT “The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence” (2 Samuel 22:21 NLT). What does it mean to do what is right? To many people doing what is right means something very different from what the Word of God says. Many think that doing what is…
SING AND DON’T GIVE UP “I pray to you, O Lord, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die” (Psalm 28:1 NLT). Perhaps, you’ve seen funerals for famous celebrities and athletes on social media that have won trophies and millions of dollars…
WHO IS THE OWNER “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it. The world and all its people belong to him” (Psalm 24:1 NLT). We tend to take ownership of things and do not set limits, which frequently leads us into problems. Sometimes we think that once we buy a house it becomes ours,…
SIN IS ATTRACTIVE, BUT IT CHANGES THINGS “But Amnon wouldn’t listen to her, and since he was stronger than she was, he raped her. 15 Then suddenly Amnon’s love turned to hate, and he hated her even more than he had loved her. “Get out of here!” he snarled at her” (2 Samuel 13:14-15 NLT)….