THE LORD WILL REWARD YOU “Yes, I know,” Boaz replied. “But I also know about everything you have done for your mother-in-law since the death of your husband. I have heard how you left your father and mother and your own land to live here among complete strangers. May the Lord, the God of Israel,…
THE LAZY PERSON’S HOUSE “I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one with no common sense” (Proverbs 24:30 NLT). It doesn’t matter what project you hand over to a lazy person, they will never make it flourish. The idle do not multiply nor prosper in what they do. They do not…
DON’T RETAIN ANY OFFENSE “An offended friend is harder to win back than a fortified city. Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with bars” (Proverbs 18:19 NLT). Have you ever fell into the trap of offense? I have. Offense is inevitable, and sometimes, it can be all in our imagination. Offense can come from…
SHARE THE WORD OF GOD “He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation” (Mark 16:15 NIV). Have you heard people say that the human race has fallen? Well, actually it is spiritually dead because of sin. Currently, there are many people who live a life full of…
GOD WILL BE WITH YOU “But Lord,” Gideon replied, “how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the whole tribe of Manasseh, and I am the least in my entire family!” The Lord said to him, “I will be with you. And you will destroy the Midianites as if you were fighting…
THERE ARE STILL JORDANS TO CROSS “Go through the camp and tell the people to get their provisions ready. In three days you will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land the Lord your God is giving you” (Joshua 1:11 NLT). God wants to take you to the promised land, where milk and…
TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE “Again Jesus said, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you.” Jesus said, “Take care of my sheep.”” (John 21:16 NIV). The true way to show God how much you love Him is by giving your life for the sake of…
HE WHO DOESN’T WORK WILL NOT EAT “Work brings profit, but mere talk leads to poverty!” (Proverbs 14:23 NLT). When I was an adolescent, I heard an adult say, “There are poor people who get bothered with the wealthy, but instead of criticizing them, they should ask themselves what they are doing differently to become wealthy”. I…
IT’S A DECISION TO BE STUPID OR INTELLIGENT “To learn, you must love discipline; it is stupid to hate correction” (Proverbs 12:1 NLT). The stupid person is stupid, not because God has made them inferior, but because the decided to have an attitude that was not very intelligent. We have been given a free…
YOUR WORDS ENCOURAGE OR DESTROY “With their words, the godless destroy their friends, but knowledge will rescue the righteous” (Proverbs 11:9 NLT). I remember a time when I spoke to someone who felt as if they had failed in all their projects, because they focused more on the things that had not come out the way…