CONFIDENCE OR INSECURITY? …David and Samuel the seer had appointed their ancestors because they were reliable men. (1 Chronicles 9:22 NLT) I remember some talks I would have as a child, when people would mention a family that lived around the corner and everyone knew them as a bad family. I would hear expressions like,…
FAR FROM IDOLS, CLOSE TO GOD “O Israel, stay away from idols! I am the one who answers your prayers and cares for you. I am like a tree that is always green; all your fruit comes from me.” (Hosea 14:8 NLT) I will write a paraphrase of this verse applying it to modern life….
TRANSFORMATION BEGINS IN THE HEART They are always thinking about how much it costs. “Eat and drink,” they say, but they don’t mean it. (Proverbs 23:7 NLT) A genuine transformation begins in the heart. We need to open our hearts so that the Holy Spirit can transform us. We can continue to see miracles, but if…
TRANSFORMATION IS A PROCESS So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. (2 Corinthians 3:18 NLT) Just like Mary conceived the Holy Spirit and…
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE TRANSFORMED? So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord—who is the Spirit—makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image. (2 Corinthians 3:18 NLT) Transformation can compare to the…
WHY DOES GOD BLESS US? I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. (Genesis 12:2 NLT) God blesses us to be of blessing. The blessing is not only for us, but it is also for everyone else. Blessing was…
GOD’S BLESSING I will make you into a great nation. I will bless you and make you famous, and you will be a blessing to others. (Genesis 12:2 NLT) We all want God’s blessing and surely God wants to bless us, but we should know what requirements there are to obtain it. What is God’s…
THOSE WHO DON’T LISTEN OR OBEY TURN INTO WANDERERS My God will reject the people of Israel because they will not listen or obey. They will be wanderers, homeless among the nations. (Hosea 9:17 NLT) What happens when people don’t like to listen nor obey? They turn into wanderers. In other words, they are people…
LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR LACK OF APPLYING KNOWLEDGE? My people are being destroyed because they don’t know me. Since you priests refuse to know me, I refuse to recognize you as my priests… (Hosea 4:6) The people are destroyed due to lack of knowledge of God’s word. How many people are out there that have never…
HE WHO IS GENEROUS IS EXALTED But generous people plan to do what is generous, and they stand firm in their generosity. (Isaiah 32:8 NLT) Generosity is a Christian virtue that results from a grateful heart and is expressed through good deeds. Us Christians need to be the most grateful people in the world considering…