Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.Luke 6:36 ESV What an instruction. Being merciful isn’t easy, nor is it often pleasant, but it is important. Mercy is an underpinning component of us showing God’s love to the people around us. When we show love and make the sacrifices required to show mercy, that isContinue reading “A daily thought ~ love and mercy”
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A daily thought ~ pleasing God
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.2 Timothy 2:15 ESV What a thing to live for! To come to God unashamed of how we have handled the word of truth – or in other words, theContinue reading “A daily thought ~ pleasing God”
A daily thought ~ asking
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.Mark 11:24 ESV How often do you ask things of God yet He doesn’t answer? Many people have come up with all sorts of ideas as to why. Not enough faith, not asking hard enough, you’reContinue reading “A daily thought ~ asking”
A daily thought ~ fear
There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear. For fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not been perfected in love.1 John 4:18 ESV What are you fearing? With all the upheaval in the world it is very easy to find things to be afraid of. But theContinue reading “A daily thought ~ fear”
A daily thought ~ people pleasing
For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.Galatians 1:10 ESV That a powerful verse. Every time I heard this verse it confronts me yet again, who am IContinue reading “A daily thought ~ people pleasing”
A daily thought ~ nourishment
But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”Matthew 4:4 ESV As humans we tend to focus on the here and now needs and often overlook the vitally important future needs. These future needs can look like many things fromContinue reading “A daily thought ~ nourishment”
A daily thought ~ the power of good
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.Romans 12:21 ESV What a cool, powerful verse! Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. One thing I love about this verse is that it shows that we (as followers of Christ) are not helpless to the sins and temptations ofContinue reading “A daily thought ~ the power of good”
A daily thought ~ confession and cleansing
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!Psalm 51:1-2 ESV Have mercy on me, O God… I adore this psalm, it is definitely one of my most loved passages of scripture.Continue reading “A daily thought ~ confession and cleansing”
A daily verse ~ love or noise
If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.1 Corinthians 13:1 ESV Are we making noise or are we showing love? This is such a vital question for us to ask ourselves each and every day. With so much unrestContinue reading “A daily verse ~ love or noise”
A daily thought ~ desire, actions, and timing
…for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.Philippians 2:13 ESV Boy, I love this verse! I know I say this a lot, but Philippians would have to be one of, if not, my favourite book in the Bible. I just love how real and relatableContinue reading “A daily thought ~ desire, actions, and timing”
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