The Word For Today

Giving To Your Supplier

‘All things come from You, and of Your own we have given You.’ 1 Chronicles 29:14 NKJV Generous people are always comfortable talking about money, and they are even more comfortable giving it. Self-centred people obsess over keeping what they have, and how to get even more. That’s possibly why Jesus, who was the most generous person …Read More

Take It To God In Prayer

‘Cast your burden on the Lord [releasing the weight of it] and He will sustain you.’ Psalm 55:22 AMPC After preaching about taking our worries to God in prayer, a lady approached the great preacher G. Campbell Morgan and said, ‘I don’t bother God with little things; I only take the big ones to Him.’ Morgan replied, …Read More

Your Identity Determines Your Inheritance

‘We are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ.’ Romans 8:16–17 NKJV When our favourite sports team wins, we say, ‘We won!’ What do you mean ‘we’? You weren’t on the field. You didn’t get tackled. You didn’t throw or kick the ball. You didn’t even score a …Read More

Turn Your Loss Into Gain (3)

‘New things I declare; before they spring forth I tell you of them.’ Isaiah 42:9 NKJV The same townspeople who declared Jephthah ‘persona non grata’ were the very ones who turned to him for help when they were threatened by a powerful enemy. So here’s lesson one: other people don’t determine your future, God does! The Israelites …Read More

Turn Your Loss Into Gain (2)

‘Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God.’ Matthew 3:8 NLT When Israel’s leaders turned to Jephthah for help, they were in distress and wanted to ‘use’ him. So Jephthah said, in essence, ‘Let’s get an understanding of the type of relationship we’re going to have.’ At that …Read More

Turn Your Loss Into Gain (1)

‘Jephthah, a brave soldier from Gilead, was the son of a prostitute.’ Judges 11:1 GNT Jephthah was the illegitimate son of a man called Gilead. His mother was a prostitute. When he grew up, Gilead’s legitimate sons turned on him and chased him away. ‘“You will not get any of our father’s inheritance,” they said.’ (Judges 11:2 NLT) So …Read More

You Must Respond With Grace

‘You must grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Saviour.’ 2 Peter 3:18 NLT How do we overcome past hurts in relationships? How do two people combine separate and unique perspectives to create a satisfying and loving relationship? There’s a very special ingredient called ‘grace’ that must be added to the mix. It calls …Read More

Generational Blessings

‘The promise is for you, and for your children.’ Acts 2:39 ESV Every family has unique and different strengths. And you can give an inheritance to your children by passing on the values, insight, and love that got your family as far as it is today. Having a sense of your history can inspire in them a …Read More

Loving And Accepting Others

‘In lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.’ Philippians 2:3 NKJV You can learn to love and accept someone, without necessarily agreeing with their opinions and endorsing their actions or lifestyle. An important key is learning to see people as individuals. The more we realise that despite certain differences we’re all human and all …Read More

God Will Provide ‘All’ You Need

‘How shall He not with Him also freely give us all things?’ Romans 8:32 NKJV George Müller is considered to be one of the spiritual giants of the church. Do yourself a favour and read his life story. Faced time and time again with overwhelming needs, he turned to God in prayer, claiming His promises and experiencing …Read More

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