Psalm 34:1 I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. “Happiness does not make us grateful, gratitude keeps us happy – always”. Gratitude aids us to advance during adversity. Gratitude reminds us of the green pastures and the still waters when the land is parched and the...
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19 January 2024 – Gratitude – Part 5
Romans 8:28 And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. “Happiness does not make us grateful, gratitude keeps us happy – always”. Gratitude overrides grudge; it overtakes vengeance and overrules revenge. Gratitude softens our hearts with love. Gratitude...
18 January 2024 – Gratitude – Part 4
Numbers 21: 4b-5 But the people grew impatient on the way; they spoke against God and against Moses, and said, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? There is no bread! There is no water! And we detest this miserable food!” “Happiness does not make us grateful, gratitude...
17 January 2024 – Gratitude – Part 3
Luke 17:17-19 Jesus asked, “Were not all ten cleansed? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give praise to God except this foreigner?” “Happiness does not make us grateful, gratitude keeps us happy – always”. Gratitude prompts us to glorify God. The ungrateful would grumble that the glass is half empty...
16 January 2024 – Gratitude – Part 2
2 Samuel 7:18 Then King David went in and sat before the Lord, and he said: “Who am I, Sovereign Lord, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? “Happiness does not make us grateful, gratitude keeps us happy – always”. Gratitude is the secret to greatness. Gratitude keeps us humble,...
15 January 2024 – Gratitude – Part 1
Psalm 100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. “Happiness does not make us grateful, gratitude keeps us happy – always”. The way into the outer court of God’s presence is ‘thanksgiving’ and the door into His intimate presence is ‘praise and worship’. We...
14 January 2024 – Be Real – Part 7
Joshua 7:22 So Joshua sent messengers, and they ran to the tent, and there it was, hidden in his tent, with the silver underneath. Actions speak louder than words. Newton’s Third Law on force says, “Every action (force) in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction.” Newton’s Laws are Biblical principles translated to the natural world...
13 January 2024 – Be Real – Part 6
John 12:6 “Why wasn’t this perfume sold and the money given to the poor? It was worth a year’s wages.” He/Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief; as keeper of the money bag, he used to help himself to what was put into it. Be...
12 January 2024 – Be Real – Part 5
Luke 19:2&4 A man was there by the name of Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was wealthy….So he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore-fig tree to see him, since Jesus was coming that way. There is an unquenchable thirst for the truth in the heart of everyman. Even the most cruel and...
11 January 2024 – Be Real – Part 4
Luke 18:10-11 “Two men went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax collector. The Pharisee stood by himself and prayed: ‘God, I thank you that I am not like other people—robbers, evildoers, adulterers—or even like this tax collector.” Pray real prayers, not ritualistic repetitions. Real authentic prayers are...