[:en]LIFE AND DEATH There are two unpredictable times in our life. And those are: – the time of our birth and the time of our death. Many heroes of our faith experienced God’s faithfulness when they died. Jacob announced that would soon be “gathered to (his) people: (Gen. 49:29-33). Joseph also announce his impending death: … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/30/19)[:]
Author: Josephine Yu
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 37[:]
[:en]”Fret” means get heated or burned up with anger. “Do not fret” was a personal and practical admonition of David. “Do not fret because of evil men or be inviouse of those who do wrong” (v. 1). We envy the wicked because they seem to be prospering and happy. Do not compare yourself against someone. Instead… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 37[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/29/19)[:]
[:en]TRIAL BY FIRE Here are some remarkable facts about an aspen tree. An entire grove of slender, white-trunked aspens can grow from a single seed and share the same root system. These root systems can exist for thousands of years whether or not they produce trees. They sleep underground, waiting for fire, flood or avalanche… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/29/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/28/19)[:]
[:en]BEARING GOOD FRUIT The Psalmist in Psalm 1 described a person “whose delight is in the law of the Lord . . . is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season” (vs. 1-3). Truly, the quality of the “fruit” in our life – our words, actions and attitude… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/28/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 36[:]
[:en]David praised four things about God: (vs. 5-6) Your priceless LOVE O Lord, reaches to the heavens Your FAITHFULNESS to the skies Your RIGHTEOUSNESS is like the mighty mountains Your JUSTICE like the great deep. Then he mentioned about the many things that we can have when we are walking in the Lord and seeking… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 36[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 35[:]
[:en]When enemies are saying fasle things about you, what will be your response? Your natural reaciton is to fight back, defend your name and protect your reputation. But David started with prayer. He admitted his own helplessness and turned over the whole situation to the Lord. He trusted God to work in his behalf, and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 35[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 34[:]
[:en]Extol the Lord at all times with praise. Glorify the Lord and exalt His name. The Lord answes and delivers us from all fears. He hears us and saves us out of all our troubles. Taste and see that the Lord is good. Fear Him and you will lack nothing. Seek Him and your lack… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 34[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/27/19)[:]
[:en]IMAGE MANAGEMENT Most of us want others to let others see the “pretty” side of us by concealing our “ugly sides”. But if the real us is known, we surely won’t be loved. Although the Israelites were taken captive and conquered by Babylonians, God told them not to fear. He knew them by name and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/27/19)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Psalms 33[:]
[:en]”Sing joyfully to the Lord with a new song. Praise the Lord with a harp and make music to Him on the 410-stringed lyre” (vs. 1-3). Where can we get a new song? From the Word of God (v. 4) and from the works of God (vs. 4-5). For He created the universe, holds the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Psalms 33[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/26/19)[:]
[:en]EAST MEETS WEST In New Testament times, there were Jewish and Gentiles Christians who had different cultures with perspective as different as East and West. So, they disagreed over matter of worship days and what food was free to eat or drink. As a result, they were disunited. The apostle Paul urged them not to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/26/19)[:]