Author: Josephine Yu

[:en]As long as we are in this world, we will experience disappointment, sorrows, heartaches, grief and sickness.  But Jesus is our hope because He can turn our disappointment to satisfaction, sorrows to joy, heartaches to comfort, grief to  to happiness, and sickness to wellness.  God can make us grow in faith during times of trials… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/14/18)[:]

[:en]There are 3 requirements that David Wilcox, a singer-songwriter needs to compose his songs.  1)- a quiet room  2)- an empty page 3)-Something that he should know.   This serves as a wonderful approach for followers of Jesus as we week His plan for our lives each day. During Jesus’s public ministry, He took time to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/13/18)[:]

[:en]When the people of Israel were given freedom from the Egyptians after hundreds of years of bondage, they set off to the Promised land on the hard road through the desert.  God used that time in the desert to instruct and mature the people He had called to follow Him.  The long road prepared the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/12/18)[:]

[:en]Charles Spurgeon wrote:  “Now contentment is one of the flowers of heaven, and it must be cultivated”. Paul wrote:  “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.  I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty.  I have learned the secret of being content in… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/11/18)[:]

[:en]Here is an anonymous poem about words: A CARELESS word may kindle strife;  A CRUEL word may wreck a life; A BITTER word may hate instill; A BRUTAL word may smite and kill. A GRACIOUS word may smooth the way;  A JOYOUS word may light the day;  A TIMELY word may lessen stress;  A LOVING… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/10/18)[:]

[:en]A British scholar once said:  “The chief task of our time is to build a global society where people of all persuasions can live together in peace and harmony” Jesus gave us the Golden Rule in His Sermon on the Mount: “Do to others what you would have them do to you” (Mat. 7:12)  He… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/8/18)[:]

[:en]God gave this command to the Israelites before they entered the land of Canaan.  “Impress them on your children.  Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.  Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on yur… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/7/18)[:]

[:en]We work out in gym to make our body strong.  We tone our muscles to keep our heart fit.   Likewise, we should also strengthen our spiritual heart through the Word of God and His grace. Paul wrote:  “Train yourself for godliness; for while bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/6/18)[:]

[:en]`When the Israelites was in the middle of a battle with the Amalekites, Moses needed help and support.  “As long as MOses help up his hands with the staff of god in his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning” (Exo. 17:11)  When Aaron and Hur saw… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/5/18)[:]

[:en]Look around the world today.  There are wars, disasters, diseases, and violence everywhere in all nations.  What can we do  to help bring about peace? Apostle Paul wrote:  “I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions and thanksgiving be made for all people – for kings and all those authority that we may… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/4/18)[:]