[:en]Comforts for God’s People: After God’s chastening, He will forgive and give you a new beginning (vs. 1-5) – Be grateful for His mercy. People are like grass and flower that withers and fall, but the word of God stands forever (vs. 6-8) – Be diligent to read His Word. God is the shepherd who… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 40[:]
Author: Josephine Yu
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 39[:]
[:en]The king of Babylon sent envoys with letters and a gift to King Hezekiah after his recovery from illness. King Hezekiah received the envoys gladly and showed them all that was found in his storehouse – silver, gold, spices, fine oils, his entire armory and all his treasures (vs. 1-2). Then Isaiah came to tell… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 39[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/12/17)[:]
[:en]Scripture Reading: Job 24 Biblical Truth: There are many people who suffered unjustly because of the greed and corruption of others. The consequence of the profit motive dominant in the society rendered human beings to an animal existence. So Job was asking: “Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? (Job 24:1). But Job… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/12/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (10/12/17)[:]
[:en]Worry is one of Satan’s weapon to keep us from trusting the Lord. If you are worrying about something, ponder on the promises of God: Cast you burden on the Lord and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken (Psalm 55:22) Casting all your cares upon Him, for He… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (10/12/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Colossians 3[:zh]T[:]
[:en]Rules for Holy Living: Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things (v. 2) Put to death the earthly nature of sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, greed and idolatry (v. 5) Rid yourselves of anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips (v. 8) Do not lie to each other… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Colossians 3[:zh]T[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 38[:]
[:en]Hezekiah contracted a boil (v. 21) and became ill and was at the point of death (v. 1) He wept bitterly and pleaded God to heal him. The Lord heard his prayer and add 15 years to his life (v. 5) God promised to defend Judah from the hands of Assyria. (v. 6) Hezekiah described… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 38[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 37[:]
[:en]When King Hezekiah received the words that Sennacherib, the king of Assyria was going to invade them, he brought this case to the Lord. He prayed: “Now O Lord our God, deliver us from his hands so that all kingdom on earth may know that you alone O Lord, are God” (v. 20) The angel… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Isaiah 37[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/11/17)[:]
[:en]Scripture Reading: Job 23 Biblical Truth: Job had the confidence that he would get a fair trial and be acquitted of any sin that his friend were accusing him. He stood on his integrity despite the anguish and struggle that he was experiencing. He admitted that God is testing him so that he could come… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (10/11/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (10/11/17)[:]
[:en]To stay fit, one has to undergo yearly physical routine examination. It is necessary to detect health problems before they become serious. Likewise, our spiritual health also needs to be examined. The greatest commandment of Jesus can serve as a guideline to determine our spiritual condition: (Luke 10:27) Do you love God with all your… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (10/11/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from Colossians 2[:zh]Thoug[:]
[:en]Paul told the believers in Colosse that when they received Christ Jesus as Lord, they should continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthen the faith with overflowing thankfulness (v. 6) He warned them of these things: Let no one deceive you by fine-sounding arguments who substituted man’s ideas from God’s… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from Colossians 2[:zh]Thoug[:]