[:en]Nelson Mandela who opposed the South African apartheid regime was imprisoned for almost 3 decades. But he never used words lightly because he knew real speech can impact on the way people live and die. King Solomon wrote about the power of words. “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Prov. 18:21). It… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/26/17)[:]
Category: Daily Devotional Thoughts
[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (8/25/17)[:]
[:en]Scripture Reading: Matthew 15:29-39 Biblical Truth: When Jesus fed the 5000, he did 4 actions. He “took’ the bread, “gave thanks”, “broke it” and “gave it” to His disciples. These same four actions of Jesus are repeated during the Lord’s supper (Mat. 26:26). And the Road to Emmaus, Jesus walked along with two men and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (8/25/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/25/17)[:]
[:en]This verse in Romans 8:28 “We know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose has bee used to comfort people who are suffering misfortune in life. Take hymn writer Fanny Crosby as an example. She was blind at the age… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/25/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (8/24/17)[:]
[:en]Scripture Reading: Matthew 15:21-28 Biblical Truth: A Canaanite woman from the region of Tyre and Sidon came to Jesus and asked him to heal her daughter suffering from demon possession. But Jesus answered: “I was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel. It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (8/24/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (8/23/17)[:]
[:en]Scripture Reading: Matthew 15:1-20 Biblical Truth: The Pharisees and teachers of the law had developed a sort of elite “Christian behavior” to determine who is “in” and who is “out” of their circle. They turned a deaf ear to what the Bible taught and made their own checklist of man made rules. Personal Application: Not… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (8/23/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/24/17)[:]
[:en]Carole was diagnose with breast cancer. After her surgeries and treatment coupled with prayers, she was on the road to recovery. A year later, her sister Linda faced the same battle. Carole came alongside with Linda and helped her to understand what she expected and had to prepare for what she would face. Carole’s experience… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/24/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/23/17)[:]
[:en]Now with all the many devices that entertain, inform and distract us, it is really difficult for us to “turn if off”. I am struggling on how to unplug my time spent with “facebook”. Jesus encouraged his disciples to step away as well even for a brief time to have moments to draw near to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/23/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (8/22/17)[:]
[:en]Scripture Reading: Matthew 14:22-36 Biblical Truth: After feeding the 5000, Jesus made the disciples get into the boat and go ahead to the other side while he remained in the mountainside alone to pray. The boat had sailed for a considerable distance from land when it was buffeted by strong winds and waves. Jesus went… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (8/22/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/22/17)[:]
[:en]The father of Dave Branon was a second lieutenant leading his men on Hill 609 in North Africa during World War 2. He was critically injured when a bullet hit him in his leg. He felt constant pain in his leg but he never complained nor used it as an excuse to provide for their… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (8/22/17)[:]
[:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (8/21/17)[:]
[:en]Scripture Reading: Matthew 14:13-21 Biblical Truth: After learning that his cousin John the Baptist was beheaded, Jesus withdrew by boat privately to a solitary place. But the crowd followed him. When He saw the crowd, He had compassion on them and healed their sick. (Mat. 14:13-14) When evening came, he multiplied the loaves and fed… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Light to My Path” (8/21/17)[:]