Tag: Our Daily Bread

[:en]THE MINISTRY OF MEMORY We have our experiences of loss and disappointment, anger, guilt, hatred and failures.  Tragedy had invaded our lives, but we need not be afraid of those painful memories because God will turn them into a wonderful place of growth for the future. In Old Testament days when God sent the poeple… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/5/19)[:]

[:en]TALK TO GOD  The writer of Psalm 102 knew the importance of prayer.  In times of distress, danger, weakness, agony, and despair, David cried out to the Lord in prayer.  He asked the Lord to come quickly, to rescue, to help, to save him from his enemies.  God looks down “from his sancutary on high,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/4/19)[:]

[:en]ALONE IN SPACE In 1971, Apollo 15 astronaut Al Worden flew alone in his command module, Endeavor for 3 days.  Two crewmates were working thousands of miles below on the surface of the moon.  His only companions were the stars overhead that he remembered as being so thick as to wrap him in a sheet… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/3/19)[:]

[:en]JUST A TOUCH Leprosy is a disease that can render its victim repulsive to others and ancient Jewish culture had strict guidelines to prevent its spread:  “They must live alone outside the camp” (Lev. 13:46) When a leper approached Jesus and said: “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean” (Mat. 8:2).  Jesus… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/2/19)[:]

[:en]QUESTIONS FOR GOD Gideon had endured 7 years of enemy attacks, starvation and hiding in caves.  He did not know the reason why and God did not give him any answer either.  When God appeared to Gideon, he asked:  “If the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to us?” (Judg. 6:12-13)  God… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (5/1/19)[:]

[:en]FOREVER LOVED When David was being betrayed, threatened, and pursued by his enemies, he cried out to God for help.  He took refuge in God from his distress.  And God helped him to withstand all the troubles. God’s love is endless and beyond measure.  His love sets us apart in a special way as His… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/30/19)[:]

[:en]WHEN MORNING COMES Sometimes life can get clouded over by a heavy fog of despair.  Our situation may look so dark that we begin to lose hope.  But just as the sun burns away a fog, our faith in God can burn away the haze of doubt.  Hebrews 11 defines faith as “confidence in what… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/29/19)[:]

[:en]AN ALTERNATIVE TO ANGER The book of Proverbs teaches, “It is to one’s honor to avoid strife” (Prov. 20:3).  Strife is that friction that either simmers under the surface or explodes in the open between people who disagree about something. God has given us the resources to live peacefully with other people.  His Word assures… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/28/19)[:]

[:en]LEARNING THE LANGUAGE When the apostle Paul stood before the people of Athens, he let them know that he knew their culture.  He told them that he had noticed their altar to “an unknown god” and he quoted one of their poets.  Paul told them about the message of Jesus’ resurrection and somone said:  “We… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/27/19)[:]

[:en]SOMEONE TO TOUCH Leprosy is a contagious that could not be cured before.  So people with leprosy became outcast among the people, being despised and condemned.  But Jesus understand such compassion.  He did not side with the fears of unnerved onlookers when a desperate man, full of leprosy, showed up begging to be healed.  He… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/26/19)[:]