Tag: Our Daily Bread

[:en]HIS WORD THE LAST WORD Dawson Trotman was a dynamic Chrstian leader of the mid-twentieth century and founder of The Navigators.  He emphasized the importance of the Bible in the life of every Christian.  He ended each day with a practice called “His Word the Last Word”.  Before going to sleep, he prayed about its… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/4/19)[:]

[:en]A HEART OF COMPASSION Wherever we go, we will encounter people who need compassion.  We must be gentle to the sick, the lonely, the aged, the poor, the abandoned, the depressed, the homeless, and those with special needs.  Paul  said:  “As God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humiltiy, gentleness… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/3/19)[:]

[:en]WHEN YES MEANS NO When the mother of Xochitl Dixon was battling against leukemia, she prayed to God to work miracles and heal her.  But her mother decided to stop treatment and asked God to end her suffering.  Soon after, God welcomed her into a pain-free eternity.  To say YES to her mother’s prayer, God… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (4/1/19)[:]

[:en]THE GREATEST INVITATION There are lots of invitation – seminars, baptism,  graduation, reunion, birthdays, wedding – that we receive.  But we don’t attend every single invitations we have because we choose those which are more important and significant The greatest invitation comes from the Lord Jesus Christ himself.  His invitation began while he was ministering… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/31/19)[:]

[: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)[:]

[: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]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]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]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)[:]

[:en]NOT THE ONE David loved the Lord.  He wanted to build a temple for Him.  He had drawn up the plans, designed the furniture and collected the materials.  He had made all the arrangements but God said:  “You are not the one” (1 Chron. 17:4).  Instead of being resentful or getting discouraged,  David maintained a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (3/25/19)[:]