Tag: Our Daily Bread

[:en]THE PEACE OF GOD While Jesus was on earth, His days were filed with distress and disorder.  He was beleaguered by His enemies and miunderstood by His family and friends.  He ofte often had no place to lay His head.  Yet there was no trace of anxiety or fretfulness in His manner.  He possessed an… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/20/19)[:]

[:en]SEEING MASTERPIECE The works of our Creator are wonderful.  His creativity and craftsmandship are manifested in us – his masterpiece.  David declared:  “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb, I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made, your works are wonderful, I know that full well”… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/19/19)[:]

[:en]HIDE AND SEEK Children play the game of “hide and seek” and when they hide, they think that you can not see them.  This is also true with the adults.  When we do something wrong, we think that God cannot see us. The prophet Ezekiel discovered this truth when God told him”  “Have you seen… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/18/19)[:]

[:en]SERVE AND BE SERVED Paul expressed his gratitude for all those who shared in his trouble” (Phil. 4:14).   People had supported him as he preached and taught the gospel.  He came to understand that the gifts provided for him when he was in need were an extension of people’s love for God. God can provide… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/17/19)[:]

[:en]IN THIS PRESENCE Every moment in our life, whether it is standing in store or in airport lines, or waiting on a long queue, we feel annoyed.  But these are times when God wants us to feel His Presence.  Let us use these intervals to ask for His grace and seek for His love. “Blessed… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/16/19)[:]

[:en]HOW MUCH MORE While serving as a YMCA chaplain to British Commonwealth soldiers during World War 2 in Oct. 1915, Oswald Chambers gave this Bible verse to them.  “If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy… Continue reading [:en]Thought from “Our Daily Bread” (11/15/19)[:]

[:en]GREAT LOVE Jesus  showed his greatest love by dying on the cross for us.  He paid the penalty of our sins and gave us the privilege to become His children.  When we believe in Jesus as our Savior, we become His children and an heir to His inheritance. Let us also show our love to… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/14/19)[:]

[:en]MULTIPLIED GENEROSITY When the first Christians in Jerusalem faced poverty, it was a church that rushed to their aid.  Though in need themselve,s the Macedonian Christians gave sacrificially, considering it a privilege to do so. (2 Cor. 8:1-4).  Paul cited their generosity as an example for the Corinthians, and us, to follow.  When we use… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/13/19)[:]

[:en]WHAT’S THE BEST GIFT? King Solomon wanted to give to God a much greater gift than a a “big birthday” would merit.  He wished for that temple he built to be worthy of God’s presence in it.  To secure raw materials, he messaged the king of Tyre.  In his letter, he remarked that the temple… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/12/19)[:]

[:en]THE GOOD EARTH “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1)  “And it was so” (vs. 7, 9, 11, 15, 24, 30).   From the first day to the last day of His creation, the scripture repeated this phrase:  “And God saw that it was good (vs. 10, 12, 18, 21, 25)… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/11/19)[:]