Tag: Our Daily Bread

[:en]THE HAND OF COMFORT I was awakened by an allergic reaction after a complicated open-heart surgery.  I was a mess, with a tube down my throat.  My body began shaking violently, straining me from sudenly pulling out my breathing tube.  It was a frightening and painful episode.  Then a nurse assistant to the right side… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/10/19)[:]

[:en]A GOOD ENDING While on earth, we face different kinds of difficulty – sickness, separation and death.  Though we recoil at the thought of dying, yet we can embrace the joy of the promise of eternity.  The Lord had promised that we will live forever with Him.  He has created a “new heaven and a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/9/19)[:]

[:en]THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK The best way to guard our mouth is to think before you speak.  Setting a guard over our mouth requires that we keep our mouth shut when we are irritated.  Either we seek the Lord’s help to say the right words with the right tone or better just not to speak… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/8/19)[:]

[:en]SECOND CHANCES Naomi, a widow in the Bible had lost her husband and two sons in a foreign land and thought her life was over.  However, the Lord had not forgotten Naomi.  Through the love of her daughter-in-law and the compassion of a godly man named Boaz, Naomi saw God’s love and was given a… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread”(11/7/19)[:]

[:en]JOY AND JUSTICE In this fallen world, we cannot expect geniune justice.  Often times, victims were compounded by false accusations and injustice.  However in Psalm 67, the psalmist called on God’s people to make God known to our hurting world.  The result will be joy because of His justice.  “May the nations be glad and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/5/19)[:]

[:en]THAT FAMOUS SMILE What is unique and beautiful in the picture of  Mona Lisa painted by Leonardo d Vinci is her “SMILE”.  The Scripture rarely mentioned about “smile”, but the Bible does suggest for us an attitude that leads to smiles – and that is the word joy.  David said “My heart leaps for joy”… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/4/19)[:]

[:en]POWERFUL GOD When David was in deepest pain and grief, he wrote:  “How long, O Lord?  Will you forget me forever?  How long will you hide your face from me?  How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart?  How long will my enemy triumph over me? … Continue reading [:en]Thoughts for Today (11/3/19)[:]

[:en]LIVING ANONYMOUSLY Romans 12:3-21 describes the attitude of humility and love that should permeate our relationships with each other as followers of Jesus.  “Don’t cherish exaggerated estimate of your capabilities by the light of the faith that God has given to you all …. Let us have real warm affection for one another as between… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/2/19)[:]

[:en]WHO IS THIS? When Jesus was in the boat with His disciples, a furious squall came up, and the waves broke over the boat.  Jesus was sleeping at the back of the boat.  The disciples woke Him and said to Him: “Teacher, don’t you care if we drown?”  Jesus got up, rebuked the wind and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (11/1/19)[:]

[:en]UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES The Bible does not contain a magic formula for “unraveling the mysteries” in its pages.  Some passages may remain puzzling to us, but we can gain understanding from His precepts and walk on the right path. (Ps. 119:104) Let us commit ourselves to read and follow God’s Word.  Then we can discover… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (10/30/19)[:]