Tag: Our Daily Bread

[:en]There are people bullying others but one one cares to help.  That often makes bullies more brazen leading them to intensify their measures.  It heightens the embarrassment, false shame and loneliness of the victim. Jesus himself experienced being bullied.  He was arrested without fault, beaten and mocked.  All his disciples deserted him and fled (Mat.… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/24/17)[:]

[:en]  the Israelites crafted an idol in gold or silver and made it their god to ask for help, comfort and protection.  That idol cannot see, hear, speak but they still worshiped it. Let us remember that we have limitations of anything we make for ourselves.  Nothing we have made or bought for ourselves can… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/23/17)[:zh]T[:]

[:en]David was honest to confess his transgressions to the Lord. (Ps. 32:5).  After he confessed his sins, he found peace and healing declaring: “You are my hiding place.  You will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance” (v. 7). “If you confess your sins, He is faithful and just and will… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/22/17)[:]

[:en]One of the best ways to encourage people who are suffering and hurting is to be near them, to set beside them and listen.  Allow your heart to feel the compassion.  Then the Holy Spirit will give you the right words to say and find out what they need. When you are experiencing trials and… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/21/17)[:]

[:en]C.S.  Lewis had served in World War 1.  He described the hardships a soldier had to undergo.  It was like a sickness threatened with pain and death.  It was like poverty threatened with ill lodging, cold, heat, thirst and hunger.  It was like slavery threatened with labor, humiliation, injustice and arbitrary rule.  It was like… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/20/17)[:]

[:en]Our God deserves all our praises.  He has given us all kinds of spiritual blessings.  We are forgiven, redeemed, chosen and adopted as his children.  The Holy Spirit also guaranteed and sealed us.  Our response to his amazing grace is to declare: Praise be to the God and Father.  To God be the glory![:]

[:en]Naaman was the commander of the Syrian army.  When he was stricken with leprosy, his wife’s servant girl suggested that he sought healing from Elisha.  As he traveled to see the prophet of God, he expected to be welcomed and treated with great respect.  But prophet Elisha did not meet him personally.  He just sent… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/18/17)[:]

[:en]When his countrymen rejected the gospel, Apostle Paul said: “I have great sorrows and unceasing anguish in my heart” (Rom. 9:2).  His compassion and concern brought him to tears in many occasion. Do you care for those who have not yet accepted Christ?  Is there someone you need to talk to about Jesus?  Share the… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/17/17)[:]

[:en]The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said:  “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.  She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/16/17)[:]

[:en]”The things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these make a man unclean.  For out of the heart comes evil thoughts, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false teachings, slander”  (Mat. 15:18-19).  So heart is the one that pollutes a person. But God promises to give us a new heart… Continue reading [:en]Thoughts from “Our Daily Bread” (7/15/17)[:]