I Trust in You

Daily Bible Verse to Memorize

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.

Psalms 56:3

You Will Receive Power

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Thursday

 

Acts 1:

8  But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

In this verse Jesus commands His disciples to spread the gospel and to help them do so, they would receive the power of the Holy Spirit. The power of the Holy Spirit refers to the help that the Holy Spirit would grant in their spread of the gospel.

The power of speaking with new tongues, the power of healing, the power of interpretation of The Word, the power of preaching the gospel with great effect, the power of enduring great trials and so on.

Jesus then goes on to say that they would all be His witnesses. For this purpose they were appointed disciples and to prepare them for this commission, they had been with Him for more than three years. They had seen His approach to life, His miracles, His meekness and His suffering.

They had had intimate discourse with Him, had eaten and lived with Him as dear friends. They had seen him after He had risen and were qualified to bear witness to these things in all parts of the earth. They had been so intimate with him and his plans that they were qualified to state what his doctrines and purposes were. In every respect, therefore, they were qualified to be impartial and competent witnesses.

On a more personal note, understand that this commission of Jesus is applicable to all those who believe in Jesus and His teachings. It is applicable to you and me. To help spread the gospel is what Jesus expects from you. Spreading the gospel or to evangelize does not always mean standing on a soapbox and reading the Bible to passersby.

You can evangelize by living a life by example. Every small deed that you do to further His kingdom in His name is to evangelize.

So today,
Go Spread The Word by thought (intercessory prayer),
word (sharing Jesus) and
deed (acts of charity).

Maranatha

I Will Answer You

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Wednesday

 

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Wednesday Jeremiah 33:3

This bible verse is set against the Babylonian exile of the Jews. Messages from God to His people, the Jews used to come regularly through the Prophet Jeremiah. These messages were ones of hope, peace and blessings in the future Jerusalem when God promised His people that their 70 years of exile would end and that they would return to their homeland. It also foretells of the blessings that God was eager to give to His people in times of His Messiah, Jesus. The second part foretells the coming of the Holy Spirit who will reveal the deep secrets of God to us. Things that were so far hidden by God from Man.

This particular verse is an expression of God eager to listen and ever ready to answer the prayers of His people.

On a more personal note, friends are of different types and having varying levels of intimacy with you. You have a small circle where you can freely share your innermost feelings without fear of judgement or condemnation. One or two may be so close to you that you often complement each other. One knows what the other is thinking and often you complete each others sentences.

Jesus is your friend, the closest thing to a friend you'll ever have. Period. He knows you so intimately that your thoughts, words and exactly how you'll react to any situation is an open book to Him. This is because He loves you and wants an intimate fellowship with you. Everything you do matter to Him. He wants to hear from you what is in your heart and what's on your mind. It doesn't matter that He already knows. He enjoys you and your company so much that He'd rather have you share it with Him first.

And you can enjoy the blessings that come with sharing everything with Him. Put Jesus first and feel the difference.

So Today,
Call out to Him.
And see the blessing pour out on you.

Peace I Give You

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Tuesday

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Monday John 14:27

In olden times this was a common form of greeting among the Jews. It calls up, from one human being to another blessings of peace and happiness in a mere human form. In this verse however, it is much more than a mere form or an empty wish. It came from Him who had power to make peace and to confer it on whom He pleased. Here it also refers to the consolation which He offers his disciples in view of His approaching death.

Jesus states that His peace is not of this world but peace that is Heavenly or Supernatural in nature and such that only He can give.

On a more personal note, you usually experience peace when you are alone. Say, that moment at the end of the day when you are just about to drift off to sleep. You heave a deep sigh and Aaah! just slowly slip away in blissful, peaceful sleep. Peace.

Or early in the morning taking a quiet walk in the woods, or a park when there's no-one around. Just quiet silence maybe broken by the chirping of birds. Peace.

The peace that Jesus gives you through His Holy Spirit surpasses all this. This Free Gift will keep you in perfect peace in the midst of chaos and confusion. All you have to do is accept this free gift from Jesus, open it and keep it in your heart.

So today,
Accept Jesus in your heart,
Accept the free gift of the Holy Spirit,
And Enjoy the Peace that only He can give you. Forever.

Daily Bible Verse - Monday

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Monday

 

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Monday Galatians 5:1

This verse comes from the letter that Saint Paul writes to the Jews in Galatia. He reminds his readers that they are now Free in Christ Jesus and are not be bound in meaningless ritualism. His letter exhorts the Galatians to renounce their conformity to the Jewish law and to become entirely conformed to the gospel.

On a more personal note, imagine for a moment that you are a criminal condemned to life imprisonment. You stare at the same dank, dark walls of your prison in hopeless despair. You have noting to look forward to. Nothing.

Suddenly, one day your cell gate is thrown open and the guard takes you out in the open and says that you have been pardoned and that you are now Free.

The wonder, the excitement, the joy is too much for you to bear. You feel that your heart might burst open in happiness and the feeling of Freedom.

Now, after being given this new freedom, will you do anything that might get you back in that dank, dark, hopeless prison?

Romans 6:17-18
But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you have come to obey from your heart the pattern of teaching that has now claimed your allegiance. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.

So it is when God pardons us our sins and releases us from whatever shame or prison that our heart and soul was before. Through Jesus Christ who laid down His life for you and redeemed you with His Precious Blood.

Freedom in Christ Jesus is Forever.
When He says you're Free, He means FREE.

Daily Bible Verse - Sunday

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Sunday

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Sunday Jeremiah 29:11

This verse comes from the letter that Jeremiah the prophet sent from Jerusalem to the elders, to the priests, to the prophets and to all the people whom Nebuchadnezzar had carried away as captives from Jerusalem to Babylon. The exiles at Babylon as those in Jerusalem at that time had the same determination never to submit quietly to a foreign rule.

As the exile was God's doing for their good, God spoke through the Prophet Jeremiah that, they were to make the best of their situation.They were to work for the peace and welfare of Babylon because their next seventy years was linked to that of Babylon. And after the 70 year exile God would bring about a restoration of Israel.

On a more personal note, we as a species are forever making plans. For tomorrow, and for the future. Planners are of two kinds. One who plan a rigid scenario and are at a total loss when things don't go according to plan. The second kind are flexi-planners often with a plan B, who fine-tune their plans according to the current scenario.

We plan because we are looking at the easiest way to get things done.

God on the other hand is planning the best way. Which brings us to the plans of God. What does God want for you? Answer: To spend eternity with Him. And He is planning the best way by which He can develop your faith and character necessary for you to make your earthly journey to Heaven.

Read Isaiah 55:8-12.

So the next time you find your plans frustrated in-spite of your constant prayers, remember He's got it in hand. What seems to be inconveniences and irritants are really blessings in disguise because His plans and ways are infinitely better than yours because they are plans of His Infinite Love.

Daily Bible Verse - Saturday

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Saturday

Bible Recollection Of The Day - Saturday Hebrews 4:8

Our God is a very personal God. Though He is the all-powerful, all-knowing Creator of the universe, the Supreme Being who created the stars, the planets and all creation including you and me, He still remains a very personal God.

Today's bible verse shows us that if we wish the favor of God, we must come to him. We cannot hope for His mercy, unless we approach Him and ask him for it. We cannot come any nearer to God than we always are, for He is always around us. But we can come nearer to Him in a spiritual sense. We may come to Him directly in prayer. But we can never hope for His favor while we remain at a distance from Him.

On a more personal note, God created you because He loves you.
He wants you to be in constant fellowship with Him.
He will not stand arms akimbo while you try to approach Him.
He will come running to you like the loving father in the parable of the prodigal son. (Read Luke 15:11-32)

So today,
Make your move towards Jesus.
Feel His Presence as He approaches you in turn.
Feel Him enfold you in His arms.
Feel His warm, welcoming embrace.

Make Your Move.
He is waiting.