The battle belongs to the Lord. He will hand all of you over to us 1 Sam 17:47  When we are in the Valley of Elah, it could a valley of victory or will it be a valley of fear  There was a battle between Israel and Philistines in the valley of Elah. The word says, Saul...

And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will be its glory within Zec 2:5 Low esteem is not from God, it is a fiery dart from the evil one. Many times we feel guilty even after confessing our sins, we live in the past. We meditate on...

how quickly I would subdue their enemies Psalm 81:14 Lord is expressing His desire; he wants to destroy all the enemies who rise up against us. Lord is clearly stating the reasons why the deliverance is delaying.   Lack of Obedience: “If my people would only listen to...

Verse: In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 Thought: Now we might be going through a tough situation. We might not be sure how to face tomorrow. Let us pray like the Psalmist “Give me relief from my distress; have...

1 Sam 30:19 Thought Are you been cheated by someone ? Are hurt by someone’s behaviour ? David went through the same situation. He went to help Philistines to fight a battle, they did not trust him and they sent him away. When he came back; Amalekites came and took...

Verse Sanctify yourselves: for tomorrow the LORD will do wonders among you. Joshua 3:5 Thought Is it needed to be Holy to see the wonders of the Lord? It is true that the Lord has worked in the Bible great miracles for the people who lived in sin also. But remember,...

Luke 1:3 " Therefore, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you," Book of Acts and Luke was written by Luke. In the whole new testament, life of Jesus and things that...

“Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them”. Gen 35:5 Story: God asked Jacob to go up to Bethel, in the previous chapter we read Jacob was scared of neighboring people. When he heard the command to go back...

“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit” Mat 12:33 Jesus taught the people about the kinds of tree and its fruit that comes forth, on why people speak evil and what is the result...

“Coming to his hometown.” Math 13:54a Teach: When we received Jesus as our personal savior, we were saved and Holy Spirit came into our heart. Now Holy Spirit guides us, the word says “Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue” Math...

He read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in the house of the Lord 2 Kings 23:2 Story: King Josiah sent and gathered to him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem. The king went up to the house of the Lord, and with him all the...

Verse "Because our gospel came to you not simply with words but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and deep conviction" 2 Thess 1:5 Background Paul wrote this letter to church of Thessalonians to encourage them, share his love for the church, also clarify  on what...

“Coming to his hometown.” Math 13:54a Teach: When we received Jesus as our personal savior, we were saved and Holy Spirit came into our heart. Now Holy Spirit guides us, the word says “Coming to his hometown, he began teaching the people in their synagogue” Math...

My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast. Ps 57:7 David wrote this Psalm from the cave when he was running from Saul. Death was just so near that why the David said “I am in the midst of lions;” Ps 57:4. What could we do in such a situation? Depend: Look...

“This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged…” 2 Chronicles 20:15 Greatest weapon that the evil one uses against us is “Fear”. Fear is one of emotion that the Lord has given. Let us look at what is right kind of fear. Also let us make sure we...

The hand of the LORD my God was on me; I took courage and gathered  Ezra 7:28 Praising: Praise be to the LORD, the God of our fathers, Ezra 7:27a. Ezra started giving his testimony by giving praise to the Lord. Do we praise the Lord for what he has done, or are we...

And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,’ declares the LORD, ‘and I will be its glory within Zec 2:5 Low esteem is not from God, it is a fiery dart from the evil one. Many times we feel guilty even after confessing our sins, we live in the past. We meditate on...

Then they understood that he was not telling them to guard against the yeast used in bread, but against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees Mat 16:12 Burden: Jesus and his disciples where going across a lake, but they forgot to take bread. On the Jesus said...

My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast. Ps 57:7 David wrote this Psalm from the cave when he was running from Saul. Death was just so near that why the David said “I am in the midst of lions;” Ps 57:4. What could we do in such a situation? Depend: Look...

Psalm 37:18 “The days of the blameless are known to the LORD,and their inheritance will endure forever.“ Thought The Lord had promised Abraham to give Cannan as inheritance. People had gone into slavery, Moses brought them out and promise was fulfilled through Joshua....

Verse: In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8 Thought: Now we might be going through a tough situation. We might not be sure how to face tomorrow. Let us pray like the Psalmist “Give me relief from my distress; have...

“Jesus replied, “If anyone loves me, he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him.” John 14:23 Story: After the death of Moses, the Lord said to, Moses’ aide: “Moses my servant is dead. Now get ready to cross...

Joel 2:28-30 “I will pour out my Spirit …will prophesy.. will dream dreams.. will see visions.. I will show wonders in the heavens” Ponder and Prepare Warning Book of Joel is just 3 chapters, first chapters is the warning from the Almighty to the nation of Israel...

‘I will surely make you prosper” Gen 32:12 When Jacob was about to meet Esau, Jacob felt Esau was coming to him to take revenge. Jacob felt really afraid and he prayed; Lord delivered him. A very beautiful short prayer by Jacob. Name of God: Then Jacob prayed, “O God...

Now the LORD has given us room and we will flourish in the land  Genesis 26:22 Famine, The problem: Now there was a famine in the land .. Genesis 26:1 Isaac faced a famine, we will also face challenges but do not worry. Stay, The Promise: Stay in this land for a...

‘I will surely make you prosper” Gen 32:12 When Jacob was about to meet Esau, Jacob felt Esau was coming to him to take revenge. Jacob felt really afraid and he prayed; Lord delivered him. A very beautiful short prayer by Jacob. Name of God: Then Jacob prayed, “O God...

“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.”  Prov 29:18 Are we tired and almost lost hope. Let’s mediate together. 1. Nothing can overcome you: “But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because...

Warning Eph 5:6 "... God's wrath comes on those who are disobedient." Examine Verse above is a strict warning for us, disobedience is very serious as we serve a Holy God. Paul is warns the Ephesians church on Hint of Sin Eph 5:3 "There must not be even a hint of...

Verse: ‘The glory of this present house will be greater than the glory of the former house,’ says the Lord Almighty. Haggai 2:9 Story: People of Israel came back from captivity and started to build the temple of God. But it stopped due to opposition. Later word of God...

“he began to speak, praising God” Luke 1:64b God told to Zechariah through Gabriel a great promise “Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John” Luke 1:13Since Zechariah did not believe, Gabriel told “And now you will be silent and not able...

Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!  Mark 11:21  When Peter saw the Fig tree that Jesus cursed had withered, he was amazed and he told Jesus. Jesus knowing Peter’s astonishment taught him the principle of miracle. Do...

“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Mark 10:52 As Jesus and his disciples came to Jericho together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus was sitting by the roadside begging. Jesus healed the blind man. How did the healing...

“Let those who love the Lord hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked” Ps 97:10 Thought It is the promise of God that He will protect His children and deliver them from the hand of wicked. Let us examine the...

“Come,” he said. Mat 14:29 Once disciples went on a boat to cross a lake without Jesus, there were huge waves, the word says their boat was “buffeted by the waves because the wind was against it.” Mat 14:24. Deliverance: Remember when we are in midst of storm Jesus...

The LORD said to Moses: “Tell your brother Aaron that he is not to come whenever he chooses into the Most Holy Place .. or else he will die. For I will appear in the cloud over the atonement cover Lev 16:2   Thought Here Lord is asking Moses to Aaron not to come...

the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord Phil 3:8 Context: Paul wrote an epistle to church in Philippians, and he wrote to them how he sees purpose of life as; Paul said “whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I...

“Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus” Phil 2:5 Thought We all have been saved and given right to be called as a child of God Almighty by the grace of Lord Jesus Christ. From the day of salvation till today how much did our attitude and our...

My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast. Ps 57:7 David wrote this Psalm from the cave when he was running from Saul. Death was just so near that why the David said “I am in the midst of lions;” Ps 57:4. What could we do in such a situation? Depend: Look...

“Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he that keeps the law, happy is he.”  Prov 29:18 Are we tired and almost lost hope. Let’s mediate together. 1. Nothing can overcome you: “But God raised him from the dead, freeing him from the agony of death, because...

This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. Rom 3:22 Paul when he wrote to the Romans, he answered the toughest question that haunts us. Answer to that question defines our destiny. Question: How can we be righteous? Can we ever have...

For the Lord himself will come down from heaven....after that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air 1 Thess 4: 16,17 The greatest truth in the Bible is Jesus will come back. Jesus said that...

Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy Luke 8:3b A man was cleansed of leprosy immediately, even if our spiritual or physical impurity is as bad as leprosy, Jesus can immediately clean it. What should we do to be cleansed? Come: “When Jesus came down from the...

Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!  Mark 11:21  When Peter saw the Fig tree that Jesus cursed had withered, he was amazed and he told Jesus. Jesus knowing Peter’s astonishment taught him the principle of miracle. Do...

“A farmer went out to sow his seed” Math 13:3 The greatest privilege we have that we have heard the good news, that Jesus came into this world, died for us, He rose up and He will come back to take us back. Till then we need to live as per the word of God. Jesus said...

He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!” Rev 21:5 It is the great plan of the Almighty to change our sinful and painful past and present to a beautiful future. Lord is making everything new. Yes every area of our life needs to go to the next...

My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast. Ps 57:7 David wrote this Psalm from the cave when he was running from Saul. Death was just so near that why the David said “I am in the midst of lions;” Ps 57:4. What could we do in such a situation? Depend: Look...

“Then they set out, and the terror of God fell on the towns all around them so that no one pursued them”. Gen 35:5 Story: God asked Jacob to go up to Bethel, in the previous chapter we read Jacob was scared of neighboring people. When he heard the command to go back...

Then the Lord said to Moses, See, I have chosen Bezalel Exo 31:1,2b Story: Lord gave instructions to build an altar tabernacle where Lord will commune with people, but who could built according to the Almighty God’s design, who will have that level of skill to...

But the crowds learned about it and followed him. He[Jesus] welcomed them Luke 9:11a Story: Jesus gave power and authority to His disciples and sent them out for ministry. After a day’s ministry, the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then...

Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!  Mark 11:21  When Peter saw the Fig tree that Jesus cursed had withered, he was amazed and he told Jesus. Jesus knowing Peter’s astonishment taught him the principle of miracle. Do...