Archive for 'Generosity'

The Penalty for Indifference

Luke 16: 19-31
Jer 17: 5-10 / Psa 1
If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.
(Luke 16:31)
By ignoring somebody’s need
Our salvation may come too late;
Live modestly, and please take heed,
Who may be begging at our gate.
“There was a rich man who was [...]

No Time for Rest

Mark 6: 30-34
1 Kgs 3: 4-13 / Ps 119
When He saw the vast crowd, His heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd…
(Mark 6: 34)
Although we need to “rest a while,”
Our work is never done in mission.
For God let’s walk an extra mile,
It’s all for our salvation.
The apostles [...]

Keeping the Sabbath Holy

Mark 2: 23-28
1 Sm 16: 1-13/ Ps 89: 20-22, 27-28
Then he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.”
(Mark 2:27-28)
True worship lies within the heart,
Not in a special day or place;
We cannot set prayer apart..
In every breath let’s [...]

Light of Hope this Christmas

Luke 1: 67-79
2 Sam 7 / Psa 89
“… the daybreak from on high will visit us to shine on those who sit in darkness and death’s shadow, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
(Lk.1:78-79)
May this season bring you cheer
As God provides for all our needs;
And may He bless your coming year
With answered prayers [...]

In God’s Good Time

Luke 1: 5-25
Jdgs 13:2-7,24-25 / Ps 71
So has the Lord done for me at a time He has seen fit…
(Luke 1:25)
God’s kindness we must never doubt,
He answers prayers in His time.
Have faith that it will all work out;
He only has our best in mind.
There was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly clan; [...]

God’s Present

Matthew 1: 18-25
Jer 23: 5-8 / Psa 72
‘The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel’ — which means, “God with us.”
(Matthew 1: 23)
For His gift of Self, praise His Name,
Humbling Himself, He became man
To free us from our sin and shame,
As only Christ our [...]