Category: Bible verse

For The Moment…56

Betrayal is an unsavory dish. Something that turns the heart to stone.

We never see it coming, too caught up in the sweet words of a friend.

We break bread together, we drink, we make merry, and yet that  person disguised like a friend continues to plot our demise.

Yes, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

Psalm 41 verse 9.

As true followers of Jesus Christ, we must never have two faces. The Lord was betrayed by a friend, and that so called friend’s end was eternal doom.

We must always have the mind of Christ and show love and compassion.

For The Moment…55

Compassion is at the forefront of being a true believer and follower of Jesus Christ.

When Jesus walked this earth,

He was moved with compassion for so many who came to Him for help that He helped them. He helped them and asked for nothing for Himself.

To be like Christ, we have to behave like Him, then we will be His deciples in thought, word, and deed.

Blessed is he that considers the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

Psalm 41 verse 1.

For The Moment…54

In my distress, I cried unto the Lord, and He heard me. Psalm 120 verse 1.

It is good to know that the Lord is only a call away. He hears all we say and sees all we do. He will never forsake us. We have the confidence and assurance of being in His constant presence.

In the presence of God, we are secure. He keeps us safe. He carries us through our challenges or guides us around them. His presence is our blanket of protection. It is our comfort and our light in this present evil world.

There is nothing better than the knowledge and his promise of security. Nothing can separate us from our Lord.

Just call his name, and he will take your hand.

For The Moment…53

Wait and pray or pray and wait.

Things do not happen in our time, but with God, everything is on time.

We can not rush God. His ways are not our ways, and our times are in His hands.

He is perfect. If we trust Him, He will bring it all to pass in the right time.

I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined unto me, and heard my cry.

Psalm 40 verse 1.

For The Moment…52

The tongue is a fire no one can tame. (Adapted from James 3 verses 6 and 8)

Sometimes jumping in and speaking your mind is not always  a good idea. As an old Arabian proverb says, there are four things you can not get back once they are sent out. One is the spoken word. Words are powerful.

Words spoken in hast or out of season can cause strife and not good. It is best always to check your words before you speak. Depending on the situation, they can do more harm than good.

Be aware.

Whoever keeps his mouth and his  tongue keeps his soul from trouble. (Adapted from Proverbs 21 verse 23)

Psalm 39 verse 1. I said, “I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.”

For The Moment…51

Even though we sin daily, and our grievous acts are like bruises and purifying sores, like wounds before God, who is holy.

Though we are corrupt, if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us.

He will cast them away as far as the east is from the west. He will remember them no more.

This is His promise and this He will do. For He is the Lord and in Him do we hope and in Him is our salvation.

(Psalm 38 and Isaiah 1 verse 6 )

For The Moment…50

Psalm 37 verses 1 to 5

Don’t worry about people who are not for you. People who pull you down. Those who discredit you. People who speak badly about you. Maybe at work there is a co-worker who is getting everything: the promotion, more money, the accolades. You do the same job, and yet no one notices you, but management gives that coworker the upper hand.

Maybe a friend is getting married and then another and another and you look around and there is no one for you.

Maybe a relative is just so ungrateful after you helped them financially, and they don’t remember your good deeds. Now, look at you with all those bills plying up, and you have no way out.

Don’t worry.

Let all of these people do what they do, but you stay close to the Lord and enjoy His word.

Those people will not last with their joy because it is only for a short time.

You will be rewarded. The Lord will bless you in His time.

Stay strong in the Lord and the power of His might.

For The Moment…49

God’ s love and kindness are from everlasting to everlasting.

There is no limit to his mercy and faithfulness. They are true all day long.

Great is my God, and greatly should He be praised forever.

(Psalm 36 verse 5)

For The Moment…48

I will sing praises to the Lord all day long.

I will magnify his name, for He is worthy to be praised.

He saved me from all my fears. He comforts me.

My tongue shall speak of thy righteousness my Lord and thy praise all day long. My tongue is a pen of a ready writer for thou art worthy from the rising of the sun to the going down of the same.

(Psalm 35 verse 28 an Psalm 45 verse 1)

For The Moment…46

Over eight times in Psalm 34, God’s deliverance from all evil, against the enemy, and from fear is spoken.

The theme of  the promise of God hearing the cries of his people and saving them from all their trouble saturates this Psalm.

The faithfulness and precious love of God runs freely from him to those he loves. Trust and belief in the Lord are our weapons against all fear, against whatever evil we face every day. He is a present help when we are in trouble.

I sought the Lord, and He heard me and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34 verse 4.