Blessings from God are His promises to us. God wants us to be happy by finding joy through Him. He specifically tells us some of the ways in which we will be blessed, and not all blessings are monetary. God has written His blessings down and they are throughout scripture, just for us! Blessings from God, Matthew 5:1-12 God will bless us when we let God be our God. Psalm 1 & Luke 6:20-26: Those that belong to the world…
Sometimes being happy is easier said then done. When we have God, on our side, inside, and all around us, we can be encouraged that unhappiness won’t last. God has given us this great big book of instructions, lets open it up and get encouraged! Let’s find some bible verses on happiness. These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have…
Would you have willingly given all you had to help Jesus? Scripture reading: Matt. 14:13–21; Mark 6:30–44; Luke 9:10–17 John 6:1-14 What comes to mind after reading the above scripture, besides Jesus feeds 5000 plus people? After reading, I thought to myself “Would I have willingly given all I had to help Jesus?”. This question is a good example of how the Holy Spirit can show you something new, after rereading scripture. The Setting Jesus leaves with His disciples for…
Galatians 5:6 WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? I wanted to read the chapter in the Bible where it talks about the fruits of the Spirit. I didn’t get past verse 6 of Galatians chapter 5. My mind was filled with questions and thoughts after I read verse 6. What does faith working through love mean? It sounds great! Look to scripture for the answer! To be specific, read further on to Galatians 5:13-15. Your faith shines and grows when you live…
What’s the Holy Spirit’s role in your life?
We often overlook the importance of the Holy Spirit in our life. Let us go to the source, Jesus Himself, to find what the Holy Spirit’s role is in our life.
What does the bible say about worrying? This is something that many of us struggle with. Fortunately the bible has many verses on worrying. I am going to narrow it down to help us out. Below are some examples from the Bible about worrying, which we can relate too.
PSALM 11 WHY THIS PSALM? Have you ever wondered if you should be thankful for the trials and temptations in life? Read Psalm 11 and see if you are a little more thankful, grateful and encouraged when you are done. Please read this Psalm, then finish reading my blog post. I should be thankful for everything I have, right? I should be thankful for the trials and temptations that I am going through, right? As I was reading Psalm 11,…
Exodus 20:7 You shall not take the name of your LORD God in vain… What does God’s name in vain really mean? We can search scripture to find out.
The Old and New Testament talks about teaching our children the bible, biblical history, and raising them knowing who God is. So, why do we need to teach our children about God? What we need to know to answer that question is contained in scripture. To start with, below you will find 2 verses in the Old Testament. It’s important for adults to learn about God, so we can be teaching our children about Him. We need to teach our…
What is Salvation? In order to understand salvation we first need to understand what sin is. Only then can we can fully appreciate the awesome gift of salvation.