Welcome to realities of Bible verses podcast where we take a short but deep look at one Bible Verse at a time. My hope is that it blesses, encourages and most importantly helps the word of God come alive to you.
God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Let us therefore be diligent in our relationship with God. living up to the status of sons in God, walking righteously before Him.
How is your light shining in a dark world? Are you switching that light off and on as it pleases you? Do not live a life of compromise!
Do not stop at just knowing God's will for you as a son of God, implement that will in your life through the help of the Holy Spirit. Walk in accordance with God's desire for you and let the light of God shine through you.
Pray always. What does that mean for you? Reflect on this question and ask the Holy Spirit to help you realize the truth of the instruction in your life, free from guilt and comparison.
Don't compromise time spent in the word for anything else. Be committed. Do not let the word of God depart from your mouth, speak it constantly and watch your situations and heart align with God's will.
Build a life that can withstand the storms of life. Abide in the presence of God, know the truth of God's word and consistently declare that truth. Feast on the word of God consistently.
Our God is good, He is the faithful one, He is the one who is ever with us, He is gracious in mercy, His lovingkindness surpasses our understanding, He is faithful and true, and He supplies His mercy to us day by day.
You have to be intentional in casting your burdens. Cast your burdens on Yahweh – our Lord. He is the only one who holds the perfect answers.
There is no use keeping things away from God, He wants us to relate our joy to Him as well as our laments. He sits with us on the mountain as well as in the valley.
Live your life in line with the word of God and you will be a worthy example to other people. We cannot afford to compromise on God's ways to please the world around us. The world may be hostile to how God instructs us to live but we must continue to stand for that which is good.
Arm yourself with the truth of the word of God so that you may be able to guide others right when they need your counsel. Rely on the counsel of the Holy Spirit to counsel others. He is the true counsellor.
With God all things are possible, not just some things, God's power of possibility works in all situations. Therefore, keep trusting God.
Look around you today and ask yourself if there are areas in which you show partiality to people. Maybe among colleagues, neighbours, friends or even children and ask God to help you treat people with grace.
Remember, it is God who is able to keep you from stumbling and present you blameless before the presence of His glory with great joy! I pray that we can live in accordance with the will of God through the power of the Holy Spirit that abides in us.
Be blessed as you believe in the goodness of God despite the pain of the season, be blessed as you walk in His light despite the darkness and remain blessed as you remain steadfast in His grace despite the storm.
May we remember that we are all products of grace, may we be willing to look out for others around us and may we help others walk the path of restoration when needed.
In this world we will have troubles but we can rejoice because Christ overcame for us. God is a good Father, an awesome creator, our redeemer, the Holy one, our strength and hope and so much more.
Do not empower the flesh by walking in its dictates rather keep in step with the Holy Spirit who identifies you as a son of God. Our inner character and moral values must come from God.
What is unknown to you is known to Him, what is hidden to us is open to Him. So, stay put in His presence and let him guide you through it all.
Do not get tired because it looks like your work has no impact. Let God continue to lead you in what He has called you to do and let Him keep using your work for His glory. He is able to use everything you release into His hands.
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. May we rely on the grace of God and may we be of one mind, sympathizing with each other, loving each other as brothers and sisters, and may we be tender-hearted and walk in humility.
May we remember others in our prayers, may our work be faithful, may our deeds be loving and may we have hope that endures.
When in dialogue with someone else, pay careful, thoughtful attention to what the other person is saying. Truly listen to gain an understanding of not only what is said but also what is left unsaid.
If what I do causes another believer to sin, I will never do it again as long as I live—for I don't want to cause another believer to stumble.
When hearts break, when pillows are drenched in tears and when darkness seems to loom despite the light in you, anchor yourself in His ever-sustaining grace.
You cannot add effort to grace because you then reduce grace to nothing. Christ has done it all. We live by faith in the son of God who died and gave Himself for us.
May we come into a place of love for our God, may we walk in His ways and obey His commands, may we be joined together with our King with no room for separation and may we learn what service for our God means.
Your soul prospers when you are feeding your soul the right things. When you are in consistent and constant communion with God. Our Christian walk becomes easier when we focus on transforming ourselves and not conforming to the ways of this world.
There is no better way to get to know God personally than through feasting on His word. He speaks directly to each of us through His word. He is known fully when we let His words dwell in our hearts.
No one else does great and mighty things like our God. Surround yourself with opportunities to hear and see the goodness of God. Be conscious of what you are listening to, and let your heart hear the good news at all times.
Rather than worry about tomorrow or the things that you need, reach out to God in prayer and release those things causing you to worry in His presence.
As you live a life that is Christ like, you should let the love of God that is in you flow through your gifts. No matter who we are, we all have something that we can give other people
As you look at your goals today, ask yourself what is the most important thing that you would like to achieve. Our aim daily must be to give honour to whom honour is due – God.
We have not been called to dim our light so that we can blend in. We are called to radiate the goodness of Christ in us in this dark world. When worried that the world around us is getting darker, know that that is when your light shines brighter. So, shine that light unapologetically.
The joy of the Lord is our strength and it is only in abiding in God's presence that we can know and experience that joy that strengthens us.
To be proud is to be satisfied in ourselves but true satisfaction must be in God. He is the one who determines and controls all things. Nothing we have achieved or own has come to us by our superiority.
God is good and He delights in being good to us. The more you believe that truth, the easier it becomes to see God's goodness around you and then experience it.
God is plenteous in mercy and to be like our Father, we have to be abundant in mercy towards others. Be merciful, that is, be full of mercy
Our lives have an immense impact on others and there are times we will never come to know the extent of this impact, so let God be in every moment and use it as moments to proclaim to generations about God's power.
There is profound joy and peace in doing what God requires of us. Let us be diligent in obeying what God has called us to even when it feels like it doesn't make sense.
Do you thank God enough? It is important for us to be thankful and grateful to God for He does immensely more than we could ask or think.
Will you learn to cast your cares today? Cast your cares to God in the place of prayer. Release it all into God's hands and trust that God can deal with whatever it is that you are dealing with.
Have you ever come up with a name for God based on your revelation of Him? If you were to come up with a name, what do you think it will be?
Jesus said: let what you say be simply ‘Yes' or ‘No'; anything more than this comes from evil. Make a commitment to be a person who delivers on your promises.
The things of this world will soon pass away and we will do well not to allow the temporal to be the reason we do the things that we do. Let's fix our gaze on the eternal.
What is your one thing? If all is said and done, what will be the most important request you will seek God for?
All the laws of the prophets and demands of the prophets are based on loving God and loving our neighbors as ourselves. Can God be known through your love?
Let your words be kind, let them encourage not discourage, let the beauty and love of Christ be seen and heard in your words and let your words be pleasing to the one by whose name you are named – God.
If family, friends or your community were to imitate you, will they be imitating Christ? Take a moment to let that sink in.
It is important to remind ourselves again of the importance of spending time in the word of God. Get into the word, stay in the word and live by the word. May this be our daily aim.
God is asking us to have child like faith and approach to the kingdom of God. Remember, to enter the kingdom you must receive it like a child!