The work of missionaries throughout the 1800s in Aotearoa, New Zealand involved much more than simply going to church and preaching the gospel on Sunday mornings. The dedicated missionaries were fully involved in the day-to-day activities of those they came to help. Their dedicated service was practical, dynamic and often involved high risk to themselves,…
Don’t forget where your blessings come from. “Then the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. So Daniel blessed the God of heaven.” – Daniel 2:19
Where do you turn? “Then Daniel went to his house, and made the decision known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his companions, that they might seek mercies from the God of heaven concerning this secret, so that Daniel and his companions might not perish with the rest of the wise men of Babylon.” – Daniel…
Looking for answers? “O king, live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.” – Daniel 2:4
He couldn’t know at the time… “This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.” – Daniel 2:32-33
There’s too much at stake… “Take heed that no man deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, ‘I am Christ’; and shall deceive many.” Matthew 24:4-5
Questioning God’s judgment? “Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, and He shall give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord, trust, also in Him, and He shall bring it to pass.” – Psalm 37:3-5
How do you keep out of trouble? “Concerning the works of men, by the word of Your lips, I have kept away from the paths of the destroyer.” – Psalm 17:4
To us today, the world ‘talent’ refers to a person’s natural ability to be very good at something. It refers to an above average ability, an extraordinary ability, like a talent to sing, or learn, or paint. But the only reason this word is in our dictionary today, is because Jesus used it in a…
You can’t take it with you… “He that trusteth in his riches shall fall: but the righteous shall flourish as a branch.” – Proverbs 11:28
We bumped into each other, and then… “O give thanks unto the Lord; call upon His name: make known His deeds among the people.” – Psalm 105:1
He ended up in a hospital! “Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death, is the man who deceives his neighbor, and says, ‘I was only joking!’” – Proverbs 26:18-19
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