Tag: In His Presence
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Your set time will come
You are the light of this world. There are talents inside you that you are meant to light up the world with. A lamp is meant to be set on a lampstand and not put under a basket or bed. In Mathew 5:16 says: “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Do your best and leave the results to God
Your control over life’s occurrences, whether good or bad is very limited. Jesus gave a parable about a man who scatters seed on the ground and goes to sleep, expecting a harvest. This man has no knowledge of how the seed grew into a plant and bore its fruits.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: How deep are your roots?
The oak is a very tall tree between 40 and 80 feet and is said to surpass 300 years. A very interesting feature of the oak tree is the root system. It pushes downwards as deep as the height of the tree and branching out wide.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Be intentional about your choices
For everything you do in life, there is a way of doing it that will come naturally to you and a way that will be alien and unnatural. Here is an exercise to illustrate this fact. Take out a sheet of paper and write out your full names with a pen.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Your two realms of existence
As a believer in Christ Jesus, you are not of this world. You are a spirit being in a body living in a physical world. As a result, you can dwell in the physical and the spiritual realms. You can be catapulted into the spiritual realm.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Once God speaks, it is as good as done
Jesus had informed His disciples that they were crossing to the other side of the sea. On their way, a storm arose and threatened to overturn the boat. Meanwhile, Jesus was sleeping soundly on a cushion on the lower deck of the boat, obviously undisturbed by what was going on.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Are you focusing on the facts or on the truth?
A fact is something known to exist or to have happened. It is known by actual experience or by observation. The problem with this is that it excludes the truth which cannot be seen or experienced. Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: The privileges of sonship
The earth is the Lord’s and all its fullness.” (Isaiah 50:12). As an heir of the One who owns and controls all things, you are entitled to certain privileges.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: No God like Jehovah
God can do anything and everything. He oversees everything in Heaven, on earth and underneath the earth. He laid the foundations of the earth and determined its measurements. He created all things by the word of His mouth and outstretched hands.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Dealing with excess weight
God is as concerned with your physical life as He is with your spiritual. He wants you to look after your body and nourish it with healthy balanced meals and regular exercises, just as you take care of your soul by nourishing it with prayers, fasting and studying His word.