Tag: In His Presence
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: God is always at work in your life
When faced with a confusing array of challenges, it may be worth your while to remember that God is in control of all things and in all things, He is working out His perfect plan. Though it may not seem like that to you at that moment. Look at the summary of the sufferings of…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Schedules and routines
Growing up as little children, we were subject to rules, routines, and schedules, both at home and in school. There were rules about what to do and what not to do. We had times for sleeping and times for waking up. We had specific times for reading, leisure, and diverse household chores. I bet we…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: A kindred spirit worth emulating
As humans, it is impossible for our relationships to be devoid of offenses. The bible acknowledges this fact. Paul and Barnabas disagreed to the point of going their separate ways. When they were about to depart for their second missionary journey, they disagreed sharply over Mark, a young man who had abandoned them during the…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: In the twinkling of an eye
In the evening of October 4th, 2021, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp crashed and stopped working. And it happened suddenly; one moment they were on and the next all three platforms froze. Initially, my husband and I did not realize what had happened.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: The raft story
The story is told of a monk who embarked on a long journey on foot. He came across a river and wondered how he would cross over. He tried walking across, but it was too deep; he couldn’t swim either. Eventually, he built a raft and successfully crossed to the other side of the river.…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: A wise woman builds her home
A pillar is a tall vertical structure of stone, wood, or iron, used as a support for a building. Without a pillar, a building will crumble. We started noticing cracks in the walls of our home about a year and a half after we moved in. The cracks increasingly got worse; we knew we had…
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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: When men say ‘no’ to you
God may choose to harden the heart of men against you so that He may display his miraculous signs in your life. He wanted to display His awesome power before Pharoah as well as build up the faith of the children of Israel ahead of their journey to the promised land, so He said to…
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: God is able to save by a few
In the preceding chapter, the Philistines had gone out to raid the people of Israel. Israel’s king, Saul had only six hundred men with him. As if this was not bad enough, the men had no weapons.
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[Devotional] IN HIS PRESENCE: Replace your fear with faith (2)
Seeing therefore that faith is critical to our walk with God, how can we increase our faith?