Captivated By God
Matthew 7:16-20 ESV You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good […]
Paying The Price
build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, […]
Love Not The World
1 John 2:15-17 ESV Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life[a]—is not from the Father but […]
Temples Of The Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 ESV Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body. It’s important to have meaningful life-giving fellowship with others, this brings […]
Alone With God
Mark 1:35-39 ESV And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed. And Simon and those who were with him searched for him, and they found him and said to him, “Everyone is looking for you.” Silence and study […]
Just Don’t Give Up
1 John 2:15-17 ESV Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life[a]—is not from the Father but […]
Reflective Question
How is your prayer life? Has it become cold, dry and methodical? Lord, help us to have heartfelt and earnest prayers. Revive our hearts to desire you above all else. Deliver us from duty and restore our first love. Much Love in Christ. Your Sister, Ruth Pursuing Holiness Biblical Counsellor | Spiritual Director | Leadership […]
Stronger Together
Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 ESV Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how […]
Wholehearted Pursuit
There is something huge missing in our Christian living. Let me share an incident that left a deep impression on me. In 2019 I went to the US for a business visit. My returning date home was delayed by a month due to unexpected changes. My family was unprepared for this change, and so was […]
Its Working Out For My Good
Romans 5:3-5 ESV Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us. Psalm 73 ESV […]