Category Archives: Daily Minute
today
We have today. Let’s live it boldly. Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”–yet you do not know what … Continue reading
prayer and salvation
Our best prayer: God, please save me. Our best prayer for someone else: Lord, please save him. Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 2 Corinthians 6:2b ESV
Holy Spirit guide
We have a personal tutor, who is with us every day, teaching us what we need to know, when we need to know it. Jesus said: But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, … Continue reading
attitude adjustment
God will transform our bad attitudes into good ones, if we ask Him to. In most bad-attitude situations, continual asking is necessary. Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be … Continue reading
fully rely on God
When we rely on someone or something other than God, we greatly diminish the possibility of success. However, when we fully rely on God, the possibilities go through the roof. At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king … Continue reading
sin or win
Every time we decide not to rely on God, we sin. Every time we rely on God, we win. For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose … Continue reading
Holy Spirit work
The Spirit works in us every good thing God desires of us. To please God, we are 100% dependent on Him. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. Acts 1:8 ESV
a calm after the storm
May Jesus’ words, “Peace, be still,” effect our hearts, as they did those waves. And He arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. Mark 4:39 … Continue reading
awe and worship
If seeing the riches and wisdom of Solomon took the queen’s breath away, imagine how we will feel in the presence of the One who gave Solomon his riches and wisdom. And when the queen of Sheba had seen the … Continue reading
on asking and deserving
With God, it’s always best to ask for what we don’t deserve. He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is … Continue reading
suffering, joy and heaven
It stands to reason that the more a person suffers here, on earth, the greater his joy will be there, in heaven, where suffering will be replaced with everlasting joy. The ransomed of the Lord will return. They will enter … Continue reading
freaking out and God’s faithfulness
Freaking out rarely helps a situation; it’s better to settle ourselves down and remember God’s faithfulness. O Lord of hosts, blessed is the one who trusts in You! Psalm 84:12 ESV
hearts and treasures
We know our hearts are in the right place, when we long for the treasures this world does not offer. But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break … Continue reading
heaven & here
We become desperate for this life to be good, when we forget that we’re going someplace better. Instead, they were longing for a better country– a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He … Continue reading
friendship
Never underestimate the importance of being someone’s friend. Ahithophel was the king’s counselor, and Hushai the Archite was the king’s friend. 1 Chronicles 27:33 ESV
prayer
When praying is the only thing we can do, we should not wish to do more, as if there is something better than securing God’s help. Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you … Continue reading
prayer and God’s sovereignty
Pray… because God has everything under control. For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, … Continue reading
prayer
Pray… because God has today all figured out. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them. Psalm 139:16 … Continue reading
sin and temptation
Without God’s help, we are easily convinced to sin. Pray then like this… And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Matthew 6:9, 13 ESV
examples
If your mama wouldn’t do it or watch it or say it or read it, you probably shouldn’t either. Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. Philippians 3:17 … Continue reading