Ezekiel 36:26-27 “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. I will place My Spirit within you and cause you to follow My statutes and carefully observe My … [Read more...]

During this month of thankfulness, Paul instructs us in Philippians 4:6, “Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” Paul isn’t telling us to be thankful … [Read more...]

Markets are coming back to life, out of the dark and back into the light, after months of closed doors. Prayers and thanksgiving should be ready on our lips. The apostle Peter wrote in 1 Peter 2:9 about us being a people of God’s possession, and … [Read more...]

“Bow Your heavens, O Lord, and Come down; touch the mountains, that they may smoke.” Psalms 144:5 His beauty is found in the limestone karsts jetting out from Ha Long Bay in the north, a good reason to praise our Creator God. “Let everything … [Read more...]

“They served their idols, which became a snare to them.” Psalms 106:36 The Psalmist records Israel’s unfaithfulness to God, until they were beaten down by their sin and God heard their cry. The Israelites cried for Yahweh to save them. “May … [Read more...]

After weeks and months of various lock down measures, the simple act of gathering with friends, brings smiles. For the past month, believers have endured hardship and carried the gospel to their neighbors and co-workers (out of work) through … [Read more...]

Hiding from the Midianites, the Angel of the Lord appears to Gideon. Gideon’s family is the weakest in his tribe, and Gideon is the youngest. Yet the Angel of the Lord delivers the message, “Go in the strength you have…. I am sending you!” Judges … [Read more...]

God values women, as we remember the life of Esther. He used an orphan living in a foreign land to carry out His plan. --God uses ordinary people. When time came for Esther to act, she drew on strength to save her fellow Jews, but that strength … [Read more...]

God is watchful and sees what goes on throughout the world. In the time of Moses, God observes and hears His people crying out. He knows their suffering. In Exodus 3:10, God says to Moses, “Go. I am sending you to Pharaoh so that you may lead My … [Read more...]

Over the past several months, Vietnamese have known restrictions, such as taking a stroll in the outdoors. We can easily feel our blessings have run out when hardships abound. Psalm 36 reminds us that our reasons to feel blessed are found in God, … [Read more...]