In Quan Am Pagoda a Buddhist monk prepares to ring the bell, calling people to prayer. Empty prayers. "For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and no one is like Me. I declare the end from the beginning, and from long ago what is not yet … [Read more...]

Jehoshaphat's prayer to God: "For we are powerless against this great horde that is coming against us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are on You." 2 Chronicles 20:12b God's response: "Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this … [Read more...]

We do not offer animal sacrifices today, but we still have sacrifices to make. 2 Samuel 24 tells how David obeyed God, instructing him to build an altar on a threshing floor. When David was offered the threshing floor for free, David rightly … [Read more...]

Gratefulness is the greatest cure for discouragement. It beats down the blues. It drowns out the voice of self-pity, and it can be a tool to overcome depression and anxiety. “Then Jesus said, “Were not 10 healed? Where are the nine? Can none be … [Read more...]

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...]