“When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.” Matthew 2:10-11 “A woman in that town who lived a sinful life learned that Jesus was eating at the Pharisee’s house, so she came there with an alabaster jar of perfume. As she stood behind him at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears. Then she wiped them with her hair, kissed...

Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6It has been told that a monk from long ago needed oil to plant a sapling. Worried about the development and growth of his plant, he prayed to God. In his prayer he said: “God, in order for the fragile roots to grow and develop well, there needs to be plenty of rain. Please send rain.” After hearing his prayer, God sent rain. Once again, the monk prayed and said:...

Romans 6:14 "For sin shall no longer be your master, because you are not under the law, but under grace” Many people feel frustrated, disappointed, and upset in their Christian walk due to sin or bad habits that dominate them and hinder them from maturing in their spiritual lives. The weight on their shoulders is strong and the guilt tortures them. They feel overcome in their struggle and discouraged after having fallen again.  The enemy fools Christians into thinking that their sin is too big or too powerful to conquer. In reality, we are incapable of overcoming temptations in our...

Matthew 7:7-8 7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 8 For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Many times when we are asking for something in prayer and the answer is delayed, we tend to think that it is not God’s will to answer our prayer and we decide to desist in our prayers.  However, these thoughts are nothing more than a strategy that the devil uses to steal the blessings that...

Isaiah 26:3 3 You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast,     because they trust in you. Many Christians live their lives full of fear, confusion, and despondence. They live trying to find peace and continually pray to have a moment of tranquility but are not able to find it. Their lives are always full of tension despite the fact that Jesus came to give us an abundant life. The constant fear of what tomorrow will bring, the fear of not having enough money to pay the debts, the fear of getting sick, the fear of having their families...

Isaiah 43:18-19   18 “Forget the former things do not dwell on the past.19 See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. On many occasions we find believers who are not able to advance in their daily walk with God because they continue living in the past. They continue to feel fearful, guilty, and miserable due to their past life. The prophet Isaiah begins by stating: “Forget the former things, do not dwell on the past.” We do not have to...

Ezekiel 18:21-24 21 “But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 22 None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. 23 Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord God, “and not that he should turn from his ways and live? 24 “But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness and commits iniquity, and...