Faith
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: DECEMBER 3 SELF EVALUATION (1) SCRIPTURE: 1 THESSALONIANS 5: 21 – 22
By definition, evaluation amongst other meanings by Net Dictionary is to determine the importance, effectiveness, or worth of something. The thrust of this devotional is the ability to look inward of self and determine the importance of yourself as a person, the effectiveness of you being alive and how much you are contributing to…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: DECEMBER 2 THOSE WHO APPRECIATE GET MORE (2) SCRIPTURE: ECCLESIASTES 9: 4 – 5
In yesterday’s devotional, one of the definitions of appreciation said that it is “recognition of the quality, value, significance, or magnitude of people or things.” By explanation, it is said that people who easily recognize the quality or quantity, value and significance of what is done for them or given to them are always…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: DECEMBER 1 THOSE WHO APPRECIATE GET MORE (1) SCRIPTURE: PSALM 105: 1 – 3; MATTHEW 26: 6
The word, appreciation, by Dictionary definition, means amongst many tributaries of the meanings is “expression of gratitude.” A broader definition says appreciation is “recognition of the quality, value, significance, or magnitude of people or things.” People who easily recognize the quality, value and significance of what is done for them or given to them…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: NOVEMBER 30 COMFORMING TO TRADITION OF MEN (2) SCRIPTURE: MARK 7: 13; COLOSSIANS 2: 8
As seen yesterday, tradition of men is that tradition that favours those who constituted it like human laws (legalism) created for the comfort of those who made the laws. Worldly leaders want those they are leading practice what they are told exactly against what God wants. In the days of Moses, God commanded children…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: NOVEMBER 29 COMFORMING TO TRADITION OF MEN (1) SCRIPTURE: MARK 7: 8 – 9; COLOSSIANS 2: 8
Jesus Christ and Apostle Paul referred to a particular tradition in the Bible that conveys negative meaning. They called this tradition a “tradition of men.” This is addressing man-made tradition. Something special could be attached to this tradition which this devotional is set to explore. The word “tradition” according to Mariam Webster Dictionary means…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: NOVEMBER 28 DANGER OF BEING TOO FAMILIAR WITH GOD SCRIPTURE: JOHN 2: 13 – 16; LUKE 10: 16
The past three days have been devoted to behaving too familiarity with God. Today’s devotional will be looking at the dangers of overfamiliarity with fellow human causes trouble between them. Same goes with God. Overfamiliarity with God makes us lose respect and reverence for Him. This is also applicable to those God chose to…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: NOVEMBER 27 BEHAVING TOO FAMILIAR WITH GOD (3) SCRIPTURE: HEBREW 10: 30; ECCLESIASTES 12: 13 – 14
Yesterday’s devotional closed with the mentioning of people too overfamiliar with God that they took God’s instructions with levity; believing that the God they know will not be angry with them for doing that. Naturally, downplaying God’s commands and instructions can be dangerous. Memory should not fail Christians from knowing that Moses’ refusal to…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: NOVEMBER 26 BEHAVING TOO FAMILIAR WITH GOD (2) SCRIPTURE: MALACHI 1: 6 – 8; PSALM 138: 6
We studied yesterday how God desires that human beings have intimate relationships with Him; but in reverence and respect. God has ever frowned with not relating with Him in reverence as our Almighty Father. He aired out His anger in Malachi 1: 6 saying: “A son honours his father, and a servant his master….
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: NOVEMBER 25 BEHAVING TOO FAMILIAR WITH GOD (1) SCRIPTURE: MALACHI 1: 6 – 8
The relationship created by God between Himself and human beings has ever been on intimacy, father/child kind of relationship as well as harmoniousness. God ever desired meeting man in complete cordial relationship just like we human parents meet with our children. He made this known to Prophet Isaiah as He invited him to one…
DAILY HOPE DEVOTIONALS: NOVEMBER 24 NEITHER HAVE I CONDEMNED YOU (2) SCRIPTURE: JOHN 8: 2 – 11
As studied yesterday, the Jewish men came testing Jesus with an alleged culprit who supposedly had committed adultery. Jesus knew their minds that He was the one they are coming to set up. If He said stone her to death, they might have judged Him for ordering killing an innocent person. Should He said:…