Category: Daily Bread

Proverbs 12:1 “To learn, you must love discipline; it is foolish to hate correction.” The author Richard Foster, in his book, Celebration of Discipline – the Path to Spiritual Growth, is one of the most phenomenal Christian books, which contains the benefits of practicing the three main sets of disciplines such as the Inward Disciplines… Continue reading Discipline – a Way to Freedom Proverbs 12:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath,    but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 As we continue in this week’s devotional on the practical day to day wisdom from the book of Proverbs, today is a reminder of one important aspect of our character and how we deal with others – our words. Words come out of… Continue reading Gentle Response Matters PROVERBS 15:1

“A person plans his course,but the Lord directs his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 Plans are necessary because it sets a direction of where we are heading. In all aspects, personal life, work life, businesses or even ministries, we set a direction and strategies to meet a our objectives. We carefully plan things out including the very details of it, to… Continue reading Where are Your Plans Heading? Proverbs 16:9

Proverbs 15:16-17“Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil with it.Better a meal of vegetables where there is lovethan a fattened ox where there is hatred.” As we grow, we realized that the societal system and structure of the world raised us that a life of having more depicts success. More money,… Continue reading Less is More, with God – Proverbs 15:16-17

Then Jesus entered the temple courts and began to drive out those who were selling things there, saying to them, “It is written, ‘My house will be a house of prayer,’ but you have turned it into a den of robbers!”  Jesus was teaching daily in the temple courts. The chief priests and the experts in the law and the prominent leaders among the people… Continue reading Our bodies, as a Temple – Luke 19:45-47

Matthew 21:42  Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone.This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? In today’s reflection, we look at the essence of a cornerstone. In an infrastructure, a cornerstone serves as a rock where the… Continue reading Christ, our Cornerstone – Matthew 21:42

John 18:36 Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.” The crown of thorns, a common representation of Christ’s suffering that he experienced by surrendering to… Continue reading The Crown that Redeemed Us – John 18:36

So when Jesus had washed their feet and put his outer clothing back on, he took his place at the table again and said to them, “Do you understand what I have done for you? You call me ‘Teacher’ and ‘Lord,’ and do so correctly, for that is what I am.  If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed… Continue reading A Servant King – John 13:13-17

Luke 23:34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.” The very words Jesus Christ uttered in the pinnacle of his suffering being hanged on the cross. Besides the cross being tilted, Jesus also experienced being humiliated by the Roman soldiers, he was mocked, he was thirsty, but not given the… Continue reading A King that Empathizes

John 19:30 When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. The last words that Jesus Christ uttered while he breathed his last breath on the cross. A declaration that it is a done work, Christ dealt with pain. The perfect lamb was already… Continue reading Resting in the Finished Work of Christ