TOTD, March 31 – Gracious Words

Gracious Words

According to the Book of Proverbs, gracious words are a honeycomb-sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. It’s not easy to speak graciously all the time. But, we need to improve ourselves, change our negative words with positive ones and add up more gracious to those words. Ask the Lord for help to speak lovingly and more graciously… Hopefully it will become our good habit.

(-fon-)

Gracious words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

--- Proverbs 16:24

TOTD, March 30 - Who is This? He’s Jesus

Who is This? He’s Jesus

Based on the verses from the book of Luke chapter 8, verses 24-25, I do find that there are two points that popped up directly once I read them. The first one, when Jesus asked: where their faith was to the disciples who were afraid of drowning. That reminds me of this life: if we’re scared that we’re drowning, we need to ask ourselves once more: where is our faith? If we have faith of course, we’ll believe that we won’t be drown because He’s going to help us.

Then, the next question of the disciples: who was this? He commanded even the winds and water, and they obeyed Him. Of course they did, because He’s Jesus. Don’t worry, keep the faith, because we’ve got Jesus in our life. (-fon-)

The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Master, Master, we’re going to drown!”

He got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters; the storm subsided, and all was calm. “Where is your faith?” he asked his disciples.

In fear and amazement they asked one another, “Who is this? He commands even the winds and the water, and they obey him.”

--- Luke 8:24-25

TOTD, March 29 – Disciples of God

Disciples of God

Today I’ve just read Bo Sanchez’s inspiring article. It says that if we want the world to know that we’re God’s disciples it’s based on our ability to love one another. More love, more acceptance to others. Rather than annoyance to others, those who are different from us. Let’s learn to be a good disciples and let’s love one another. (-fon-)

“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”

--- John 13:34-35

TOTD, March 28 – Our Rock, Our Refuge

Our Rock, Our Refuge

He’s the unshakeable mighty Rock, our refuge. Let’s be glad that we have Him as our Rock, our Refuge. To whom we put our trust in, all through our life. (-fon-)

My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.

--- Psalm 62:7

TOTD, March 21 – Pure Spiritual Milk

As a mother of a daughter and our upcoming baby who’ll see the beauty of this world pretty soon, I know how they really crave for milk. And today, the Bible tells us to crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it we may grow in our salvation. Let’s seek Him with all our heart, like when a baby is craving for milk…Let’s seek pure spiritual milk in Him. (-fon-)

Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

--- 1 Peter 2:2-3

TOTD, March 19-20: About Judging Others

While Passing Judgement on Someone Else…

We need to be careful while we’re passing judgment on someone else. For whatever point we judge to another person, we are condemning ourselves. Well, it’s not an easy thing to do, but if we try our best, our judgemental attitude will somehow gets better and better. See others in love, not merely in judgement. (-fon-)

You, therefore, have no excuse, you who pass judgment on someone else, for at whatever point you judge another, you are condemning yourself, because you who pass judgment do the same things.

--- Romans 2:1

God’s Judgement

Before judging others, we need to remember that God will also have His own judgement to us. So, it’s really important to think before judging. Even though I realize that practically it’s so hard to do so, because we usually tend to judge others. First, based on appearance, second based on characters. And we tend to love gossiping around about our differences. Let’s pray to the Lord that we can be better in loving, not only in judging… It’s easy to judge, but when we put ourselves in somebody’s shoes and being judged, how does it feel? (-fon-)

So when you, a mere human being, pass judgment on them and yet do the same things, do you think you will escape God’s judgment?

--- Romans 2:3

TOTD, March 18 - Pray

Pray

When we saw how tremendously the Japan’s tsunami and earthquake have caused such a sudden change in this advanced country, we’ll weep. We’ll cry with all the victims who lost their family, friends, and assets during this hard period of time.

There’s no one to turn to, except God. It’s really a time to pray, for we believe that He’s the one and only friend who is able to comfort us during the hardest part of our life. I do believe that God will hear our cry for help. Only in Him we put our trust that He’ll listen to all our prayers and will answer according to His will. Like Justin Bieber’s song with the title Pray: let’s close our eyes and pray, hoping that we can see a better day. Amen. (-fon-)

Hear my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.

--- Psalm 5:2

TOTD, March 17 – Your Love is My Song

Your Love is My Song

What’s the sweetest song in my life? Well, I have to say that God’s love is the sweetest one. His love is an everlasting love song… And let’s celebrated today onwards in His marvellous love and sing it loud! (-fon-)

“Your love, God, is my song, and I’ll sing it!”

--- Psalm 89:1

TOTD, March 15 – Scripture is God-Breathed

Scripture is God-Breathed Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. Let’s spend more time reading the words, the Scriptures which are God-breathed. Praying, drawing ourselves near God, so that we can become His wonderful children in this world that is shown through our daily life and characters. (-fon-) All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness --- 2 Timothy 3:15

TOTD, March 16 – God’s Chosen People

God’s Chosen People

As God chosen people, we need to show and reflect it in our daily life. We need to try our best living our days with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. (-fon-)

Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.

----Colossians 3:12

TOTD, March 11-14: God’s Purpose

By His Own Purpose and Grace

He has saved us and called us to a holy life by His own purpose and grace, not because of anything we have done. Let’s remember that He has great purpose for each of us in this life. As He has designed in His marvellous plan for us . (-fon-)

He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

---2 Timothy 1:9

God’s Good Purpose

We believe that God has works in us only for good purposes in this life. Let Him work and encourage us to do our best in fulfilment of those good purposes. Amen. (-fon-)

for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.

--- Philippians 2:13

Called According to His Purpose

He works for the good for those who love Him. All of us have been called according to His purpose. May we remember this and keep doing our best in not disappointing Him. (-fon-)

And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who^a]"> have been called according to his purpose.

--- Romans 8:28

TOTD, March 11 - God Keeps His Covenant of Love

God Keeps His Covenant of Love

From time to time, from generation to generation…

His faithfulness is forever… He keeps His covenant of love to thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments. Never doubt His faithfulness in our life. (-fon-)

Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.

--- Deuteronomy 7:9

TOTD, March 10 – No Eye Has Seen, No Ear Has Heard

No Eye Has Seen, No Ear Has Heard

No eye has seen, no ear has heard and no human mind has conceived, the things God has prepared for those who love Him.

We need to believe in Him, because He’s far above what we could think of… He’s God Almighty! (-fon-)

However, as it is written:

“What no eye has seen,
what no ear has heard,
and what no human mind has conceived”—
the things God has prepared for those who love him—

--- 1 Corinthians 2:9

TOTD, March 09 – Good Work in Us

Good Work in Us

He, who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. We need to confident of this. Knowing that He has begun a good thing in us and will continue to take care of us. Let’s start this day by seeing the good things in us rather than the bad ones. We’ve got something good because God has already started it. (-fon-)

being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

--- Philippians 1: 6

TOTD, March 08 – God Comforts Us

God Comforts Us

It’s the best thing to seek whenever we’re facing problems: God’s comfort. Because if we try to search it from human, we might face disappointments… Only God who can comfort us, because He’s God of all comforts. Then, we can comfort others with the comfort that we’ve received from God. Search for no other, only in Him. (-fon-)

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.

--- 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

TOTD, March 05-07: About God’s Faithfulness

Perfect Faithfulness

Yes, Lord.. You are my God…

Your perfect faithfulness has been shown through all the wonderful things in my life, in the life of others… Things that are not only at this present moment, but yet the former things. Things that have been planned long long ago in your perfect planning. Thanks Lord for Your great faithfulness. (-fon-)

LORD, you are my God;
I will exalt you and praise your name,
for in perfect faithfulness
you have done wonderful things,
things planned long ago.

--- Isaiah 25:1

His Unfailing Love and Faithfulness

God has unfailing love and faithfulness. It’s so amazing that we can rely on them forever until eternity. (-fon-)

for I have always been mindful of your unfailing love
and have lived in reliance on your faithfulness.

--- Psalm 26:3

The Faithfulness Through All Generations

God’s faithfulness is one of kind. It continues through all generations… From the earth to heaven. It will endure forever… (-fon-)

Your faithfulness continues through all generations;
you established the earth, and it endures.

--- Psalm 119:90

TOTD, March 04 – His Ways are not Our Ways

His Ways are not Our Ways

His Ways are not our ways. His thoughts are not our thoughts. We’re too small to understand His plans in our life. And all we have to do is just believe in Him because He’s the God of heaven and earth. His ways and thoughts are higher than we could think of.

(-fon-)

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways,”
declares the LORD.
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts than your thoughts.

--- Isaiah 55:8-9

TOTD, March 03 – His Awesome Deeds

His Awesome Deeds

We’re just so lucky to see the magnificent of His awesome deeds for mankind, even in our daily simplicity. The smile of a child, the sun-rain-rainbow, the beauty of the nature. Let’s be thankful for every single thing in our life that has shown us His never-ending awesome deeds. (-fon-)

Come and see what God has done,
his awesome deeds for mankind!

--- Psalm 66:5

TOTD, March 02 – Beware of Our Tongue

Beware of Our Tongue

Tongue is the small part of our body, but yet it has a very huge impact. Imagine that we can become so bitter and so painful only because of few words. So, it’s important to choose our words and straighten our heart and mind. Because the words come out from within. From what we’ve been thinking of. (-fon-)

Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.

--- James 3:5

TOTD, March 01 – God is the Strength of Our Heart

God is the Strength of Our Heart

If we sometimes get too carried away with all the stressful problems in our life… Don’t ever forget that God is the strength of our heart…

He’ll make us able to get through everything with His help. God is the strength of our heart forever. Amen. (-fon-)

Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.

--- Psalm 73:25-26