S – Significant
I – Intentional
N – Nasty act
When you think of sin, what does your mind search for?
Perhaps you think of something that pricks your conscience, like a thorn that pricks your foot. Perhaps you think of the…..
The letter ‘R’ is rich in essence. The golden verse of the Bible (John 3:16) speaks about God’s love and intention. Ponder on this word:
R – reconcile and rescue
E – everyone is encouraged
D – divine providence, our Deliverer
E – everlasting and
E –…..
We are told time and time again that we need to make prayer a habit – not just something we do when we have a need. Often, when there is a dire situation that we are faced with, we reach out to others to pray for us. Very often…..
O – our
B – behaviour
E – each
D – day
I – involves
E – effective,
N – necessary
C – character
E – evaluation
Let us examine wisdom and…..
N for Noah
N – no
O – other
A – anchor
H – holds
In that mighty flood, no other anchor held but the mighty, strong anchor of God. Everything was swept away besides the ark and its occupants.
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Interestingly, love and mercy go hand in glove! One cannot exercise mercy without being genuinely motivated by love. It is the compassion that we experience when we see the plight of a person that motivates us to act in a merciful way.
Many atrocious crimes committed stem from deep hatred. We might ask how can a human inflict such injury to his fellow man… as though he has no feelings. It is because his conscious is seared…..
I would like to share my testimony about the year 2022, when I had my cardiac bypass surgery.
My granddaughter was one week old when I was admitted for the surgery. I had a strong motivation for recovering and was looking forward to enjoy my time as a grandmother with my first grandchild.
God saw it fit for her to be born at that specific time. My son and my daughter-in-law welcomed this great blessing into…..
News flash!!! Cyclone warning, floods, tornado, mud slides, sink holes, tsunami and all disastrous pelting from bowels of nature. In other parts the fires rage relentlessly and all things in its path are gluttonously consumed.
In uncertain times like these, what do you do? Can you afford not to panic in these unpredictable times? Pray, pray…..
Linda Pearl Ramnath
NAB
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