Category: Nuggets for Life

How to Overcome Despair God gives us very specific instructions on how we can overcome despair.  Read this verse and rejoice: “I would have despaired had I not believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.  Wait for and confidently expect the Lord;  Be strong and let… Continue reading How to Overcome Despair

Limitless Forgiveness “Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow-servant even as I had pity on thee?” (18:33)   Matthew 18:21-3 Peter thought he was being very generous by offering to forgive his brother seven times in one day, but Jesus said he should forgive him 490 times in one day.  It would be… Continue reading Limitless Forgiveness

Give all the Glory to God “As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I sent them into the world.”  John 17:18 We are not from the world.  Through the new birth, we come from God and should constantly remind ourselves of this.  It is not good to be too ‘at home’… Continue reading Give all the Glory to God

Symptoms of a Hard Heart     And when Jesus knew it, he said unto them, ‘Why reason ye, because ye have no bread?  Perceive ye not yet, neither understand? Has your heart yet hardened?  Mark 8:17     Just a few days before this instance, hardened hearts caused Jesus’ disciples to be amazed when they saw Jesus walk… Continue reading Symptoms of a Hard Heart

What Our Behavior Reveals How we live and conduct our lives as believers is directly connected to the value we believe God places on us.  Whe the Prodigal saw that His father could and would forgive him, he experienced a new level of intimacy, joy, and celebration with his father. The Prodigal measured his worth… Continue reading What Our Behavior Reveals

Self Seeking Not God Seeking   “Jesus answered them and said, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye seek me, not because ye saw the miracles, but because ye did eat of the loaves, and were filled.”  John 6:26 Jesus knew the hearts of all men and therefore, He did not commit Himself to this crowd. … Continue reading Self Seeking Not God Seeking  

God’s Options or Ours? ‘But straightway Jesus spoke unto them, saying, Be of good cheer, it is I;  be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water.’                                      Matthew 14:27-28 It is important to analyze Peter’s statement.  Peter was overwhelmed when he saw… Continue reading God’s Options or Ours?

See His Supply  Now it happened on another Sabbath also that He entered the synagogue and taught.  And a man was there whose right hand was withered…And when He looked around at them all, He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.”  And he did so, and his hand was restored as whole as… Continue reading See His Supply 

GOD WILL NEVER TURN HIS BACK ON YOU “He himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”     Hebrews 13:5 For six whole hours, the Son of God was suspended between heaven and earth. And at the height of His suffering on the cross, He cried out in the deep darkness,… Continue reading GOD WILL NEVER TURN HIS BACK ON YOU

Be Free from Lack But Abram said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the Lord, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth.”   Genesis 14:22 Do you believe that our God is a BIG God of abundance and inexhaustible supply?  He is the Possessor of heaven and earth. … Continue reading Be Free from Lack

Are You a Captive? When we entertain or meditate on negative thoughts from our past, they will give birth to destructive emotions.  If we don’t cast them down as Scripture instructs, those thoughts will cause us to disconnect from who we are in Christ, and we will lose our God-given identity. We should always take… Continue reading Are You a Captive?

The Power and Benefits of a Renewed Mind When we renew our minds to God’s Word (Romans 12:2), we start a process that aligns our hearts with His truth.  This process brings transformation to our lives, creating an experience known as freedom. “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue… Continue reading The Power and Benefits of a Renewed Mind

Therefore, when God looks at you today, He doesn’t judge, esteem, and measure you according to your imperfections.  He sees you in Christ, and He sees the blood that has been shed for you by His dear Son. When God looks at you today, He sees Jesus.  Because of this, His thoughts toward you are… Continue reading God looks at you today

Love Trumps All As a minister of the gospel, I have taken the apostle Paul’s words as guidelines and inspiration for every message I have ever preached. “And now abideth faith, hope, love these three; but the greatest of these is love” (I Corinthians 13:13). I want people to experience and know that God loves… Continue reading Love Trumps All

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed.” Luke 4:18 With declarations of trust… Continue reading Confess and Declare 

Adapted from My Peace-Filled Day by Rick Renner                   In Luke 19:35 the Bible says, “And they brought him to Jesus: and they cast their garments upon the colt, and they set Jesus there on.” It is important to note this passage correctly conveys the words “cast,” “casting,”… Continue reading Adapted from My Peace-Filled Day by Rick Renner     

Matthew 6:31  ‘Therefore take no thought, saying, what shall we eat? or, what shall we drink? Or, what shall we be clothed?’ The Greek word used here for “thought” is ‘merimnae’ and denotes ‘to be anxious or careful’.  In this passage, as well as the parallel passage in Luke 12:22-32, Jesus is commanding us not… Continue reading Taking thoughts–Or Not   Andrew Wommack

More Than Just Words “But let your communication be, Yea, yea: Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.”  Matthew 5:33 A person who has to swear or make a promise to validate his statements is a person whose word is no good.  The thrust of Jesus’ teaching here is that we… Continue reading More Than Just Words

GRACE OPENS YOUR HEART “Don’t you see how wonderfully kind, tolerant, and patient God is with you?  Does this mean nothing to you?  Can’t you see that his kindness is intended to turn you from your sin?  Romans 2:4  NLT You’ve got to love the story of short, little Zacchaeus, who had climbed a sycamore… Continue reading GRACE OPENS YOUR HEART

God’s Idea of Greatness Luke 3:20 “…he shut up John in prison.” John  spent 30 years preparing for a six month ministry, followed by one and half years in prison before he was beheaded.  Many people would not consider his life very successful, yet Jesus said John was the greatest man who was ever born… Continue reading God’s Idea of Greatness