Author: prismmelody

“Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?” -Matthew 6:27 We have a problem with stress in our culture. Coupled by the fact that we work a lot and have many distractions, we juggle all our plates on sticks hoping to make something of ourselves, overcome our problems, and try…

“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.” -2 Corinthians 9:6 Have you ever experienced extraordinary blessing in your life? Or, have you had the opportunity to be a conduit for blessing in someone else’s life? Generosity is a huge key that unlocks the door of…

“David asked the men standing near him, ‘…Who is this uncircumcised Philistine that he should defy the armies of the living God?’” -1 Samuel 17:26 Most of us know the story of David and Goliath. But what we may not know is the reason behind David’s courage. David was young, probably around 17. The Israelites…

“I will bring that group through the fire and make them pure. I will refine them like silver and purify them like gold. They will call on my name, and I will answer them. I will say, “These are my people,” and they will say, “The Lord is our God.’” -Zechariah 13:9 Did you know…

“But though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.” -Proverbs 24:16 Have people ever let you down? If you’re dealing with human beings, in ministry or in business, or anywhere for that matter, it’s likely they will! But what do we do when people mess…

“Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear.” -1 John 4:18 Once at our Toastmaster’s meeting, there was a man who was the Toastmaster (or host for the meeting), who ended the meeting very unusually. He said, “Along with our theme of ‘out with the old, in with the new’, I want…

“Once, on being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, Jesus replied, ‘The coming of the kingdom of God is not something that can be observed, nor will people say, “Here it is,” or “There it is,” because the kingdom of God is within you.’” -Luke 17:20 & 21 The late…

“Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.” -Philippians 2:3&4 When asked by a rich man how to enter the kingdom of heaven, Jesus replied, “You must sell all you own…

“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” -2 Corinthians 10:4 My dad turned…

“Therefore, God elevated Him to the place of highest honor and gave Him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” -Philippians…