Seized to Be A Thankful Receiver
Key Verse Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe... Hebrews 12:28 (NIV) Short Reflection We who are followers of Jesus are receiving a kingdom that is permanent and unchanging. This kingdom of Jesus... Read More
Seized to Be A Household Member
Key Verse Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household… Ephesians 2:19 (NIV) Short Reflection Most of us remember the waves of xenophobic attacks in South Africa over these recent years. Xenophobia is the fear of strangers, which... Read More
Seized to Be A Citizen of Heaven
Key Verse But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ…Philippians 3:20 (NIV) Short Reflection As Christians, we are citizens of the heavenly City and are entitled to enjoy its privileges while on the other hand bound to live by its... Read More
Seized to Be One Who Does Not Shrink Back
Key Verse And, “But my righteous one will live by faith. And I take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.”But we do not belong to those who shrink back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.Roma 5:3-4 Short Reflection – Spanish/English Pararnos firmes... Read More
Seized to Be One Who Glories in Our Sufferings
Key Verse – Tagalog (see below for English) Hindi lamang iyan. Ikinagagalak din natin ang mga kahirapang ating tinitiis, dahil alam nating ito’y nagbubunga ng pagtitiyaga. 4 At ang pagtitiyaga ay nagbubunga ng mabuting pagkatao, at ang mabuting pagkatao ay nagbubunga ng pag-asa. Roma 5:3-4 Short Reflection – Tagalog (see... Read More
Seized to Be A Non-Worrier
Key Verse “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?” Matthew 6:25 (NIV) Short Reflection Worry reveals what we love and worship.... Read More
Seized to Be A Door Knocker
Key Verse “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.” Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV) Short Reflection... Read More
Seized to Be A Closet Pray-er
Key Verse “But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen…” Matthew 6:6a (NIV) Short Reflection The Christian film titled, The War Room, tells the story of Miss Clara, a widow who is selling her home. She describes to the... Read More
Seized to Be A Hero in the Faith
Key Verse And without faith it is impossible to please God… Hebrews 11:6a (NIV) Short Reflection There are various ways to please God. Among those, the main characteristic is faith – in fact, it is impossible to please God without it. Today the world is full of fear and anxiety.... Read More
Seized to Be A Confident Approacher of God’s Throne
Key Verse Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 (NIV) Short Reflection One great comfort I have as a child of God is the ability to go to... Read More