Dr. Hannah Thuku Kolehmainen 5 strategies to telling the truth. A devotion on PROVERBS 12: 15-28 “An honest witness tells the truth, but a false witness tells lies,” Pr. 12:17. That’s as basic as it gets. I consider myself an “honest witness.” Few would claim to consistently be a false witness. Withal, I don’t have to dig very far …
A devotional on Proverbs 7:6-27 Pr 7 NKJV – The Wiles of a Harlot – My son, keep my – Bible Gateway All temptation starts with a natural appetite and a desire/lust to fill it. The word ‘lust’ doesn’t necessarily have a negative connotation. It merely means desire. Desire is the focal point in temptation. …
A meditation on Psalm 36. Sin speaks. Anyone can hear it if they listen. It speaks to the sinner and it speaks to the righteous. “The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes,” Ps. 36:1. Spurgeon says, “Men’s sins have a voice to godly …
Psalm 34:11-22 There’s something peculiar about a born leader. Wherever he goes, there the Lord exalts him. Among many or few, among the genteel and among the rough around the edges; among the rich and among the poor. Even when this person is not seeking leadership, it follows him. This is a gifting and an …
We had a gate growing up. I didn’t realize what an important symbol that heavy metal port was at the time. It was painted various colors at various times. Mum would holler, “go get the gate,” and one of us kids would jump at it. I ran as fast as my little legs would carry …
“Do not gloat when your enemy falls; when they stumble, do not let your heart rejoice, or the Lord will see and disapprove and turn his wrath away from them.” Proverbs 24:17, 18. I live for the poetic justice that life flings at a jerk. We all know the gladdening of the heart that wells …
“Do not envy wicked men, do not desire their company; for their hearts plot violence, and their lips talk about making trouble. Do not fret because of evildoers or be envious of the wicked, for the evildoer has no future hope, and the lamp of the wicked will be snuffed out.” Proverbs 24:1, 2, 19, …
Our life’s purpose is to do what is right, and just, and fair. Tune in to a message on Proverbs 21:3. “To do what is right and just is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.”
I was just a little girl at a bus station in the big city of Nairobi when I heard commotion. A large crowd was hollering and people scampered this way and that. Scared, I asked my older sister what was happening. All of a sudden, as quickly as the commotion had started, there was a …