Author: islalamont
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THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD
Psalm 23 (CSB)A psalm of David The Lord is my shepherd;I have what I need.He lets me lie down in green pastures;He leads me beside quiet waters.He renews my life;He leads me along the right paths for his name’s sake.Even when I go through the darkest valley,I fear no danger, for you are with me;Your…
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CENTRE IN LIFE
Are you leading a Christ centered life? Are you putting Jesus at the centre of your heart in everything that you do and say? A Christ centered life gets rid of any selfishness that exists in our hearts and replaces it with the love of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 (CSB)Love is patient, love is kind. …
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MARK OF THE BEAST
Revelation 13:16-18 (CSB)And it makes everyone – small and great, rich and poor, free and slave – to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark: the beast’s name or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: …
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ADMONISHING AND TEACHING
Colossians 3:16 (CSB)Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. In the above verse of scripture, we are told that we are to teach others about the Word of God and a…
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OH, HAPPY DAY
The words to the original 1755 hymn called ‘O Happy Day’ by clergyman Philip Doddridge are as follows: 1) O happy day that fixed my choiceOn Thee, my Savior and my God!Well may this glowing heart rejoice,And tell its raptures all abroad. Refrain: Happy Day, happy day,When Jesus washed my sins away!He taught me how…
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IMAGES
Revelation 13:15 (CSB)It was permitted to give breath to the image of the beast, so that the image of the beast could both speak and cause whoever would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. Throughout the Bible, man has disobeyed God by worshiping false images and false idols and right up…
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CLOUDS BY DESIGN
Revelation 12:9 (CSB)So the great dragon was thrown out – the ancient serpent, who is called the devil and satan, the one who deceives the whole world. He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him. The devil is here on earth deceiving people. Evil is being made to look good and good is…
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HORSES FOR COURSES
What does the phrase ‘horses for courses’ mean? In the Oxford dictionary it gives the meaning as ‘different people are suited to different things.’ We are all diverse in the body of Christ but we can all work together, with our God given talents and gifts, to make the world a better place. Ephesians 4:11-13…
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THE LORD’S PRAYER
Luke 11:1-4 (CSB)He was praying in a certain place and when he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John also taught his disciples.” He said to them, “Whenever you pray, say, Father, your name be honored as holy. Your Kingdom come. Give us each day our daily…
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THE LORD’S RETURN
The disciples approached Jesus while He was sitting on the Mount of Olives and asked Him to tell them about the sign of His coming and the end of the age. Matthew 24:4-8 (CSB)Jesus replied to them, “Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, saying, ‘I am the…
Onward Christian Soldiers 