Nikao (verb)/nik-ah'-o/ (Greek) To conquer, triumph, overcome, to be victorious
I doubted everything. Everything I knew God wanted for my life, I thought it would never happen for me. Would God allow me to be married? Would God allow me to have a good paying job? Would God allow me to be successful at all? Marriage and success all seemed so close, but yet so…
Testimonies of God’s goodness and His undeserved grace are everywhere. We can scroll our news feeds, watch the news or take an intrinsic look at our own lives and witness how God turns tragedy into triumph in ways only He can. “Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed,…
Before a building is built, the soil must be packed with a strong material like concrete to make the ground sturdy enough to hold its structure. The higher the building, the deeper the foundation. Without this step, the building will collapse. Likewise, we need God to pack our deepest fears, doubts, flaws and insecurities, in…
One thing this life guarantees us is trials. No matter our age, social class or race, trials will impact and connect us. Tragedy and hardships are written in the plan for us. But, so is perseverance. “Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that…
Scripture Reading: Psalm 46 Rush hour traffic was surprisingly heavier than usual. The stop and go traffic lead on to the inevitable evening crash. Keeping an eye on the bumper before me, I glanced nosily to the left to see who or what was the cause this time around and noticed a young man slam…
There is a YouTuber, turned celebrity, who will do anything to keep her audience of over 4.5 million captivated, in turn making thousands if not millions of dollars. She has tried everything from leech therapy on her tongue to eating food off a toilet, all in search of riches. As I watched in amazement at…
But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who…
Scripture Reading: Philippians 4:11b-13 “…I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in…
Scripture Reading: 1 Kings 3 A little background: In the previous chapter, King Solomon just became king. In chapter 3 the story picks up as Solomon goes to Gibeon to sacrifice 1,000 burnt offerings to God. Solomon was a Bible character in the Old Testament, so he had to make animal sacrifices before Jesus came…
Scripture Reading: Luke 12:1-3 We have often heard what’s done in the dark comes to light. Presenting ourselves in a different way behind closed doors than we do when the doors are open, is the hypocrisy that Jesus teaches against. However, we won’t feel the need to present ourselves as something we really aren’t, if…
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