A Shepherd for Life Keila Ochoa Genesis 48:8–16 God . . . has been my shepherd all my life to this day.   Genesis 48:15 When my son changed grades in school he cried, “I want my teacher for life!” We had to help him realize that changing teachers is a part of life. We may wonder: Is there any relationship that can last a lifetime? Jacob, the patriarch, found out there is one.  After living through many dramatic changes and losing loved ones along the way, he realized there had been a constant presence in his life. He prayed, “May the God . . . who has been my shepherd all my life to this day . . . bless these boys” (Gen. 48:15–16). Jacob had been a shepherd, so he compared his relationship to God as that of a shepherd and his sheep. From the time a sheep is born through its growth to old age the shepherd cares for it day and night. He guides it during the day and protects it during the night. David, also a shepherd, had the same conviction, but he highlighted the e

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES SUNDAY, 9TH APRIL.  KEEPING THE WORD IN YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS. Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all (1 Timothy 4:15). Meditating on God’s Word helps to bring the Word to your consciousness. For example, Psalm 1:1-3 says, “Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” Meditating on the verses above will get you conscious of, and walk in the light of the blessings therein. Recall what God said in Joshua 1:8: “This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do

Do Not Trust Your heart By Billy Graham   •   April 9 HomeDaily DevotionDo Not Trust Your heart man looking over water And when they were come to the place, which is called Calvary, there they crucified him . . . —Luke 23:33 One of the ironies of human nature is that it often has a way of rejecting the best and accepting the worst. Why did the crowd ask for the release of Barabbas and the crucifixion of Jesus? The answer is in the biblical statement, “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked.” Jesus is just as divine today and just as much alive as He was on that first Good Friday.  Yet millions today don’t accept Him. His goodness is still a rebuke to our badness; His purity still shows up our impurities; His sinlessness still reveals our sinfulness; and unless we allow Him to destroy the evil within us, the evil within us still wants to destroy Him. This is the conflict of the ages. Prayer for the day Lord Jesus, when I reflect upon the

HELPING THE HELPLESS -JOB 29:12-25 KEY VERSE: "Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him" (Job 29:12). On the platform stood a very small crippled body; his basket was filled with fruits and nuts to sell to passengers. The train had not yet come to a full stop when a businessman swung himself from the train and in his haste, collided with the boy on the platform. The basket was overturned and its contents scattered. The man saw what happened, yet, walked away towards the city without a word. Just then, the train stopped and a travelling man alighted. He too, had important business in the city, but here was a boy in trouble. The travelling man comprehended the situation at a glance - the scattered fruits, the crippled boy, the distress on his face, and the tears in his eyes. The man said nothing, but set down his bag, and quietly but rapidly, assisted the boy to gather and replace the fruits and packages w

THE PRICE OF DISCIPLESHIP – Sunday April 9th 2017 Memorise: Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:29 Read: Luck 9:23-26 (KJV) 23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. 24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. 25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away? 26 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels. Bible in one year: Leviticus 17-18, Jeremiah 10:1-16, Hymn: Sing hymn 14 MESSAGE : After giving your life to Christ, you need to go further in your walk with God by becoming a disciple. Many Children of God these days don’t know that disciplesh