Behold!

Behold: A Daily Quest through Scripture

Let’s take time this year to delve into Scripture, to behold, to gaze upon the many facets of God’s divine character intricately woven into every page of Scripture.

The plan is to post every week – Monday to Friday, from either the Old or New Testament, based on a meticulously curated reading plan from Bible Gateway.

The call to Behold awaits, will you answer and journey along?

Join me in this exciting adventure of daily discovery and divine revelation!

Preethi

Part 3: Calm and Resting

Part 3: Calm and Resting

What today is keeping meekness from being evident in our everyday life fear, worry, anger, pride? May we continually seek to develop this much-valued trait of meekness by calmly trusting and resting Him.

Part 2: Heartbroken

Part 2: Heartbroken

Those who mourn can know the special fellowship with Christ in His sufferings and experience His divine comfort. Are we people who mourn?

Part 1 : Poverty-Stricken

Part 1 : Poverty-Stricken

Absolute poverty of spirit is the prerequisite to receiving the kingdom of God. The criteria of receiving the kingdom of God are not based on race, color, earned merits, or even zeal or wealth.

A Freedom to Choose

A Freedom to Choose

What is God calling you to today? Would you humbly say yes to His will, however tough the calling?

God Does Not Forget

God Does Not Forget

God does not forget. He works in ways we cannot understand, sometimes through miracles, for His Kingdom purposes. We are to continue to trust and serve Him faithfully.

Come and See

Come and See

God alone can change hearts, we cannot. We are only called to be pointers, directing people to Christ, so that He might change their hearts.

Keep A Watch Over My Heart Lord

Keep A Watch Over My Heart Lord

Pride is a very easy sin to fall into. We need to seek God’s grace to never forget, that all that we are is only because of Him.

An Impetus To Choose

An Impetus To Choose

Would those who are watching your life and mine, see us compromise our faith? Or would they see us take bold decisions to love and honor God, leading them to like Ruth say, ‘I want your God to be my God’

The All Sufficient Word

The All Sufficient Word

When David was in trouble, he turned to God and His Word for comfort and counsel. To whom or to what do you turn, when life’s challenges overwhelm you?

Amazing God

Amazing God

The God of David is the same God who is our God today. He continues to know each of us, all that we were, all that we are, and all that we will ever be. How will this reminder about who God is, change how you think and act, in the coming week?

The Light of God’s Word

The Light of God’s Word

God and His Word can bring light and hope in the worst of situations. Are you dwelling on His Word daily as you journey through life each day?

Comforted to Comfort

Comforted to Comfort

Are you drawing your strength daily from His Word? Is there someone the Lord is calling you to comfort, but you have been sort of running away, because you are tired yourself?

Almost isn’t Good Enough

Almost isn’t Good Enough

The Bible says, one day, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess that Christ is Lord. The question is, are we going to choose Him now or are we going to be forced to at His coming?

Do You Believe?

Do You Believe?

Do we live lives of faith, each day, knowing that, whatever we ask, we have what we asked of him?

Transformed by Him, for Him

Transformed by Him, for Him

Is yours a life completely surrendered to Christ? Christ can transform your life if you are willing to obey His call and follow Him wholeheartedly.

Remembered with Thanks

Remembered with Thanks

Are there people who pray for you with thanksgiving? Who are you praying for with gratitude?

You Are Not Alone

You Are Not Alone

You are not alone. Jesus understands. Lean on Him, your Gentle Shepherd, He will make a way for you.

Freed to Love and Serve

Freed to Love and Serve

Christ had more freedom than anyone else and yet He used His liberty to through love, serve others. How are you serving those around you?

Rare and Privileged

Rare and Privileged

God can and wants to use your unique background in special ways for His Kingdom purposes. Are you willing?

10: Choose to Wrestle

10: Choose to Wrestle

The evil one has but one aim, to defeat God’s divine purpose for your life and mine. We are to fight.

07: Divine Resource

07: Divine Resource

As you serve the Lord, are you trusting in your own might and power or are you relying on Him?

06: Unwavering Labour

06: Unwavering Labour

Would you bring to Him in prayer, the distractions and challenges that keep you from being consistent in working hard and faithfully for Him?

05: No Matter What

05: No Matter What

We have the promise of God’s presence with, so we approach the darkest valleys of our lives with the certainty that nothing can happen to us that is not permitted by our loving Father, for our good.

04: A Servant’s Confidence

04: A Servant’s Confidence

Are you able to look past the person and their words to recognize them as Satan’s weapons of battle against you? Would you accept and live by the heritage that is yours as His servant?

01: Take Up and Stand

01: Take Up and Stand

James 4:7 -Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. To resist the devil is imperative, not a choice. The devil is to be resisted. The Bible in 1 Peter 5:8 reminds us that our adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion seeking...

Audience of One: Call to Diligent Discipleship

Audience of One: Call to Diligent Discipleship

Do I get caught up in the desire for popularity or approval from people in my faith journey?

Paul reminds Timothy of the importance of choosing to please God

#DiligentDiscipleship
#GodsApproval
#PleasingGod
#Timothy
#SeekingGodsApproval
#FaithfulnessToGod
#GodFocused
#PurposefulLiving

Response of the Heart: A Psalm Through Every Season

Response of the Heart: A Psalm Through Every Season

Who, what do you turn to when life is tough? In happy times? Isaiah worshipped.
May the words of this poem encourage us to worship Him with surrendered hearts.

#FaithfulJourney
#PraiseAndResilience
#PraiseInEverySeason
#SpiritualSerenity
#JourneyToRest
#EchoesOfGratitude
#Isaiah
#WhispersOfTheSoul

In Quiet Faith We Wait

In Quiet Faith We Wait

How do you respond to times of waiting, are you able to be patient or do you prefer to take things into your own hands?
The word says – wait patiently for Him.

Part 10 – First Response

Part 10 – First Response

A prayerless Christian can wear all the pieces of the armor but will accomplish nothing because of the failure to go into battle through prayer. Prayer is the medium through which the spiritual strength and the armor of God of a Christian are activated.

Part 9 – Fight, in Him-Confidence

Part 9 – Fight, in Him-Confidence

When wielded by a servant of God, there is no enemy the Word of God, coupled with His Spirit, cannot defeat.
Take up your sword today and fight!

Part 7 – Take Up, Hold Up

Part 7 – Take Up, Hold Up

How is your faith today? Is your lack of faith leaving you vulnerable to the attacks of fear, doubt, and unbelief? Or are you holding up your shield of faith, together with other believers, to fight the fiery darts of the evil one?

Part 6 – Marching Orders

Part 6 – Marching Orders

Are my feet shod with the gospel of peace? What am I going to do differently about the situations or circumstances that are robbing me of my peace of mind, often rendering me ineffective as a soldier in battle? Who needs to hear the good news of peace from me this week?

Part 4 – Battle Ready

Part 4 – Battle Ready

How am I ensuring that my belt of truth is unbroken and firmly in place? A belt encompasses our waist, does my conviction of God’s truth encompass all areas of my life, my thoughts, and actions? 

Part 2 – Call to Action

Part 2 – Call to Action

The reason we need to put on the armor of God is to enable us to stand against the wiles of the evil one. What are the wiles of the devil?

Yielded and Confident in the Chain-Breaker

Yielded and Confident in the Chain-Breaker

Ever felt overwhelmed by mistakes, questioning your worth? Prophet Micah’s wisdom guides our response and fosters confidence amidst our repeated failures.#FaithJourney #SurrenderedFaith #FindingConfidence #DivineGrace #ReflectiveFaith #RenewedByGrace #ChristianDevotion #SpiritualResilience #Micah

Trusting God in the Midst of Questions

Trusting God in the Midst of Questions

Ever wondered why God appears silent in the midst of chaos? Hesitant to ask questions, fearing they might be impertinent? Habakkuk has timeless wisdom to share.

Walking by Faith: Own Your Promises

Walking by Faith: Own Your Promises

The Lord had an interesting conversation with Abram, after Lot and he parted ways. There are some rich truths there that are relevant for us even today.

When Fear Strikes – CPR for a Believer

When Fear Strikes – CPR for a Believer

Feeling overwhelmed by life’s battles? Ever wonder how to respond to challenging times with resilience? Jehoshaphat reminds us to confront fear with faith.

Gleaning Through the Seasons of Life

Gleaning Through the Seasons of Life

How is your daily devotion time with the Word? Are you actively learning and applying HIs truth daily?
Ruth worked hard daily, gleaning in the fields of Boaz.

I Choose: Symphony of Faith and Gratitude

I Choose: Symphony of Faith and Gratitude

From the time we wake up each day, we make choices – small, mundane, big, life-changing. May the words of this poem resonate with our prayer to choose Him daily.

On Whom Are You Leaning?: Trust in Him

On Whom Are You Leaning?: Trust in Him

What keeps you from trusting God completely today? Do you feel God does not understand or care? Or just that you can manage? There is wisdom in leaning on Him.

For Perspective, For Context

For Perspective, For Context

When you face loneliness, confusion, unsure of what to do next, what do you do? May the words of this poem remind us to turn to Him, in every context.

My Timing? My Way? Thankfully No!

My Timing? My Way? Thankfully No!

Have there been times you have questioned God’s timing or methods? Habakkuk learnt to trust God’s timing and ways, would you?

Take Position: A Journey of Surrender

Take Position: A Journey of Surrender

When you have prayed and prayed. When you have done all that you know to do, yet the answer has not come, what do you do? Habakkuk reminds us – take position.

Shut In by Faith: But Not Forgotten

Shut In by Faith: But Not Forgotten

Are there times when you feel shut in, trapped in some difficult situation? Obedient Noah was shut in too, but he was not alone or forgotten!

But Noah: Obedience the Cornerstone of Faith

But Noah: Obedience the Cornerstone of Faith

But Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord. With not a cloud in sight, never having seen rain, Noah faithfully built this thing called the ark over a span of decades! Now if that is not obedience, what is?

To Receive, Expect: Hope Against Hope

To Receive, Expect: Hope Against Hope

What promise from God seems too unbelievable for you today? Would you choose to hope against all hope, with unwavering belief, and give Him all the glory? Expect to receive. To receive, expect!

True Worship: Offering God our Best

True Worship: Offering God our Best

Are you giving God your best, or do you sometimes settle for the easiest or cheapest way to worship Him? God desires, is infinitely worthy of our true worship.

Kingdom of Love: The Invitation is Open

Kingdom of Love: The Invitation is Open

Do the demands of my busy life, work, responsibilities often drown out the soft whisper of God’s invitation? Jesus lovingly invites us to His Great Banquet.

Our Compassionate God Sees and Sets Free

Our Compassionate God Sees and Sets Free

Pause to consider how you have experienced God’s compassion. Our God is compassionate and calls us to reflect His compassion to the hurting world around us.

The All Important Question

The All Important Question

Who do you see Jesus as – a historical figure, a good teacher, a moral example to follow? This question that has eternal consequences begs an answer today.

The Unmatched Power and Might of Our God

The Unmatched Power and Might of Our God

Do I trust in God’s sovereignty, power, or do I rely on the idols of my own abilities, worldly solutions?
Our God is all powerful and worthy of all our worship!

The Ultimate Redeemer: Jesus Christ

The Ultimate Redeemer: Jesus Christ

Do you find yourself in the bondage of past mistakes or regrets? Jesus is our redeemer who has paid the price for our freedom. Would you trust Him today?

Abundant Forgiveness, Overflowing Love

Abundant Forgiveness, Overflowing Love

Guilt and shame can be crippling tools that the evil one uses to keep us from failing to fully embrace God’s forgiveness. Would you choose to come to Him today?

Sovereign God: Calls and Equips

Sovereign God: Calls and Equips

Am I allowing past mistakes, failures, and labels to limit my view of what God can do through me? God is our sovereign Way Maker, equipping those He calls.

God’s Tender Mercies: A Path to Victory

God’s Tender Mercies: A Path to Victory

Fears, doubts or feelings of insecurities are real. God understands and anchors us with tender mercies, empowering us to live in victory.
#GodsTenderMercies #WalkingInVictory #TrustingHisPromises #FindingCourage

Unfailing Mercy: God’s Lifeline

Unfailing Mercy: God’s Lifeline

We all desperately need God’s unfailing mercy. When faced with difficulties, do I genuinely turn to God in dependence and cry out to Him for deliverance?

Responding in Faith to Our Faithful God

Responding in Faith to Our Faithful God

Do you find yourself relying on your own strength and coming up short? God is faithful and not one of His promises fail. He comes through every single time.

Humility: Jesus, the Ultimate Example

Humility: Jesus, the Ultimate Example

Break free from the chains of pride and self-centeredness. Follow Jesus’ example to grow in humility, relying on the Holy Spirit to guide you daily. God is near to all who call on Him.

Ever-Present God Listens When We Call

Ever-Present God Listens When We Call

Are there times you feel disconnected from God like He is distant, uninterested, or even absent in your life?

God is near to all who call on Him.

God Cares: The Sin of Doing Nothing

God Cares: The Sin of Doing Nothing

True love is not but manifested through compassionate action, extending a helping hand to those in need. When I needed a neighbor were you there?

Embracing God’s Omniscience and Living His Word

Embracing God’s Omniscience and Living His Word

“God’s omniscience is a comforting truth. It means that no matter what we face, He already knows the outcome and has a plan in place.” – Rick Warren. Would you choose to trust Him and live out His Word?

Practicing Justice: Reflects the Heart of God

Practicing Justice: Reflects the Heart of God

Justice is not an optional add-on to our faith. It is a core component, intricately woven into the very fabric of who God is and what He desires for His creation. Am I reflecting my God by practicing justice?

God Restores: The Power of His Word

God Restores: The Power of His Word

Our God is a God not just of second chances, but many chances. Getting right with God after a time of rebellion must always begin and center on God’s word. In those moments when we feel broken, lost, or burdened by guilt, it is through the Word that we find hope and healing. It is in the promises and teachings of Scripture that we encounter the very heart of God, who longs to restore and renew us.

God Answers Faith-filled Prayers

God Answers Faith-filled Prayers

Consider the mountains you may be facing today. Persist in faith-filled prayer, knowing that He is able to move and overcome the impossible.

Our Jealous God Demands Exclusive Devotion

Our Jealous God Demands Exclusive Devotion

God’s jealousy is love in action. He refuses to share the human heart with any rival, not because He is selfish, but because He knows that our very moral life depends on our loyalty to Him.

God Heals: On the Jericho Road

God Heals: On the Jericho Road

Do I have the determination and faith of Bartimaeus to cry out to Jesus for mercy and healing in my life? Do I truly believe that God cares enough to stop and listen to every heart’s cry, including mine?

Following Jesus’ Example of Compassion

Following Jesus’ Example of Compassion

Jesus reached out to everyone, breaking down social barriers. Let’s follow His example and extend compassion to those in need. How can you show compassion today?

Finding Strength in Our Defender

Finding Strength in Our Defender

God is your strength. Stand rooted in your spiritual connection with the true God and remember He is our Way Maker, mighty in battle.

What Actually Matters: Tradition Vs Truth

What Actually Matters: Tradition Vs Truth

In our spiritual journey, let’s be wary of prioritizing man-made traditions over God’s word. Jesus teaches us that authenticity and heart condition matter more than mere appearances.

God’s Response to Rebellion: Aaron’s Rod

God’s Response to Rebellion: Aaron’s Rod

Aaron’s rod not only sprouted but budded, blossomed, and yielded ripe almonds – a miracle only God could perform. Not a small sign, but a vivid display of His approval of Aaron’s leadership.

The Divine Farmer: What is Your Soil?

The Divine Farmer: What is Your Soil?

Let’s connect with fellow believers, encourage each other, and pray for spiritual nourishment. Remember, our God, the Divine Farmer, sows His word to all.

First Job of A Disciple: Be with Jesus

First Job of A Disciple: Be with Jesus

Being with Jesus is vital for our spiritual growth and well-being. As we remain in Him, we bear fruit, find rest, and learn from Him as our teacher and guide.

Food Laws in the Bible: Their Significance Today?

Food Laws in the Bible: Their Significance Today?

The prohibition of certain foods as unclean was a temporary part of God’s way of making Israel distinct from the nations of the world. With the coming of Christ, God’s people, are no longer political-ethnic people like the Jews, but a global people, from every tribe and language ethnicity and race.

God’s Holiness and Our Call to Be Holy

God’s Holiness and Our Call to Be Holy

Leviticus 1:1 opens with God calling Moses to speak with him from the tent of meeting. God’s holiness is emphasized throughout the book, and He calls His people to be holy too.

The Wideness of God’s Grace

The Wideness of God’s Grace

Jesus’ sacrifice was ultimate and perfect. He gave His very life and the last drop of His blood for you and me.

Jesus, the Cornerstone of God’s Kingdom

Jesus, the Cornerstone of God’s Kingdom

The religious leaders rejected Him, the Roman leaders crucified Him, the Jewish multitudes chose another, and the disciples cowered in fear. What is your response to Jesus the Cornerstone?

Eternal Life: Why It Cannot Be Earned

Eternal Life: Why It Cannot Be Earned

Eternal life is a divine gift from God, given to those who place their trust in Jesus as their Savior. It’s not something you can earn through good deeds.

On Eagle’s Wings

On Eagle’s Wings

God chose to send His Son into the world to rescue us so that we may be His people, His treasured possession to have fellowship with Him. He carries us on eagle’s wings.

What in Your Life Needs To Be Undone?

What in Your Life Needs To Be Undone?

Isaiah felt undone, and rightly so when he saw the vision of God. Undone is not a bad place to be. God will never do anything with us till he has first of all undone us.

When the Battles of Life Loom Large

When the Battles of Life Loom Large

Being still, especially in times of crisis, can be very tough. We may be worried and frustrated but remember this God fights your battles.

God’s Unmerited Favor

God’s Unmerited Favor

The persistent and unyielding faith of the gentle woman, even when it seemed otherwise, led to her daughter’s healing. Let’s remember to remain steadfast in our faith and trust in God’s grace, regardless of the challenges we face.

Why Did Jesus Have to Die?

Why Did Jesus Have to Die?

Jesus Christ, our Passover, the sinless, spotless One died to pay the price to rescue you and me from sin and death once and for all

Who Do You Say I Am?

Who Do You Say I Am?

Is Jesus your personal Savior? Do you believe He is truly the Son of God? How is knowing Jesus personally, affecting your life each day?

The Bottom Line

The Bottom Line

Murders begin not with the dagger, but with the malice of the soul. Adulteries and fornications are first gloated over in the heart before they are enacted by the body.

Whom Does God Call?

Whom Does God Call?

God continues to call people, weak and imperfect, to fulfill His divine purposes.Do you like Moses feel overwhelmed and inadequate for what God is calling you to do today?

Can We Trust God in Difficult Times?

Can We Trust God in Difficult Times?

Joseph’s wise preparation for the famine saved his family in Canaan from difficult times, ensuring the eventual birth of Jesus, the Messiah, and the salvation of humanity from sin.

Divine Calling: Embracing God’s Equipping for Service

Divine Calling: Embracing God’s Equipping for Service

God continues to invite people to share the gospel with a needy world. He doesn’t call those who are already equipped, but rather equips those He calls. Despite their weaknesses, He empowers them to accomplish remarkable feats for Him.

A Life that is Led: A Tale of Faith

A Life that is Led: A Tale of Faith

Can you really know God and His ways? Do you expect God to answer when you pray? Are you walking by faith ? A life that is led is a prayerful life.

My Lighthouse

My Lighthouse

When times of pain and loneliness seem to darken your day, choose to fix your eyes on the Lighthouse of your soul!

#HopeInTheDark #FindingStrength #EmbracingHope #FaithOverFear

What in Your Life Needs To Be Undone?

Read: Matthew 18:1-20 Matthew 18:8 - If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life maimed or crippled than to have two hands or two feet and be thrown into eternal fire. God is holy and calls us to be...

Where Can We Find Comfort in Troubled Times?

Where Can We Find Comfort in Troubled Times?

Our God is a God of compassion, He cares deeply and is concerned for you and me. He wants to give you comfort. However, in times of difficulty and hardship we may find it difficult to remember this.

You are Valued and Worth a Stop: Voice, Not Noise

You are Valued and Worth a Stop: Voice, Not Noise

Do you feel overlooked, rejected, unheard, unimportant, seeking a breakthrough? Our God cares to stop, listen to our cry. He knows your name, hears your voice.

ValuedByGod #VoiceNotNoise #GodsLoveForAll #PersistentFaith