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"The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous. Proverbs 15:29" Devotion : The wicked represents any person who does not have the fear of God (a sinner,  a disobedient).     The wicked gives no respect to God and His Word. He or she lives to please himself or herself. If the wicked dare to pray they will pray to devils and demons. Due to the character of the wicked God is far from them.    On the contrary God is closer to the righteous and hears their prayers. The righteous are those who are born again; those who have respect for the Word of God and have believed the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.     God has given man to  choose either to be righteous or wicked. Won't you rather chose obedience than disobedience? The ball is in your court.  Share your views with us Send your prayer request too. http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kjvstudybible.bible.kjv.bibleverses.bibleoffline

"It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman/man and in a wide house. Proverbs 25:24" Devotion : People who are single desiring to get married must desire to live a peaceful, joyous life with a partner prayerfully chosen. There's no short route to fulfilled life than to have a lovely family. Only God can make it happen, that's why you must go on your knees and tell God to reveal your flesh of flesh and bone of bone to you. The God pattern can be found in Genesis 24: 12-14 (please read the whole chapter).   The opening scripture explains that we marry "to be happy", but marriage could be our worst nightmare if we marry the wrong person and one will say it would have been better to enjoy singleness in the rooftop room than live miserably with a quarrelsome  and noisy partner in a big mansion.   Let us seek the guidance of God when choosing a life partner.   Dear reader, are you single or married? Meanwhile enjoy your s...

"It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman. Proverbs 21:19" Devotion : This scripture gives a guideline to unmarried men and women who want to get married so they could choose carefully.   A wilderness is a desert, a place of loneliness, drought, and scarcity. A contentious and angry man/woman is a kind who delights in arguing, quarrelling, fighting, and anger.    A single person would prefer the wilderness to contentious and angry man/woman. It is just simple logic that everyone will choose peace over war.     Dear reader, are you single? Then this scripture is a guide for you to choose carefully. Share your thoughts here! http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kjvstudybible.bible.kjv.bibleverses.bibleoffline

"There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up. Proverbs 21:20" Devotion : The scripture above gives a distinction between the wise and the fool; it gives one quality of the wise which the fool despises. This quality is the ability to save. The wise has a consistent habit of saving a portion of what he earns but the fool has a habit of spending everything he earns. Even when the fool is bequeathed with treasures he squanders it even to the extent of squandering what is not his. Dear reader, do you save part of your earnings and do you give to the needy? What percentage of your income do you save? A simple approach is to save minimum of 15% of your income. No matter how small your income is, pay tithe first then save 15% before you spend the rest. Do not plan to save remnant it will not be enough. Let's have your opinion and send your prayer request to this page. Stay blessed. http://play.google.com/store/apps/details...

"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7" Devotion : This scripture makes us understand that the fear of God is knowledge. This fear is not because God is evil, NO, but because we know what He can do and undo. An example when we were children we were afraid of our parents not because they will harm us but because they loved us and we don't want to offend them. Same here God loves us even before we know Him, it is only proper that we fear(REVERE) HIM. To reverence Him we must know Him by accepting His free gift of Jesus Christ into our lives as Our Lord and Saviour. This is the beginning of knowledge and it of utmost importance to successful Christian life. Before any person would fear God or give God reverence, he might have had a prior knowledge of Him through the word of God. We therefore need to attend fellowship with other children of God.   This knowledge a person receives from God leads to the wisdom...

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6" Devotion : Children are the heritage of God and the fruit of the womb is His reward, Psalms 127:3. Parents have the responsibility toward God by first of all knowing the way their children are expected to go and secondly, training them in that way.  The Word of God is the basis of that training; in other words it is the sure way to go. Parents and guardians are encouraged to know the scriptures and create the enabling environment to teach their children the scriptures.  The scriptures will direct the children in their choice toward school, career, marriage, etc.    Share your thoughts here! http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=kjvstudybible.bible.kjv.bibleverses.bibleoffline

“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” John 14:27 (KJV) Beloved, there are two kinds of peace according to the words of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ: the Jesus kind of peace and the world kind of peace. Which one do you want? If you are living in the peace of Jesus Christ, your heart will not be troubled; neither will your heart be afraid. In other words, the peace of Christ Jesus heals us from anxiety and fear (Hebrews 2:15). On the other hand, those who will reject Jesus Christ have chosen the peace of the world; they should prepare to have a troubled heart and a life of fear. Dear beloved, which of the two kinds of peace will you choose? Go in for the peace of Christ Jesus and enjoy eternal peace without any limit whatsoever. Remember, the atmosphere of peace will enhance your growth, development, and prosperity. Praise the Lord! Be an overcomer! Prayer Point: Dear Lo...