Category: Notes from Life

Luke 22:31-32 ICB [31] “Satan has asked to test all of you as a farmer tests his wheat. Simon, Simon, [32] I have prayed that you will not lose your faith! Help your brothers be stronger when you come back to me.” This verse is so comforting yet so profound. Jesus doesn’t say “if you…

Hebrews 9:14 NIrV [14] But Christ offered himself to God without any flaw. He did this through the power of the eternal Holy Spirit. So how much cleaner will the blood of Christ make us! It washes away our feelings of guilt for committing sin. Sin always leads to death. But now we can serve…

Psalms 115:4-8 ICB “Their idols are made of silver and gold. They are made by human hands. They have mouths, but they cannot speak. They have eyes, but they cannot see. They have ears, but they cannot hear. They have noses, but they cannot smell. They have hands, but they cannot feel. They have feet,…

2 Peter 1:3 (ICB): “Jesus has the power of God. His power has given us everything we need to live and to serve God. We have these things because we know him. Jesus called us by his glory and goodness.” I find myself stuck here. This often happens when I’m reading the Bible—something strikes me…

The Proverbs 31 woman sounds so incredible, especially when you read it in The Message version: Proverbs 31:10-31 MSG “A good woman is hard to find, and worth far more than diamonds. Her husband trusts her without reserve, and never has reason to regret it. Never spiteful, she treats him generously all her life long….

Genesis 2:16-17 MSG [16-17] God commanded the Man, “You can eat from any tree in the garden, except from the Tree-of-Knowledge-of-Good-and-Evil. Don’t eat from it. The moment you eat from that tree, you’re dead.” Man was commanded to eat freely from any tree in the Garden of Eden, including the Tree of Life. Imagine if…

Today, I want to share with you about my favourite Bible version—the New Living Translation (NLT). The reason I love this version is because of how easy it makes it to read the Bible. I enjoy reading and exploring different versions, but I always find myself coming back to the NLT. It helps me engage…

1 Samuel 2:12 (NLT) states, “Now the sons of Eli were scoundrels who had no respect for the Lord.” Let me emphasize, I’m not the one calling them scoundrels—it is Jesus Himself. Jesus, the Word of God, uses this term to describe them. I looked up the meaning of a scoundrel, and it describes someone…

Matthew 18:21-22 NLT “Then Peter came to him and asked, ‘Lord, how often should I forgive someone who sins against me? Seven times?’ ‘No, not seven times,’ Jesus replied, ‘but seventy times seven!’” When Peter asked Jesus about forgiveness, he likely thought seven times was generous. After all, forgiving someone repeatedly isn’t easy. But Jesus’…