by Janina Marie Rivera | Mar 23, 2021 | Blog
“If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain back for your starving households.” Genesis 42:19 Joseph’s life was filled with injustice and pain. He was sold as a slave by his own brothers, an act that...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Mar 16, 2021 | Blog
“When his brothers saw that their father loved him more than any of them, they hated him and could not speak a kind word to him.” Genesis 37:4 When we look at the story of Joseph and the reason why his brothers hated him, we realize just how dangerous envy is. It...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog
Then God said to him in the dream, “Yes, I know you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against me. That is why I did not let you touch her.Now return the man’s wife, for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you and you will live....
by Janina Marie Rivera | Feb 22, 2021 | Blog
The heart is the most common shape when it comes to love. However, as I ponder on the nature of love with all its ups and downs, I cannot help but be drawn to the circle. It is the shape of a ring, after all, which we put around the fourth finger to signify a marriage...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Feb 9, 2021 | Blog
“And today, though I am the anointed king, I am weak…” – 2 Samuel 3:39a There will be days of weaknesses in our lives, such as what David experienced when Joab killed Abner— an action that dashed out plans (at least initially) in the move to unite Israel with...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog
Naaman’s servants went to him and said, “My father, if the prophet had told you to do some great thing, would you not have done it? How much more, then, when he tells you, ‘Wash and be cleansed’!” – 2 Kings 5:13 How infectious is our faith? What would have...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jan 25, 2021 | Blog
Abraham wanted a child. He dreamed of a child. He told the Lord very honestly in chapter 15 of Genesis that his servant Eliezar would inherit his estate since he had no heir from his own body. It was a logical statement since it had been some time ago when Abraham...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jan 18, 2021 | Blog
And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 2 Corinthians. 12:9 There are certain sicknesses that overwhelm us...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Dec 31, 2020 | Blog
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:18-19 New things for the new year— why not ask God for HIS new...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Dec 22, 2020 | Blog
You will make known to me the way of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; in Your right hand there are pleasures forever. Psalm 16:11 One of the things 2020 did was to challenge us all, not just physically, but emotionally as well. There was the tension of...
