by Janina Marie Rivera | Jul 6, 2021 | Blog
Rachel was about to die, but with her last breath she named the baby Ben-oni (which means “son of my sorrow”). The baby’s father, however, called him Benjamin (which means “son of my right hand”). Genesis 35:18 Labels that Hurt In life, we encounter many hurtful words...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jun 28, 2021 | Blog
Give us this day our daily bread. Matthew 6:11 We need food to survive, and the Lord knows this. When we don’t eat, chances are we feel lousy, irritable, hungry, forgetful, and angry. While mulling over Matthew 6:11, one of the things that struck me was how we can...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jun 23, 2021 | Blog
When Jesus had finished speaking, He said to Simon, “Put out into deep water and let down your nets for a catch.” “Master,” Simon replied, “we have worked hard all night without catching anything. But because You say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jun 14, 2021 | Blog
When I find myself getting bone-weary from the hustle and bustle of life, I go back to one of my favorite Scriptures, Psalm 23. The first three verses say– The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet...
by Janina Marie Rivera | Jun 8, 2021 | Blog
So he [Jesus] replied to the messengers, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor. Blessed is the...
by Janina Marie Rivera | May 31, 2021 | Blog
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) John 4:7-8 How many of us carry a stigma from the past, believing that we cannot serve the Lord because of what we’ve done?...
