Posts by Anita Wong

Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) “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. The past could stop you from moving forward. Don’t dwell on it! Whether failure or glory. To dwell on something is to think or talk about it for a long time, and repetitively. (adapted from merriam-webster.com) This signifies a fixation or inability to…

So when Jesus had received the sour wine,He said, “It is finished!” And bowing His head, He gave up His spirit. John 19:30 (NKJ) Someone said, ‘Consider the work of Calvary. A perfect work, perfect in every respect, perfect in every aspect.’ One of the last utterances of Jesus on the cross was: ‘It is finished.’ In Greek, it’s just one word: tetelestai. But it’s the perfect tense of a verb that means to do something perfectly. It could be…

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep.“At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s…

Psalm 50:23“He who offers a sacrifice of thanksgiving honours Me; And to him who orders his way arightI shall show the salvation of God.”    – NASB The life that pleases Me is a life lived in the gratitude of grace,always choosing to walk with Me in what is right.This is the sacrifice I desire from you.If you do this, more of my salvationwill unfold for you.”       – The Passion Translation The theme for today’s devotion “Sacrifice of Thanksgiving” is adapted…

My people are destroyed from lack of knowledge.“Because you have rejected knowledge,    I also reject you as my priests;because you have ignored the law of your God,    I also will ignore your children. – (Hosea 4:6 NIV) Return, Israel, to the Lord your God… “I will heal their waywardness and love them freely,    for my anger has turned away from them. I will be like the dew to Israel; he will blossom like a lily. – (Hosea 14:1, 4-5 NIV) Hosea prophesied during the time of the Divided Kingdom of…

Acts 20:35 – In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus Himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’” (NIV) Romans 8:32 – He who did not withhold or spare [even] His own Son but gave Him up for us all, will He not also with Him freely and graciously give us all [other] things?(AMPC – Amplified Bible Classic Edition)…

Psalms 23 (NIV) The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing.    He makes me lie down in green pastures,He leads me beside quiet waters, He refreshes my soul.He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake.Even though I walk through the darkest valley,I will fear no evil, for You are with me;Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely Your goodness and love will follow me all the days of…

Philippians 4:6-7 (NIV)6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. “Do not be anxious …” – note that this is a command. Not an option. And God has given us the power to say “no” to worry and anxiety. Science has confirmed…

Even the youths shall faint and be weary,And the young men shall utterly fall,31 But those who wait on the LORDShall renew their strength;They shall mount up with wings like eagles,They shall run and not be weary,They shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:30-31) And being assembled together with them,He commanded them not to depart from Jerusalem,but to wait for the Promise of the Father (Acts 1:4) Waiting on God is a command that is found in both Old Testament…

They say adversity can either make you better or bitter. What makes the difference? Three things are helpful to propel us into the better. Be aware of God’s purposes.It doesn’t take a prophet to know that God has a plan in this period of Covid-19. All believers agree that He is re-setting the world. Hebrews 12:26-27 – At that time his voice shook the earth, but now he has promised, “Once more I will shake not only the earth but…

Galatians 6: 7-107 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. v. 7…

Isaiah 11:1-5 (NIV) A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse;    from his roots a Branch will bear fruit.2 The Spirit of the Lord will rest on Him—    the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,    the Spirit of counsel and of might,    the Spirit of the knowledge and fear of the Lord—3 and He will delight in the fear of the Lord.He will not judge by what He sees with His eyes,    or decide by what He hears with His ears;4 but with righteousness He will judge the needy,    with justice He will give decisions for the poor of the…