Psalm 103:1

 I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto thee, O Lord, will I sing.

In 1924, two climbers were part of an expedition that set out to conquer Mount Everest. As far as is known, they never reached the summit; and they never returned. After the failure of the expedition, the rest of the party returned home. Addressing a meeting in London, one of those who returned described the ill-fated adventure. He then turned to a huge photograph of Mount Everest, mounted on the wall behind him.

"Everest," he cried, "we tried to conquer you once, but you overpowered us. We tried to conquer you a second time, but again you were too much for us. But, Everest, I want you to know that we are going to conquer you, for you can't grow any bigger, and we can!"  

When we are in troubles and it seems dark, let us be more ready and willing to grow our faith in the Lord. Our problems won't grow bigger but our faith can always grow bigger than any problem we are going to face. Let us be reminded of this psalm to sing of the Lord's mercy and judgment amidst the trials we are in. When faith is placed in a dark room, it creates notes on the wall to exclaim the goodness of the Lord like what Paul and Silas did.

There is always victory in Jesus as faith conquers fleshly desires, carnal reasons, and the sea of despair. Faith sings unto the Lord of grace notes and melodies as the storm passes by. We are expected to conquer for faith does.

Job 40:12

Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place. 

Today's Thought: Pride is always an ingredient for destruction.

The story is told of two women in Shanghai who were discussing the topic of pride and began to wonder if Hudson Taylor was ever tempted to be prideful because of his many accomplishments. One of the women decided to ask Taylor’s wife, Maria, about it. Maria promised the woman that she would find out. When Mrs. Taylor asked her husband if he was ever tempted to be proud, he was surprised. “Proud about what?” he asked. “About all of the things you have done,” his wife explained. Taylor responded, “I never knew I had done anything.” (Knight’s Master Book of New Illustrations, Walter Knight)

In every fall of man, pride is always a sure ingredient present. When one becomes over confident, he becomes complacent. Pride is always there. When one trusts too much on himself, he finds himself not needing others. Pride is always there. Pride is an element that destroys and ruins the person who bears it. It is also an element that kills spiritual growth, stops godly virtues, and destroys goodly appearances.

A sudden and heavy fall is the sure next thing after pride. It brings a person low because pride is a heavy taskmaster. It makes you forget who the Lord is. It makes you think you are greater than the Creator of the Universe, the Saviour of your soul.

Psalm 19:7

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple.

Today's Thought: The Word of God is the most effective tool to make a person better.



In trusting the Lord, one must trust His word. But how can you trust which you don't know? This is the reason it is very vital for every Christian to read the Word of God to know the precepts and commandments of the Lord as well as the riches of His promises. Through this, one will know how to trust the Word of God and how to put confidence in the Lord.


In this passage of the scripture, David exalts the Word of God. The Word of God is effective in converting the soul of man. It is sufficient in the work of salvation and in spiritual development of man. It also works in making wise the simple as the Word of God is trustworthy in its precepts. Furthermore, David exclaims how the Word of God makes the heart rejoice and how it enlightens the eyes of every man who reads and meditates on it.

The Word of God is paralleled with the grandeur and beauty of the Lord. If one wants to praise the Lord, He must also treat the Word of God with praise. Let us learn to draw near to God by drawing near to His Word.

Daniel 5:27

TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

Today's Thought:  We must be ready to give account of our lives before the Lord.


Daniel 5 speaks of the doom of Belshazzar. It was an utter devastation of the kingdom and the death of the king himself as well as those who attended his party. The Bible is very clear on the predicate of the destruction and judgment: Belshazzar did not give reverence to the Lord, lest to the sacred vessels used in the temple which he defiled with wines and strong drink during his lavish party.


We must remember that the Lord is a God of knowledge. He weighs all actions and decisions. That which seemed good and esteemed by men may be abomination in the sight of the Lord. The Lord looks more than appearance as men do. God looks at our hearts and He weights all our actions and decisions based on the intent of our hearts.



Knowing the terror of the Lord, it is should be our desire that when we are weighed by the Lord, He will not find us wanting, but He will find us enough. Even more, as much as we know that we can never meet the standard of holiness of the Lord, let us seek His grace and dwell in His mercy and compassion.

Mark 2:4

And when they could not come nigh unto him for the press, they uncovered the roof where he was: and when they had broken it up, they let down the bed wherein the sick of the palsy lay.

Today's Thought:  Faith finds ways to reach the presence of God.

The world has seen several inventions and innovations over the years. It is the era of knowledge-economy; the era of technological advancements. It seems that seemingly hard to penetrate barriers are cracking down as bombarded by new thoughts and ideas. Invention is always the child of needs. In the passage, the friends of the palsied man did not allow the barrier to stop them from reaching the Lord.

It is always impossible to please God without faith; and it is always necessary to seek God diligently. We cannot just speak of faith and let our faith alone. There is a need to toil and work on our faith to allow the grace of God to work on our faith and make it grow from the small mustard seed to the one that can move mountains. If we need to break roofs and windows for our faith to perform some great feats, then break we must.

The Lord is always willing to help us do wonderful things we could never imagine, but it needs the eyes and heart of faith. We should not allow any obstacle to stop from reaching the Lord. We must uncover our roofs to bring our needs to Him.