by Marie | Jul 15, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
One of the characteristics of God is that He is good. When the rich young man approaches Jesus in Matthew chapter 19, He asks what good deeds he must do to have eternal life. And Jesus responds in part by saying there is only “one who is good” (v17). This is God. God’s goodness can be seen in two aspects. God’s Moral Perfection: First, God is morally perfect. We can think of goodness in a moral sense of what is right being good, and wrong being bad. In Psalms 92:15, the psalmist declares there is no unrighteousness in God. Thus, God is perfectly good and righteous. God’s Unfailing Love: Second, God’s goodness is deeply intertwined with his love. In Psalm 106, “Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!” Meditation: “But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” – Romans 5:8 Also Read: Men in the Bible: A Man of Considerable Goodwill The Myth of Omnipresence (1): The 5 Places God Always Is Overwhelmed Great Truths Adults Learned I Passed a Professional Exam and Got a Job After 10 Years You can now partner with the Daily Dew Ministry by clicking here.
by Marie | Jul 14, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
A husband and wife were invited to spend the weekend at the husband’s employer’s home. The wife was nervous about the weekend. The boss was very wealthy, with a fine home on the waterway, and cars costing more than her house. The first day and evening went well, and she was delighted to have this rare glimpse into how the very wealthy live. The husband’s employer was quite generous as a host, and took them to the finest restaurants. The wife knew she would never have the opportunity to indulge in this kind of extravagance again, so was enjoying herself immensely. As the three of them were about to enter an exclusive restaurant that evening, the boss was walking slightly ahead of her and her husband. He stopped suddenly, looking down on the pavement for a long, silent moment. The wife wondered if she was supposed to pass him. There was nothing on the ground except a single darkened penny that someone had dropped, and a few cigarette butts Still silent, the man reached down and picked up the penny. He held it up and smiled, then put it in his pocket as if he had found a great treasure. How absurd! What need did this man have for a single penny? Why would he even take the time to
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by Marie | Jul 12, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point he asked: “Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me?” His grandmother stopped writing her letter and said to her grandson: “I am writing about you, actually, but more important than the words is the pencil I’m using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.” Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn’t seem very special. “But it’s just like any other pencil I’ve ever seen!” ‘That depends on how you look at things. It has five qualities which, if you manage to hang on them, will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.” “First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to His will.” “Second quality: now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpener. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.” ‘Third quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes.
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by Marie | Jul 11, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
Finally, about a week into summer, the tiny plant poked its head above the soil and drank in the rays of sunlight. Every day, it grew taller and stronger as Mary Em cared for it. The small plant quickly grew and soon bloomed into a beautiful red poppy, just like the ones Gram had grown in her garden! Mary Em loved to wake up to the little flower every morning. It was like hearing Gram say “I love you” every day. But then one morning, the poppy began to droop and hang its head. Mary Em watered it more and moved it to a sunnier spot. Despite all her efforts, though, the little poppy shrivelled and died. Mary Em couldn’t bear to throw it away. She just left it there on her windowsill. Now it brought sad thoughts–thoughts of Gram’s sickness and death. Many weeks later, the air began to chill, and the leaves started to fall from the trees. Winter was on its way. Mary Em decided it was time to throw out the remains of the little poppy. As she did, though, tiny black specks began to fall. They were seeds! That is when Mary Em remembered what Gram had said – “Winter may come, but that just means Spring is on its way.” With this thought, Mary
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by Marie | Jul 10, 2025 | Archives, Inspiration
The gift was simple…the gift was small… But the promise it held was larger than life! What made it so special was that it was a gift from Mary Em’s grandmother. Gram had wrapped it in a beautiful scrap of red silk scarf. Mary Em rushed to open it, but when the gift fell out, she just looked at it. It was just a seed – a tiny black seed. Why did Gram leave her a seed before she died? Mary Em was eight, and her Gram had said she would be leaving soon on a trip to Heaven. Gram assured her that before she left, she would leave her a special gift…a gift beyond imagination. The little girl clung to the promise of the gift as she saw her grandmother begin to fade away. The cancer had made her so thin and frail, but Gram still smiled and said Jesus would be traveling with her on this trip. Even now, two weeks after Gram had left on her “new journey”, as she had called it, Mary Em clung to the promise. But a seed…? What had Gram been thinking? Tears of disappointment began to drip down Mary Em’s face. She had hoped for more. But what was there left to do now, except to plant the tiny seed. An
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