“I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety” (Psalms 4:8). Too often, we find ourselves in need of help. At times help is readily available. Other times, help is nowhere to be found. And, often we realise that there is but one place our help … [Read more…]
“Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up and yielded a crop, a hundred times more than was sown.” When he said this, he called out, “He who has ears to hear, let him hear” (Luke 8:8). The Bible has quite a lot to say about hearing. Today we will explore some of … [Read more…]
“Then God opened her eyes and she saw a well of water. So she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink” (Genesis 21:19). The OT has two parallel functions: -the history of the Jewish nation and a pointer to Christ (Galatians 3:24). No doubt, we are more familiar with … [Read more…]
”And they devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. And day by day, attending the temple together and breaking bread in their homes, they received their food with glad and generous hearts…” (Acts 2:42; 46). This is a “classic” passage, giving us a vivid picture … [Read more…]
“When Jacob awoke from his sleep, he thought, “Surely the LORD is in this place, and I was not aware of it. He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God; this is the gate of heaven” (Genesis 28:16, 17). The present reality and the … [Read more…]
“On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoplesa feast of rich food, a feast of well-aged wine, of rich food full of marrow, of aged wine well refined” (Isaiah 25:6). One important aspect of the future kingdom of God is a banquet…a feast…a table (Matthew 8:11; 26:29; Revelation 19:6-10). The table: … [Read more…]
“Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose” (Phil. 2:12-13). Is the Christian life … [Read more…]
“Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is” (1John 3:2). As soon as we are born again/born from above, we start the growth process … [Read more…]
“Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know” (Acts 2:22). Let us have an exercise in imagination. Imagine: You live during those eventful times following Jesus’ crucifixion, resurrection and ascension. … [Read more…]
“Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel…” (Philippians 1:27). It looks like … [Read more…]