If only we prayed as much as we complained…
9 Now Jabez was more honorable than his brothers, and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, “Because I bore him in pain.” 10 And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh, that You would…
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They tried to bury me but didn’t know I am a seed
They tried to bury me but didn’t know that I was a seed. You keep pushing a man so hard, and someday, you’ll push him into fortunes. Cabiojinia Jacob called…
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause
I would seek unto God, and unto God would I commit my cause: Which doeth great things and unsearchable; marvellous things without number: He shall deliver thee in six troubles:…
Why you should bless the people that curse you.
One of the things evidenced in Deuteronomy 23 was God demanding that people like Balak and Balaam never be allowed into the Lord’s assembly because they cursed Israel. No Ammonite…
The Good Samaritan: Understanding the concept of true neighbourhood
In Palestine, there were no farmhouses scattered over the agricultural areas; the people, gathered in villages, went to and fro to their business. So, domestic life involved a wider range of people than simply a few neighbours living in the same farmhouse or near farmhouses.
Learning the tongue of the Chaldeans: Part 7 of Divine Influencers
Daniel 1: 4 “Children in whom was no blemish, but well favoured, and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability in them to…
The Curse of Instability: Reuben as a case study
The position of a firstborn in Israel, just like in some families today, was one of honour that comes with her privilege as well as responsibilities. To give you a picture of how valued that position was, recall the weeping of Esau after that Jacob had cunningly taken his blessings. The famous "he that opens the womb."So, Reuben was the firstborn of Jacob and hadn’t any supplanter lurking to steal his blessings. But there was this character, this unstable nature that would deny him his rightful blessings forever.
Stages of Christian Growth and Maturity
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4:8-9).
Perfect in love
Matthew 5:48 “Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect.” This verse contains the important teaching of Jesus as part of the sermon on the Mount. In this article…
My History is Not My Destiny!
Run After your destiny To you that come from a poor home where eating three times per day is simply Utopian. To You that don’t know what it means to…
The imprisoned mind.
The imprisoned mind Our mind is a battleground, where the most ferocious battles take place every single second, and until someone or something controls your mind, that person or thing…