Talk about the 7 wonders of the world and I will talk of the 8th; Modern Man! From the mastery of microbes of nature to the exploration of the deep abyss and the space far beyond, the ingenuity of man is truly awesome and breath-taking. If you doubt it, try telling it to the medieval …
Continue reading GUEST POST | TRUE WISDOM: SAVING THE “TITANIC”
The woman who touched Jesus’s garment to be healed had an imperfect, almost superstitious faith. But it was genuine, and it was directed toward the right Person. Jesus therefore healed her. This is a beautiful picture of the helpless sinner receiving salvation, even though his faith is faltering and limited in knowledge. In 1957 Watson …
Our role in God’s redemptive purpose is purely by His grace and according to the good pleasure of His will. No one gets to choose where he or she wants to be in Christ because actually we were created anew in Christ and chosen in Him even before the foundation of the world. Ephesians 1:4 “According as he …
Think back to your wedding day. For the man, you probably stood at the front of the church waiting to see your bride for the first time in her wedding dress. And then when she appeared you nearly, or possibly actually did, cry thinking how beautiful she looked. For the bride, she became obsessed with …
The past few days has been exhausting over here. All of my three children are unwell and our nights have been about me waking up every hour to check on their body temperatures and give calpol when needed. My husband and i are walking about like zombies because we are very tired. On top of …
So we must listen very carefully to the truth we have heard, or we may drift away from it. Hebrews 2:1 The bible does say that in the last days, the love of many will wax cold. Apart from the big names coming out to denounce their faith or those questioning the authenticity of the …
Have you discovered that it doesn't really take a lot to sin? I mean you don't have to go out of your way to look for something that will make you stumble. These things are around us wherever we turn. One of the tactics the devil uses to make us sin is to make what …
“Fear of the Lord is the foundation of wisdom. Knowledge of the Holy One results in good judgment.” Proverbs 9:10 NLT Wisdom outside Christ isn't pure. When looked into deeply, we will be able to see selfishness hidden inside such wisdom. The one from Christ isn't so. It is pure, selfless and true. The second …
I tried to move on to the next hero of faith as promised in my last post. However i can't seem to rush past the messages embedded in Hebrews 11:13-16. These people all died controlled and sustained by their faith, but not having received the tangible fulfillment of [God’s] promises, only having seen it and greeted it from a …
Continue reading Heroes & Heroines of Faith Series: Reflection on the Study so Far
I was inspired by the daily prompt yesterday (deny) to write this post. Immediately i saw it, the scripture below came to my mind and i have been pondering on it. "Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me." …
Grace Over Pain 