‘Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.’ Galatians 5:26 Apostle Paul cautioned the early church about envy, and it’s still a problem today! Your co-worker gets a raise, a friend’s wins a scholarship, and a neighbour takes a dream holiday. Do you rejoice with them or […]
‘The Spirit of truth … will lead you … and … tell you what is to come.’ John 16:13 Making decisions without seeking God’s guidance is like trying to fly without radar and a compass! You can do what makes sense based on your past knowledge and experience, but what […]
‘“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.” But God has revealed them to us through His Spirit’ 1 Corinthians 2:9-10. The Holy Spirit compensates for our sensory limits by enabling us […]
“Then he prayed, “O LORD, God of my master Abraham, give me success today, and show kindness to my master Abraham.” – Genesis 24:12 In the book “Growing strong in the Seasons of Life”, Charles Swindoll tells a story about the 19th Century agnostic Thomas Huxley. The story goes like […]
“Prepare me the kind of tasty food I like and bring it to me to eat so that I may give you my blessing before I die.” – Genesis 27:4 John Ortberg Jr. was the pastor of Menlo Church in Menlo Park, California. In his book “All the Places to […]
“Walk in love as Christ also has loved us.” Ephesians 5:2 Spiritual healing takes place when you’re able to confess your problem to someone mature enough to handle it and committed enough to not give up on you. What does it mean to walk in love? 1. To be confident […]
“Abram believed the LORD, and he credited it to him as righteousness.” – Genesis 15:6 Jing Kong is a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and principal investigator in the Research Laboratory of Electronics (RLE) at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Jing, who grew up […]
“But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he […]
“Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” And the two of them went on together.” Genesis 22:8 The lamb represented the continual process of God rescuing His people from oppression. When the Israelites were slaves in Egypt, God told the people to take […]
‘God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.’ 1 John 4:16 The word ‘love’ means different things to different people. You can love your friend, your partner, your country, your dog, your new mobile phone, your laptop and your apartment. But you […]
‘For a righteous person falls seven times and rises again …’ Proverbs 24:16 When it comes to handling relationships, we all have our pluses and minuses, strengths and weaknesses. So to survive and flourish in a relationship, we must learn to persevere. Even when we have done the best we […]
‘I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made …’ Psalm 139:14 Could life as we know it – plant, animal, and human life – have spontaneously happened by chance? Could our amazing solar system be the result of an accident? The more advanced science becomes, the more […]
‘By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.’ Hebrews 11:3 Each human cell, and we have up to 100 trillion, contain a database larger than the Encyclopedia Britannica! Could all that have originated […]
‘When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.’ Proverbs 21:11 Whether in your personal life or your career, learning how to communicate with others is essential to success and happiness in a relationship. Apart from obtaining facts, communication should deliver a way to gain some understanding into the heart and […]
“Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” Genesis 6:22 In the book “Practice Resurrection”, Eugene H. Peterson writes: “God speaks the decisive word that puts us on the way, the road. The path of life. The Hebrew word for Bible is Miqra, a noun formed from the verb “to […]