“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. Mark 11:22 Without a doubt, in our days, knowledge has increased greatly as prophesied in Daniel 12:4, yet Jesus said in Luke 18:8, “…when the Son of man returns, shall he find faith on the earth?”, this suggests that as knowledge increases in the last […]
“Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love – Isaac – and go to the region of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.” Genesis 22:2 When God told Abraham to offer up his son, Issac, the word […]
“Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you that everyone who commits sin is a slave of sin.” John 8:34 Some people tend to look at Christians with pity because they cannot do the worldly things they do. They pride themselves on being free. Free to do as they […]
“Know therefore that the LORD your God is God, the faithful God who keeps His covenant of loving devotion for a thousand generations of those who love Him and keep His commandments.” Deuteronomy 7:9 To fully appreciate this Scripture, we need to understand the power of a covenant which is […]
“Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?” Matthew 6:27 It is useless to worry, for a short person cannot by any amount of worry make himself an inch taller. Why then should he waste his energy wishing he were an inch taller? People worry over a […]
“Simon Peter was still standing and warming himself. So they asked him, “Aren’t you also one of His disciples?” He denied it and said, “I am not.” John 18:25 For our own sake, we need to watch out for what led to Peter’s fall. First was his self-confidence. When forewarned, […]
“John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.” Luke 3:11 In John’s several answers to the different inquiries made of him, he made it very clear that religion is not something entirely cut off from […]
“This is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins.” Matthew 26:28 A very long ago time ago, in a kingdom that is very far away, there lived a man who was very close to the King, but who had committed a […]
“Jesus replied, “Go back and report to John what you have seen and heard: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.” Luke 7:22 At some point in the life of […]
‘The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith! And the Lord answered, “If you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it will obey you.”‘ Luke 17:5-6 The African antelope called Impala found […]
“But when you give to someone in need, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing.” Matthew 6:3 Some people want every good thing they do to be well publicised. If they give money to some good cause, they want it to make the headline. If […]
“For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that whosoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 This verse contains the whole gospel. It shows us that the source of man’s redemption is God’s love. It also shows us […]
“Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, and brother of James and Joseph and Judas and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” And they took offence at Him.” Mark 6:3 This verse sheds some light on the life of Jesus as a youth before he […]
“Jacob’s well was there. Jesus therefore, being tired from his journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour.” John 4:6 In this passage, Jesus had been travelling all day in the hot sun, and coming to this resting place He sat down by the well, hungry, […]