Feeding from the Master’s crumbs

Jesus turns aside to rest awhile in the region of Tyre and Sidon. However, this was just the needed opportunity for a Syro-Phoenician woman living there. Syro Phoenicia is present day Syria, and they were initially called "Canaanites". It is recorded that Jesus did not answer immediately. Then when the woman got on the nerves …

Judgment on the Church

Many of us feel very smug with the idea that once we have accepted Christ as our Savior, we are guaranteed to have our names recorded and preserved in the book of Life for ever. And that is to say or believe that our written names are indelible. But Jesus doesn’t seem to say so …

It’s the Fervency

Elijah was no superman; he was very human; just like you and l. As a human being, the prophet Elijah was subject to all human passions. We read about his frustrations, fear, despair, discouragement and also his elation and aggressiveness. Though very much human, he was a man of great faith, power and anointing. We …

Motherhood, a divine assignment

All throughout the history of God's activities from the beginning of creation, birth of certain individuals marked a divine cycle and involvement with the human race throughout all generations. From Abel, to Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Moses, right on to Jesus the Christ, we find that God uses procreation to execute His plans and purposes on …

Treasure stores in Heaven

Treasure is something that's valuable. It is something that we cherish, hold dear, place great value on, prize, set great store by, love dearly, adore and worship, devoted to and highly appreciate. It is something we wouldn't ever want to lose, therefore we want to keep carefully, preserve and protect. Because of the value we …

The antidote for sin

Should anyone ask me if l love Jesus from my heart, immediately, my emotions would be stirred, and l would promptly respond in the affirmative. Yet, Jesus isn't too interested in my emotional response, He looks for tangible proof. And His test is whether or not l consider His commands as "treasure" and keep them …

Endurance and self-control

The way in which Peter links one virtue with the other is very interesting. He speaks about egkrateian (Greek), self-control, self-governance accompanied by, emerging from gnosis, the "right" knowledge, not merely a byproduct of fear, or coercion, or out of submission to exerted authority. It is not about restraint, rather it is about self-discipline. In …

Make the effort

With God's provision of everything that we need to live a godly life, He also gives us great and precious promises that enables us to share His divine nature and to escape the worldly corruption that our own human desires impose on us. Though enabled, we are expected to expend effort to make them our …

Everything for godly living

2Pet 1:3 This is one of the most assuring verses in Scripture when it comes to living out the Christ-life. We tend to feel inadequate some times, as though after the sinner's prayer, we're on our own to plod along and make it work. But this particular verse reveals the wonderful package that's handed over …

Unanswered Challenge

That is what l call "the God challenge". I was recently engaged in conversation with someone about evolution. It eventually turned into a quest for how God came to be. My good friend asked some questions that most of us have asked or thought of before. Could there be Someone, somewhere out there, who might …