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“To whom do you belong?”
1 Sam. 30:13 Ziklag was razed to the ground. All the livestock and the wives and children of David and his men had been taken captive by the Amalekites. While they were in pursuit of the enemy, Davd and his men met a man. David asked him, “To whom do you belong?” (1 Sam. 30:13)….
Hagar looks at Sarai with contempt
Gen. 16:1-16 Since Sarai could not conceive, she gave her slave girl Hagar to Abram. But when Hagar conceived, “she looked with contempt on her mistress” (Gen. 16:4). This has very deep roots. When humankind was created, we were created to be in fellowship with God. But that relationship was broken with the fall of…
Not knowing what to fight with
1 Sam. 14:20 As the Israelites were going to war against the Philistines, they came upon them and saw that “the Philistines were fighting against each other in great confusion” (1 Sam. 14:20). The Israelites then easily defeated the Philistines. Many Christians today are like the Philistines. They are confused. They do not know what…
The disciples and the love of God
In the Bible, we see Jesus washing His disciples’ feet, the last supper, and the arrest of Jesus. I would like to highlight some of these into lessons: And so, on that night, Jesus was arrested. If He had wanted, He could have called upon thousands of angels (Mat. 26:53). But He did not. If…
“Look at this stone”
“Look at this stone, it has been in the water for a very long time, but the water has not penetrated it. The same thing has happened to men in Europe. For centuries they have been surrounded by Christianity, but Christ has not penetrated. Christ doesn’t live within them.” ~Cardinal Lamberto (The Godfather 3) A…
You Belong to Christ
1 Cor. 3:23 Let us continue our short discourse that we had a couple of days back on “to whom do you belong” today. If anyone believes in Jesus Christ, he is a new person and, he belongs to Christ. 1 Corinthians 3:23 says, “You belong to Christ.” Christ is a gift, a gift who…
