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Eph. 4:22-24 In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul wrote mostly about Christian living. This was because, the Jews and the Gentiles were in loggerheads with each other. In chapters 1-3, Paul talked about unity in Christ and compared the the church to the body, a house and a woman. In chapter 4, Paul elaborated…
Joseph and God’s providence
Gen. 37 & 39 Joseph was one of the very few people without any blemish recorded in the Bible. Even though we see many references to Joseph, we will look into Genesis chapters 37 and 39 today, to understand God’s providence upon those who remain faithful to Him even through severe hardships and difficulties. In…
“Abraham obeyed my voice”
Gen. 26:5 Abraham was obedient to the LORD and so, the LORD said of him: “Abraham obeyed my voice and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.” Though Abraham was no more when this was said, the blessings that Isaac received because of the obedience of his father Abraham; and of the…
Before the king
Es. 5:1-3 Queen Esther appeared before king Ahasuerus. Earlier, the king had given the order to destroy all the Jews; and Esther appeared to plead for her people. Esther could have been killed because she appeared before the king without being summoned or called. But as Esther appeared before the king, the king held out…
Hiding sin from God
Just the other day, my son took my phone and was playing with it without my knowledge. As I walked towards him, he hid my phone because he knew that I did not permit him to play with my phone. But I knew everything he did and I was annoyed and angry just because he…
