Ex. 17:12 The Israelites had been wandering in the wilderness for long. They had grown tired. But the Lord had provided them food, shelter, water and protection. Nevertheless, the Israelites continue to grumble. In Exodus 17, we see that the Amalekites came to make war upon the Israelites. As the war raged, the Israelites pushed…
The Bible tells us that we are to protect the earth. In Genesis 1:28 God tells the man to ‘have dominion,’ which has often been wrongly interpreted to mean total dominion so that man may exploit the earth with absolute impunity. But this is wrong. We must understand that we are asked to be stewards…
Eph. 5:15-16; Col. 4:5 Since the days are evil, we are exhorted to redeem the time. Redeeming the time means to buy back or take back. Since time is a gift from God, we do not know how much time we have. As such, we must redeem the time we have every day, spending it…
Judges 6-8 The Israelites were reeling under the rule of the Midianites. All their crops and their livestock continue to be destroyed by them. When the Israelites called upon the Lord, the Lord listened and called Gideon to save them. As the Israelites were under siege, Gideon was busy beating out the wheat in the…
1 Kings 19:1-18 Elijah was a great prophet of the Lord. In the name of the Lord, he prophesied that there would be no rain nor dew upon Israel, it came to be; in the name of the Lord, he raised up the dead; he defeated the prophets of Baal at mount Carmel, calling down…
Gen. 39:23 Joseph was a righteous man. Though righteous, his life-story is filled with misfortunes. In his childhood, his father’s dotage also earned him hatred by his brothers who eventually sold him to some travelling merchants. Now, the hardships that he would be experiencing can only be imagined. But though this hardship, the LORD was…
2 Tim. 2:9 Second Timothy is considered the last letter of Paul to Timothy. Paul had been in prison in Rome, likely awaiting his death. His epistle therefore talks mainly of perseverance, not to be ashamed of the Gospel and to be a good soldier of Christ. Even though Paul was imprisoned because of the…
Phil. 4:5 The Lord is always near us (cf. Jer. 23:23; Acts 17:27). The Apostle Paul, while being under ‘house arrest’ in Rome sent this epistle to the church at Philippi. Separated from his friends and fellow believers, he continued to spread the message that the Lord is always near. Paul mentions Jesus Christ 45…
When Jesus was buried, the high priests and the Pharisees requested Pilate to guard the tomb. The tomb was then guarded and sealed (Mat. 27:66). But, Jesus rose anyway. The priests and elders now had to come up with some lies to placate themselves and others telling them, “Tell people His disciples came by night…
He is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to Him. Lk. 20:38 The resurrection of Jesus certainly proves His divinity. Jesus is the life, the God of the living. During His ministries, everywhere He went, he healed the sick and raised the dead. Where He is, death cannot be….