Is. 58:1-12 The Israelites fasted, donning sackcloths and pouring ashes over themselves. From the outside, they might seem to be very dedicated. But no. They had a problem, and because of this they cried to the LORD, “Why do we fast, but you do not see? Why humble ourselves, but you do not notice?” (Is….
The passage for our meditation this morning is taken from Colossians 3:10-17. “[Having] clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge according to the image of its creator. In that renewal there is no longer Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave and free; but Christ is all and…
Gen. 34 As we read through Genesis 34, we see the story of Jacob, his sons, and most importantly, Dinah. Jacob had settled in Sechem. There at Sechem, Dinah went out to visit the women of the region. Sechem, the son of Hamor, prince of the region “saw her, he seized her and lay with…
Jos. 7:1-5; Heb. 12:15 The Israelites surrounded Jericho and took it ‘easily’ enough. That was made possible because they obeyed God. But Achan’s greed sobered them up as they could not take Ai, a smaller city. Worried, they called upon the Lord who told them of the necessity to remove the sin from among them….
Is. 49:14-16 We’ve each had our share of difficulties in life. We’ve also had others things that add to our sorrows. The world seems to be groaning today. Many have lost their jobs while moving towards an uncertain future.Some are sick, and hospitalised; some are struggling financially; some feel that true love is disappearing and…
Isaiah 43 Isaiah was one of the great prophets of the Bible, who, towards the end of the 8th century BC, carried our his prophetic ministry in Jerusalem. During his ministry, Samarai fell at the hands of the Assyrians in 722 BC. As a result, Judah also came under direct threat from the Assyrians (Is….
Hab. 2:4 Things do not always go according to our wishes and desires. In fact, they often go against them. Then we start to worry. Judah was about to be invaded. Babylon was getting stronger day by day. The people we frightened and worried. I guess they would be more worried than us today, as…
To do justice, love kindness & be humble The Background The Israelites did not obey the LORD’s commands frequently. Justice, the poor, the orphans and the widows were ignored and there was rampant corruption and treachery in all their dealings. The LORD sent His prophets to His people to bring them back. But their words…
Psalm 116:12 The author of this Psalm is not known. But we know that the author is someone thankful to the LORD. Why was he thankful for? He was thankful because the LORD inclined His ears towards him (v. 2); because God delivered him from death, trouble and sorrow (v. 3, 4); because God has…
Romans 4 We have been talking about Abraham quite a number of times before. He was a good and obedient man. Even the Bible said of him: “If Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about” (Rom. 4:2). Yes, in terms doing works, he had something to boast about. But, it continued,…