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…
Is. 59:16 Why would the Creator of everything be in wonderment? What would be so intriguing? Isaiah 59:16 says, “He saw that there was no man, And wondered that there was no intercessor.” This was more than 700 years ago, during the time of Isaiah the prophet; during the time when men did not know much about interceding or praying….
Is. 55 Mankind had fallen into sin. We could not save ourselves from it. While we were in such a condition, the LORD God gave us His only Son Jesus Christ completely free to save us from death. Isaiah 55:1-3 says, Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the waters;and you that have no money, come, buy and…
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…