Num. 21:4-9 As we follow the wanderings of the Israelites, we come to a place between mount Hor and the Red Sea where they began to grumble again. There they spoke against God and Moses. The LORD sent poisonous serpents who bit the Israelites. Many died. They came to Moses and Moses prayed for them….
Jn. 6:67 The Lord Jesus Christ was teaching and preaching in and around the Sea of Galilee. A crowd followed Him everywhere as He taught. He fed five thousand, walked on water and taught that He is the bread of life and talked about eternal life. As the people heard these things, they said to…
Acts 19:17 The book of Acts is a fascinating story of the early church. As we read through the ministries of the disciples and the early church, we are struck by their zeal and their love for each other in the Lord. They grew in number daily, they prayed, they preached, they travelled and suffered,…
Mat. 19:13-15; Mk. 10:13-16; Lk. 18:15-17 Jesus was busy visiting places and teaching about the kingdom of God. A lot of people followed Him. His disciples were also with Him. Meanwhile, some people brought some children to Jesus so that He might touch them and pray for them. But the disciples sternly told them not…
Gal. 5:1-4 Freedom is of paramount importance for a country, and also for every individual. When a country comes under the rule of a foreign power, a movement for freedom is an inevitable outcome. Every individual also needs freedom. When we are not free, we can never become what we could be. Where there is…
Ecclesiastes 5:10 says, “Whoever loves money never has money enough; whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income.” Indeed, even the richest people of the world are never heard saying, “It’s enough.” We are not criticising. It’s just human nature to demand more. But the person who has Jesus is satisfied. Having Jesus gives…
After the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, He told the disciples, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned” (Mk. 16:15-16).This is a command, an imperative, a requirement. In John 20:21 Jesus also tells His…
Jer. 8:22; 46:11 Introduction The Covid-19 pandemic of 2019 and the resultant crisis was something to remember. Many were engaged in the search for the cure (or at least a vaccine). One of them was Gilead Sciences, a pharmaceutical company established in 1987. It was this company that developed Remdesivir. Gilead Gilead Sciences is not…
We have been talking about Joseph four times so far. Today we will make it the fifth by looking into the similarities between him and Jesus Christ. We see the image of Jesus throughout the Bible. This similarity, or a type of Jesus in Joseph is only one instance. You see, the Bible is in…
Gen. 18:16-33 First of all. A very Happy New Year 2026. As Sodom was about to be destroyed, Abraham asked the Lord, “Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?” (Gen. 18:23). He was interceding for Lot and the righteous of Sodom. Because of this, Lot and his family were saved from destruction….