Because he himself was tested by what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested.
(Heb. 2:18)
Even the Lord Jesus Christ was tempted. How much more Christians today. But because he was tested, He is able to help us today and understand our needs and predicaments.
Have you ever asked the Lord to help us when we are tested and tempted?
2 Tim. 4:10 Demas was a fellow worker with Paul. He was with Paul during his first Roman imprisonment (Phil. 1:24; Kol. 4:14). But as Paul neared his death, Demas deserted Paul and left for Thessalonica (2 Tim. 4:10). Although he began very well, being associated with Luke, Mark and others, Demas ended in the…
Psalm 90 Betelgeuse is one of the ten brightest stars in the night sky. A variable star, it is the second brightest in the constellation of Orion and is 642 light years away. This means that the light that we see of Betelgeuse had already come 642 years ago. How profound, considering the speed of…
Gen. 19:16 The sins of Sodom was great. When the angels of the LORD went into Lot, the people of the city, both young and old came to Lot’s house and wanted to “know them” (Gen. 19:5). How wicked! Because of their sins, they told Lot, “We are about to destroy this place, because the…
Gen. 16 God had promised Abram that he will be the father of many people, as many as the stars in heaven (Gen. 15:5). Now, Abram was about 86 years of age, and still without an heir. Both he and Sarai were worried. Then, they made a plan of their own: Abram will go in…
Ps. 46 The world has drastically changed since December 2019. Many parts of the world had been either under lockdown or under restrictions because of the pandemic. Many Christians and other religious-minded people had to reconcile their beliefs to what is happening. Some do not understand it, and some are in dismay. As the pandemic…
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…