Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? (Luke 6:41, ESV) Jesus spoke the uncommon words in the verse above that penetrate deep into all of our hearts. He asked, “ why do you see the speck that is Read More
The Flourishing Christian Life
A Demonstration of the Divine Nature
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil (Luke 6:35, ESV) What came to your mind when you read the title “ a demonstration of Read More
A Look at Jesus’ Leadership Style
And he said to them, “The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those in authority over them are called benefactors (Luke 22:25, ESV) Jesus had a following in the days of His earthly life. He was a Leader and is the Master Leader to show us what leadership is from God’s perspective. Read More
Beware of Satan’s Schemes
But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men (Matthew 16:23, KJV) Jesus plainly told His disciples in Caesarea Philippi that He was going to die. Peter, as a concerned Read More
Provision on the Mount of the LORD
So Abraham called the name of that place, “The LORD will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the LORD it shall be provided” (Genesis 22:14, ESV) When God instructed Abraham to sacrifice his precious son Isaac, he obeyed and took the boy to the mountain. However, just before he Read More
Pleasant City but Unfruitful Land
Now the men of the city said to Elisha, “Behold, the situation of this city is pleasant, as my lord sees, but the water is bad, and the land is unfruitful” (2 Kings 2:19, ESV) The inhabitants came to Elisha the prophet with a saddening request. They said “the situation of this city is pleasant, Read More
Dark Years in Abraham’s Life
And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect (Genesis 17:1, KJV) Abraham, the father of faith, had a season of darkness in his life. The verse above says the Lord appeared to him Read More
Terah Died in Haran
And the days of Terah were two hundred and five years: and Terah died in Haran (Genesis 11:32, KJV) Terah was the father of Abraham and had two other sons— Nahor and Haran. A tragedy happened to him that left a scar in his life and he apparently did not recover from it: “And Haran Read More