Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side: and be not faithless, but believing. (John 20:27 KJV) Jesus appeared to His disciples after His resurrection the first time while Thomas was away. When Thomas returned, the other disciples told Read More
Building Faith in God
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31 KJV) A characteristic feature of our humanity is the limitation of our strength. We experience fatigue or tiredness. Fatigue in Read More
Fixing our eyes on Jesus
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. (Hebrews 12:2 KJV) Christianity is living Christ’s life. In essence, it is living the life of another Read More
The blessedness of “child-likeness”
And said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 18:3 ESV) Scripture presents two divergent perspectives of the state of “childishness” as it pertains to our Christian lives. Jesus often told us to become like little children (Matt 18:3). In other Read More
If thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God
Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God? (John 11:40 KJV) When Jesus showed us four days after Lazarus had been dead and buried, He told his sister Martha that her brother will rise again. Martha thought Jesus was merely trying to Read More
The midwives feared God
But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive (Exodus 1:17 KJV) There is power in number. When the enslaved Jews multiplied in Egypt, Pharaoh knew he had to do something otherwise, Israel will become the threat to their survival as a nation. Read More
While Joseph thought on these things
But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost (Matthew 1:20 KJV) Imagine a few months to your Read More
Knock and it shall be opened unto you
Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you (Matthew 7:7 KJV) Jesus gives us three degrees of requesting something from God in this verse. He begins with asking, then seeking, and finally knocking. Asking is making a request to God for what we Read More